Personally, I find the term "Idollator" highly offensive. I happen to be a Southern Baptist (although I don't go to church as often as I should) and the root meanings of idol, idolater, idolatry (etc.) are ground into your head nearly every time the pastor opens the good book to the Old Testament. To worship an inanimate object as though it were (a) god.
Now I am not saying that anyone who refers to themselves as "Idollators" actually feel this way. Far from it, in fact. However, the utilitzation of the term could be a large part of what's provoking a knee-jerk reaction among the religious communities. Consider this scenario: A doll-basher debates sex dolls with a pastor. The basher begins his or her rant expecting the pastor to immediately agree based purely on a religious argument, only to be surprised when the pastor does not. By and large, the church (protestant at least) have changed their stance on the concept of masturbation, though not pornography. Nobody bats an eye about dildos and vibrators anymore, but it's not something waved around in public, either. From that standpoint, the pastor would inform the basher that what occurs in one's own home is one's own business. God never said "Thou shalt not bang inanimate objects." But then the basher trolls out his or her own clincher, "You do know what they call themselves, right?"
Bang! Instantaneous reaction. Oh, sure, the pastor will say he'll look into it and verify the claim, he may note the alternate spelling, but in spite of himself, his viewpoint will be changed.
That's the nature of the church, and indeed society as a whole. Perception is everything. Suddenly, people who own dolls become "Idollators" and the pastor (or any other churchgoer for that matter) feels insulted. Deeply insulted. Whether or not it was intended, that very word speaks volumes in religious terms, and it is
going to provoke a negative response.
Some people will say that it doesn't matter what the church thinks, it's outdated, outmoded, etc. We're not looking for the church's approval, but for society in general to treat us like the normal people we are. To that I would respond that the church is an integral component to "society in general," and holds a vast amount of power in the arena of public perception. How many doll bashers do you think would shut up and slink away with their tails between their legs if the religious authorities declared love dolls to be no different than any other sexual mastubation device and thus nobody's business but that of the owner? It'll be hard for anyone to call you a psycho wannabe rapist freak if you got a nod from the pulpit. However, how likely are we ever to get that degree of tacit approval if we label ourselves in such a way that the church will never fully be able to trust?
Other people will say that they don't give a rat's rear end what anybody thinks and they'll call themselves whatever they want. That's their prerogative. If you honestly do not care what other people think about you then you are a free man (or woman) indeed. However, most of us do not appear to be that free as indicated by the number of "how I hide my doll" posts and threads.
Needless to say, I do not perceive myself as an Idollator. I'd call myself a doll admirer, soon to be a doll owner.
Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid. They'll believe anything they hear so long as they hope or fear it could be true.
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