DUAL-GENDER DOLL

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a comforting educational tool in the form of a dual-gender doll having a humanoid body with a head, torso, two arms attached to opposing sides of the torso, and two legs attached to a portion of the bottom of the torso, wherein the body includes a feminine front side and a masculine front side. The feminine and masculine front sides are attached to and face away from each other. The feminine front side of the head includes two eye features with eyelashes, a mouth feature, and a feminine hair portion. The masculine front side of the head includes two eye features without eyelashes, a mouth feature, and a masculine hair portion.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/823,361 filed Mar. 25, 2019, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

FIELD

The disclosed technology relates to an educational doll having feminine characteristics on one side and masculine characteristics on an opposite side.

BACKGROUND

Dolls have long been used not only as toys for play, but also as educational tools. Children often view dolls as a representation of themselves, which makes a doll a highly accessible means for communicating with a child, particularly with respect to complex issues or topics that are otherwise difficult to discuss in words.

One such topic relates to transgender identity, wherein a person identifies with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to that person at birth based on his/her physical traits. Hence, a transgender person may have both masculine physical features and feminine non-physical features or vice versa. For children who may be transgender or uncertain of their gender identity, understanding their feelings can be a stressful experience. Thus, there is a need for a comforting educational tool to help children address personal issues of gender identity.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, the disclosed technology relates to a dual-gender doll, including: a humanoid body including a head, a torso attached to the head, a first arm attached to a first side of the torso, a second arm attached to an opposing second side of the torso, a first leg attached to a portion of the bottom of the torso, and a second leg attached to portion of the bottom of the torso, wherein the body includes a feminine front side and a masculine front side, the feminine and masculine front sides being attached to and facing away from each other; wherein the feminine front side of the head includes: two eye features, a mouth feature, and a feminine hair portion, wherein each eye feature comprises an eye and two or more eyelashes; and wherein the masculine front side of the head includes two eye features, a mouth feature, and a masculine hair portion, wherein the masculine eye features do not include eyelashes.

In one embodiment, a silhouette of the feminine front side of the body is the same as a silhouette of the masculine front side of the body. In another embodiment, the feminine hair portion includes a hair accessory component. In another embodiment, the masculine hair portion does not include a hair accessory component. In another embodiment, the feminine hair portion includes a feminine hairline and the masculine hair portion includes a masculine hairline, wherein the masculine and feminine hairlines are contoured differently. In another embodiment, each mouth feature is arranged as a smile.

In another embodiment, the torso is attached to a tapered neck portion of the head. In another embodiment, the feminine front side of the torso includes feminine clothing or a representation of feminine clothing. In another embodiment, the feminine clothing is a dress. In another embodiment, the masculine front side of the torso includes masculine clothing or a representation of masculine clothing. In another embodiment, the masculine clothing includes one or more of a shirt, pants, angular collar, suspenders, tie, bowtie, and suit. In another embodiment, the feminine front side of each arm includes a feminine sleeve feature, and the masculine front side of each arm includes a masculine sleeve feature. In another embodiment, the feminine and masculine sleeve features have lengths that are different.

In another embodiment, the feminine front side of each of the first and second legs includes an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion including a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from a color or color pattern of the lower portion. In another embodiment, the masculine front side of each of the first and second legs includes an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, the upper portion including a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from a color or color pattern of the lower portion, and the middle portion including a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from at least one of the color or color pattern of the upper portion and the color or color pattern of the lower portion. In another embodiment, each of the first and second legs terminates in a bulbous end.

In another embodiment, an interior of the doll contains a compressible stuffing material. In another embodiment, when the arms of the doll are fully extended from the torso, a distance from a terminal end of the first arm to a terminal end of the second arm is about 5 inches to about 50 inches. In another embodiment, when the legs of the doll are fully extended from the torso, a height of the doll from a terminal end of the first or second leg to an uppermost end of the head is about 6 inches to about 60 inches. In another embodiment, a distance from a central portion of an outer surface of the feminine torso to an opposing central portion of an outer surface of the masculine torso is about 1 inch to about 12 inches.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of this specification, are illustrative of particular embodiments of the present disclosure and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. The drawings are intended for use in conjunction with the explanations in the following detailed description.

FIG. 1 shows a feminine front side of an example doll according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 shows a masculine front side of an example doll according to the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an example doll according to the present disclosure, and shows a portion of a feminine front side and a portion of a masculine front side.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The disclosed technology relates to a dual-gender doll having a body that includes at least a head, a torso, two arms (a first arm and a second arm), and two legs (a first leg and a second leg). The disclosed doll is humanoid—i.e., resembles a human, such as a human child. The doll includes two opposing front sides that are attached together such that the front sides face away from each other. In some embodiments, the front sides are not detachable. For example, the front sides may be sewn together (e.g., with thread suitable for use in manufacturing dolls), back to back, around the perimeter of the doll body. When sewn together, a seam may be positioned around a midpoint or plane of the doll body. In this aspect, a space is created inside the doll, which may be filled with suitable, compressible stuffing materials such as, but not limited to, synthetic fiber batting, cotton, straw, wood wool, plastic pellets, beans, or a combination thereof. In other embodiments, the front sides are detachably positioned back to back—e.g., via hook and loop fastener, magnets, etc.

