Reborn babies-hyperrealist silicone dolls that mimic newborns-are the new trend of Tiktok. They can cost up to almost 1500 €. But the most important thing is to show that one has one and that if it is a good mother (to make a pretend).
It doesn’t cry, it does not coconut, it does not move, it does not expect bad smells, it does not take work. For those who want to be “to make a pretend”, it seems to be a great option.
Os nenucos They are the fashion toy. I mean… they have always been, but now they are for adults too.
This new trend is leading people crazy – particularly in Brazil. No, there are stories of couples in the process of divorce that are playing these babies Reborn.
When fiction begins to mix with reality, already “age of having judgment”, it is even if concern.
To get a sense of the ridicule of this new fashion, there is even a ‘birth’ of Baby Reborn. As an article explains, the doll comes in a water bag that simulates a womb. It even brings an umbilical cord.
Bill against Fura-Filas
The “fever” is such that there are people to take the nucules to the hospital.
As if the problem was not large enough, there are situations in which these false babies have priority in lines.
To combat this type of episodes, this Thursday, in the House of Representatives, in Brazil, entered a bill that proposes a fine for those who use Reborn babies to try to obtain any kind of benefit, priority or service.
The text, by the federal deputy Zechariah Calil (from the União Brasil Party) and quoted by, considers the following benefits for people who have Reborn babies or any other similar objects that simulate babies:
- Preferential care at health posts, vaccination posts, hospitals or similar establishments;
- priority in queues, service counters or public or private service channels;
- Use of preferential places in urban or interstate public transport;
- Discounts, bonuses or other economic or financial incentives granted to people responsible for children.
The penalty for this infraction is a Five five to 20 times the minimum wage (currently, close to € 240) In force on the date of the infraction. In case of recurrence, the fine will be applied to double.
“This is conduct that, in addition to violating objective good faith that should govern social and consumer relations (art. 4, III, of Law No. 8.078/1990), overloads public services, such as health units, delaying the care of children who effectively need urgent care,” says the deputy.
The document will now be debated and voted in the House of Representatives and the Senate. In case it is approved, the decision is in the hands of the President of the Republic.
“Hospitals in the Unified System, with all their precariousness already existing, need to prioritize people. We cannot that public resources are used to serve inanimate objects,” said Federal Deputy Paulo Bilynskyfrom the Liberal Party, this Thursday.
What does psychology say?
A study in 2021, in Sage Journalsby researchers at the University of Toronto revealed that the practice of playing and being attached to adulthood is attached to deeply linked to emotional needs.
Researchers suggest that playing with dolls in adulthood is part of a complex path to “To satisfy deep psychological needs”. This activity provides comfort, stimulates self-exploitation and contributes to the overall well-being.
As it points out, the broad analysis of the motivations behind this practice has revealed several layers of meaning that make the doll a “Personal and Emotional Development Tool”.
