History of Toys: Barbie's creation is inspired by Nazi “sex dolls”
2021-05-17
At first, Ruth did not know that these "lily dolls" were adult products, so they would buy them. Later, she realized that these “simulated women” were not toys, but she and her husband used it as a basis to create “ Barbie dolls ”.
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Hitler, the well-known "war madness." "Barbie doll", a doll that is loved by children around the world, few people think that there is a deep relationship between the two. According to the British "Daily Mail" reported on the 11th, in a book published in the United Kingdom called "Mussolini's hairdresser", writer Graeme Donald tells an alternative history of the Nazi army: during World War II, In order to prevent the German occupation forces from infecting syphilis, Hitler had ordered the manufacture of "sex dolls" to be distributed to soldiers. After the war, American Ruth Handler accidentally discovered the inflatable doll "Lily" in Germany, and brought it back to the United States, and used it as a model to transform. The "Barbie doll" that has been popular all over the world has appeared.
Sexually transmitted diseases plague the Nazi occupation forces
After entering the 20th century, syphilis began to spread in various countries. It is estimated that as many as 10% of soldiers during the First World War suffered from syphilis. After the outbreak of the Second World War, sexually transmitted diseases continued to be a serious problem affecting the combat effectiveness of the armed forces. The army of the participating countries has established several treatment centers, and it is still difficult to solve the problem of communication. Writer Graeme Donald wrote in the new book: "At the time, many troops fell in front of syphilis, not bullets. Hitler understood that syphilis is a big problem and he is said to have the disease."
In 1940, the Germans won a big victory on the battlefield and France surrendered. However, after entering the world of flowers in Paris, German officers and men searched for flowers and asked about the relationship with a large number of French prostitutes, leading to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases in the Western Germans. The head of the Nazi SS, Himmler, wrote to Hitler to remind him that the West Germans face serious health risks because they are free to interact with French women. “In Paris, the biggest threat to our army is the widespread and unrestricted prostitutes who frequently visit passengers in bars, dance halls and other places. We have a responsibility to prevent soldiers from taking great risks in the search for short-term excitement. risk."
Hitler agreed with Himmler. In order to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, the Nazi head of state personally ordered the implementation of the code codenamed "Borghild." According to this plan, the German Institute of Racial Health and Population Biology is responsible for designing artificial “massile devices” made of silicone to prevent soldiers from crossing the syphilis. At first, the designer contacted the famous Hungarian female actress Kas von Nagy, asking if she agreed to design inflatable dolls with her as the prototype, but was rejected by Najib. Finally, the researchers decided to design according to the image of an ordinary German woman, with blue eyes and blond hair, but the face was left blank so that soldiers could freely imagine their sexual fantasies while using them. The new book said, "There was a fierce debate about the doll's hairstyle. Some designers thought it should be designed as a spiral-shaped scorpion, but in the end the men's short hair won the victory." German sculptor Arthur Ri, who was involved in the design work Ke said that this inflatable doll is smaller than the size of a real person and can be carried by soldiers in a carry-on backpack and brought to various battlefields.
Suddenly ridiculed for stopping the plan
It is reported that after the first batch of "sex dolls" came out, they were first distributed to the German troops stationed in Jersey. Jersey is located in the British Channel Islands. The Channel Islands were the only British territory occupied by the Germans during World War II. They fell in May 1940. The "female simulation man" trial was very effective in the Jersey Barracks, and then the researchers improved it to achieve perfection. The improved "sex doll" impressed Himmler, who immediately ordered 50 "doves" for his troops.
However, the Nazi plan died only after more than a year of implementation. On the one hand, over time, the popularity of “sex dolls” in the German army has been greatly reduced, and many soldiers feel embarrassed to carry such “masturbation items” and refuse to use them. German officers are worried that once these "sex dolls" are captured by enemy forces on the battlefield, the Germans will become the object of ridicule around the world.
At the beginning of 1942, the Nazi leadership finally stopped the "Borghild" plan. In February 1945, the Royal Air Force and the US Army Air Force jointly launched a large-scale air strike against the eastern German city of Dresden. In the air strike, the factory that produced and stored the "sex doll" was destroyed by the Allies.
"The mother of Barbie" inadvertently found inspiration
Perhaps the military inflatable dolls created by the Nazis during the war gave the German manufacturers inspiration. In 1955, after the end of World War II, two inflatable dolls of 30 cm high and 19 cm high were launched at the same time, called "Lily Doll". These two sizes of "Lily Dolls" were originally sold at bars and tobacco stores. Because of the “exposure” of wearing, many parents think that they are products of satisfying men’s fantasies and are not suitable for children. American writer Ariel Levy directly called “lily doll” in the book “Female Chauvinist Pig”. Sex dolls."
At the same time, the later "Barbie doll" mother, American Ruth Handler found that her daughter Barbara (barbie) likes to play with paper dolls, and prefers to play like an adult rather than a baby or a child. Dolls, while the dolls on the American market were mostly cute little angels, round and chubby, similar to the screen image of the famous child star Xiulan Deng Boer. Ruth realized that the adult image of the doll has a lot of market space.
In 1956, Ruth and her family traveled to Europe. In German nightclubs and some special shops, she accidentally saw the "Lily Doll" and was immediately attracted to it, so she bought three. After buying "Lily Doll", Ruth had a whimsy: the children need a grown up but not exposed doll, why not combine the advantages of "Lilly doll" and "Deng Boer doll" Get up? With the efforts of Ruth and other engineers, a brand new doll has gradually taken shape. Next, Ruth invited the costume designer to design the costume for the doll, and named the doll "Barbie" in the name of her daughter. On March 9, 1959, "Barbie" was officially unveiled at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
According to Graeme Donald, Ruth did not know that these "lily dolls" were adult products at first, so they would buy them. Later, she realized that these “simulated women” were not toys, but she and her husband used it as a basis to create “Barbie dolls”.
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