Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend
A few social commentators saw teddy bears as ominous: They feared that some girls’ preference for soft animals over humanlike dolls would become all-consuming, replacing the female urge to nurture babies—and eventually lead to childless marriages.
You can’t make this kind of stuff up.
To some extend they anticipated the Furries apocalypse risk 😂
They were prophets, we’re just too blind to see it.
God, were conservatives really always this bloody afraid of everything?? Looking at shit like this from a historical angle is so fucking absurd.
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Books were considered ‘bad’ devices now. I find it absolutely fascinating the loud obnoxious naysayers, never really go away and they seem so silly from this far vantage point. It really puts in perspective all the ‘should do this /don’t do that’ bullspit.
