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The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-teddy-bear-once-seen-dangerous-influence-young-children-180983234/

Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend

The Teddy Bear Was Once Seen as a Dangerous Influence on Young Children

Inspired by a moment of empathy from President Theodore Roosevelt, the huggable toy had a rocky start before it became the stuff of legend

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Salamendacious

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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.

a4ng3l

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To some extend they anticipated the Furries apocalypse risk 😂

MindSkipperBro12

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They were prophets, we’re just too blind to see it.

SkyeStarfall

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God, were conservatives really always this bloody afraid of everything?? Looking at shit like this from a historical angle is so fucking absurd.