In the disclosed dual-gender doll, one front side is feminine and the other front side is masculine. The feminine and masculine front sides are readily visually distinguishable from each other—e.g., the feminine front side being representative of a girl and the masculine front side being representative of a boy. The feminine front side has a plurality (at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, etc.) of representative features that are traditionally associated with females (e.g., girls). Examples of feminine features that may be used in the context of the present disclosure include but are not limited to: eyelashes; clothing in the form of skirts and dresses, optionally adorned such as with ruffles and/or a rounded collar; high heeled shoes; hair accessories such as bows, barrettes, headbands, and decorative components of various shapes (e.g., hearts, flowers, butterflies, princesses, fairies, and the like); and features that comprise predominantly pink and/or purple colors (e.g., a pink blouse).

The masculine front side has a plurality (at least 2, at least 3, at least 4, at least 5, etc.) of representative features that are traditionally associated with males (e.g., boys). Examples of masculine features that may be used in the context of the present disclosure include but are not limited to: clothing in the form of pants, suspenders, collar, ties, bowties, suits, and blazers; work boots; and features that comprise predominantly blue and/or brown colors (e.g., blue pants).

Each front side of the doll includes a head. In some embodiments, the head is generally circular in shape and tapers to a neck portion. The neck portion of the head is directly attached to the torso as discussed below and shown in FIGS. 1-2. The head includes a hair portion on each of the feminine front side and the masculine front side. On the feminine front side, the hair portion may include a hair accessory component. On the masculine front side, the hair portion does not include a hair accessory component in some embodiments. The feminine hair portion and masculine hair portion may differ in visual appearance. For example, the feminine hair portion may be of a color or colors that are different from the color or colors of the masculine hair portion. In another example, the color of the hair portion on the feminine and masculine front sides may be the same or substantially the same, but the hairline above the eye features on the feminine front side may have a substantially different contour than the hairline above the eye features on the masculine front side. In some embodiments, the overall silhouette or outline of the feminine hair portion is the same as the overall silhouette or outline of the masculine hair portion so that only the feminine hair portion is visible when directly viewing the feminine front side of the doll (i.e., the front view), and only the masculine hair portion is visible when directly viewing the masculine front side of the doll. In this aspect, for example, the feminine hair portion could not include pigtails on the sides of the head because pigtails are traditionally associated with females, not males.

Each front side of the doll includes a head having a face comprising at least the features of two eye features, and a mouth feature arranged as a smile. The smile may be symmetrical or asymmetrical. In some embodiments, the face includes a nose feature provided, for example, in a general “C” shape or a mirror image of a “C” shape. In some embodiments, the face includes two cheeks provided, for example, as two circular dots that may be colored in a shade of pink or red on either side of the face. On the feminine front side, eyelash features extend from each eye feature. In some embodiments, each eye feature on the feminine front side includes a circular eye, eyelashes, and optionally an eyebrow. In some embodiments, each eye feature includes 2, 3, 4, 5, or more eyelashes extending therefrom. The eyelashes may extend directly from the eye or directly from the eyebrow, or may be spaced apart from the eye and optional eyebrow but still positioned in close vicinity to the eye and optional eyebrow. The eyebrow, when present, is positioned above the eye. On the masculine front side, no eyelash features extend from either eye feature. In some embodiments, the face (feminine and/or masculine) may include a feature of freckles provided, for example, as small dots or a cluster of small dots on one or both sides of the face.

In some embodiments, the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the feminine front side of the face that is not covered by a component (e.g., hair portion, eye features, mouth, cheeks, freckles, etc.) is the same as the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the masculine front side of the face that is not covered by a component. In this aspect, the doll provides the appearance of the same body underlying both the feminine and masculine sides of the doll.

In some embodiments, the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the feminine front side of the arm that is not covered by a sleeve or representative sleeve is the same as the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the masculine front side of the arm that is not covered by a sleeve or representative sleeve. In this aspect, the doll provides the appearance of the same body underlying both the feminine and masculine sides of the doll.

In some embodiments, the head includes two ears, one on either side of the head. In this aspect, each ear comprises a feminine side and a masculine side. The feminine and masculine ears may have the same visual appearance or a different visual appearance. In some embodiments, the ears comprise two opposing front sides that are attached together such that the front sides face away from each other. In other embodiments, the ears may comprise two opposing front sides of a single piece of material.

