More Than a Sex Toy? Loneliness, Fantasy, and the Strange Emotional World of Modern Sex Dolls
When Lars Lindstrom introduced Bianca to his family in the 2007 film Lars and the Real Girl, the situation initially seemed almost sweet. Awkward, maybe. Sad, too. But sweet. Bianca, after all, was kind, attentive, beautifully dressed, and apparently everything Lars had been searching for. Then his family realized she wasn’t human. She was a …

