A Korean friend opened a physical doll experience hall, but was complained by local residents due to site selection

Recently, the physical doll experience center opened near local schools in South Korea has reignited controversy over life-size dolls, and many parents of students worry that these stores will have a negative impact on their children.

 

Although opponents say these dolls are "indecent to society" and "objectify human beings," the police and education authorities have encountered difficulties in dealing with the operation of related categories due to relevant laws.

 

According to relevant sources, the physical doll experience hall or cafe here is of the "free-run" type, so it can operate without the approval of the local government. There are also no specific standards to regulate new businesses related to physical dolls, they added.

 

After the store was open for a period of time, the South Korean police received a complaint that they had opened a physical doll experience center in Jongno District, Seoul. And the store, located near two high schools, was advertised as a "18-ban content experience store" both online and offline.

 

However, when the police came to the store, the owner said: "This is a consulting company for people who want to operate physical dolls," and "it is not a place where physical dolls can be used."

 

The Education and Environmental Protection Law prohibits the establishment of adult entertainment venues and other facilities that have an adverse impact on students within 200 meters of schools. But since there is no evidence that someone used the doll in the store, police can't tell if the store owner broke the law. They added that the presence of physical dolls in stores does not, in and of itself, constitute an adverse effect on students.

 

“There is no legal basis for cracking down on illegal pornographic experience facilities. There is no department specifically responsible for overseeing these facilities.” Education officials said they were aware of parents’ concerns, but expressed a similar position, saying there is no special way to Limit the opening of relevant stores near schools as they do not require approval.

 

Earlier, in Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, a citizen published a petition on the Yongin City website on the 10th, demanding the closure of the "physical doll experience cafe" near the elementary and junior high school in Yongin City, Gyeonggi, which will open the next day. . After outcry from parents and residents, the cafe eventually closed three days later.

 

"After consultation with the shop owner, he agreed to close the cafe and remove the sign," Yongin Mayor Baek Jian-gi said in a reply to the petition.

 

The issue of physical dolls has been a thorny issue since the Supreme Court of South Korea ruled that "physical dolls can be imported" in June 2019. At the time, the court said that the use of physical dolls was a matter of personal privacy, so the government should not interfere. Opponents claim the dolls objectify women, which could lead to an increase in sex crimes.

 

It can be said that Asian countries, even Japan, are relatively conservative regions. The increasingly advanced craftsmanship of physical dolls and the rapid development of the industry still lack relevant legislation in Asian countries and regions, but I believe that in the future, both the industry itself and the laws and regulations will be more perfect. At that time, physical dolls may be able to get a piece of pure land under legal and reasonable management.




--Reprinted from the public account: Entity doll combat experience