Ready or not, the “world’s first transgender doll” has debuted and will soon be marketed to children.
Reality television transgender activist, Jazz Jennings, inspired the “Jazz” doll, unveiled by the Tonner Doll Company at the New York Toy Fair
The Tonner Doll Company has created the world’s “first transgender doll” and is marketing to children. https://t.co/2XzSrrf7J6
— Heat Street (@heatstreet) February 23, 2017
The company, which is known for making collectible dolls for adults, does not specify if the doll is “anatomically correct.” But Jazz does sport feminine hair and makeup as well a pink shirt and jean shorts like the real Jazz featured on the cover of her memoir documenting her life as a transgender teen. Another variation of the doll is wearing all white.
The 16 year-old, who was born male but identifies as female, has a huge Instagram and YouTube audience and was the subject of the TLC reality TV series called “I Am Jazz.”
“I consider myself to just be a normal, teenage girl so…the doll is just a normal girl doll.” Doll based on @JazzJennings__ debuts in NYC. pic.twitter.com/f8SyONdCI6
— New York Times Video (@nytvideo) February 18, 2017
“The doll is considered to be the first ‘transgender’ doll because it’s based on an individual who is trans. Of course it is still just a regular girl doll because that’s exactly what I am: a regular girl!” Jennings posted on Instagram along with a picture of the doll.
The news was met with mixed reactions on Twitter as many expressed everything from amusement to outrage over the doll, set to be marketed to children in July. Some were even confused by the very idea of a transgender doll.
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@heatstreet @benshapiro Why is there a need for a transgender doll? This is nonsense.
— ChristiAguas (@Christi999) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro People who purchase this should not be procreating.
— Katherine Kavanaugh (@PadronaJ1) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro This has to be stopped. Just wrong
— A (@graessergirl) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro does this doll have interchangeable parts in case it changed its mind?? ?
— Jimmy Lapham (@jimmy7295) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro I’m so confused. If it’s a girl doll, how does one know the doll was born a boy?
— Melissa Hogan (@sos710m) February 23, 2017
@nytvideo @JazzJennings__ when I was 6 I only cared about identifying as charizard
— J.T. (@JayT_2nd) February 22, 2017
@nytvideo @JazzJennings__ she is a boy ?
— MAGALI (@MAGALIRO) February 20, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro Advertising should include ‘$100,000 of reconstructive surgery and hormone therapy not included’.
— Trinary0 (@Trinary0) February 23, 2017
@Nodays_off__ @nytvideo @JazzJennings__ Pretty sure dolls usually don’t have genitalia…
— Li Aideen Dieter (@randlsmox) February 22, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro I thought the first transgendered doll was “Ken” oh wait he/she is a ‘transitional doll’ cause he is missing his…
— R S (@plaintruth2000s) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro I saw the Ken doll growing up…..he looked pretty transgender.
— James Brady (@jbrady_ct) February 23, 2017
.@heatstreet ENOUGH already!
— Amelia Grant (@AmeliaG500) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet So is it a doll that finally has a penis? otherwise how do we know it is transgender it is a fucking doll
— Ronnie Mendicino Jr (@biggoesbackin) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro How does this work e.g Barbie and Ken famously have no genitals so how does a doll become Trans?
Anything for a buck— Steven mac (@Rathmangany) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro What is the point in this? This could seriously confuse children
— SaggyWizard (@SonBrodie) February 23, 2017
@heatstreet @benshapiro oh Christ! Another company to boycott… girlcott…. so confused
— WhoNu (@Ahimsika) February 23, 2017
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