Each front side of the doll includes a torso having a top, a bottom, a left, and a right side, when viewed from the perspective of a user viewing a front face of the doll. In some embodiments, the uppermost plane of the torso is directly attached to the lowermost plane of the neck portion, which tapers from the head. The feminine torso includes one or more feminine features, such as those identified above. In one embodiment, the feminine torso is configured to include a dress (e.g., doll-sized clothing donned over the feminine front side of the torso of the body) or a representation of a dress (e.g., a torso of the body made from a feminine-patterned fabric). For example, the feminine torso may comprise a representation of a dress having one or more buttons that may be vertically aligned (e.g., pink, purple, red, white or other colored buttons) and/or a ruffled portion. In some embodiments, the feminine torso includes a collar. For example, the collar may be provided as two rounded (e.g., generally half-circular) portions positioned at the top of the torso, immediately adjacent the bottom of the tapered neck portion. In some embodiments, the overall silhouette or outline of the torso of the feminine front side is the same as the overall silhouette or outline of the torso of the masculine front side. For example, a dress provided on the feminine front side cannot not extend beyond the bottom plane of the torso. In this manner, only the masculine torso is visible when directly viewing the masculine front side of the doll (i.e., the front view).

The masculine torso includes one or more masculine features, such as those identified above. In one embodiment, the masculine torso is configured to include a shirt in combination with an upper portion of pants or shorts (e.g., doll-sized clothing donned over the masculine front side of the torso of the body) or a representation of a shirt in combination with an upper portion of pants or shorts (e.g., a torso of the body made from a masculine-patterned fabric). For example, the masculine torso may comprise a representation of a shirt (having a plaid pattern, for example) with suspenders and two vertically aligned buttons (e.g., white, brown, blue, or other colored buttons) in combination with a representation of an upper portion of pants (e.g., blue, black, brown, or other colored pants). In some embodiments, the masculine torso includes two suspenders extending substantially in parallel from the lowermost plane of the head to a middle plane of the torso, each suspender optionally terminating with a button. In some embodiments, the masculine torso includes a collar. For example, the collar may be provided as two triangular portions positioned at the top of the torso, immediately adjacent the bottom of the tapered neck portion.

The doll includes two arms extending from the torso, whereby a first arm extends from the first side of the torso, and a second arm extends from an opposing second side of the torso. Each arm is positioned at or adjacent an uppermost portion of the corresponding side of the torso. In some embodiments, each arm terminates with a rounded end, without a representative hand having fingers. In other embodiments, each arm terminates with a representative hand having fingers (e.g., 3, 4, or 5 fingers). In some embodiments, the arm comprises continuous front surfaces—i.e., without representative elbow and/or wrist joints. In some embodiments, each arm has substantially the same diameter from end to end.

Each arm comprises a feminine front side and a masculine front side, corresponding to the feminine and masculine front sides of the other portions of the doll. The feminine and masculine arms differ from each other in their visual appearances. In one embodiment, each side of the arm includes a portion of a sleeve or a representation of a portion of a sleeve, wherein the color or pattern of the dress matches or otherwise corresponds to the color or pattern of the corresponding side of the torso. A suitable sleeve may be long, short, or not present. In some embodiments, the masculine and feminine sleeves differ in length. In other embodiments, the masculine and feminine sleeves have the same length. In some embodiments, the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the feminine front side of the arm that is not covered by a sleeve or representative sleeve is the same as the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the masculine front side of the arm that is not covered by a sleeve or representative sleeve. In this aspect, the doll provides the appearance of the same body underlying both the feminine and masculine sides of the doll.

The doll includes two legs (a first leg and a second leg) extending substantially parallel from the bottom of the torso. In some embodiments, the first and second legs are centered at the bottom of the torso. In some embodiments, the legs are spaced apart from each other by a distance that is approximately equal to the width of one leg. In some embodiments, each leg terminates with a bulbous end. In other embodiments, each leg terminates with a representative foot having toes. In some embodiments, the leg comprises continuous front surfaces—i.e., without representative knee and/or ankle joints. In some embodiments, the diameter of the portion of the leg adjacent the torso is smaller than the diameter of the terminal portion of the leg, which may be representative of footwear. Each leg comprises a feminine front side and a masculine front side, corresponding to the feminine and masculine front sides of the other portions of the doll. The feminine and masculine legs differ from each other in their visual appearances. In one embodiment, each front side of the leg includes a portion of footwear or a representation of a portion of footwear. Suitable footwear may be long, short, or not present. In some embodiments, the masculine and feminine footwear portions differ in length. In other embodiments, the masculine and feminine footwear portions have the same length.

In some embodiments, the feminine leg has an upper portion and a lower portion (and optionally a middle portion). If the feminine leg has only an upper portion and a lower portion (and no middle portion), the lower portion of the feminine leg may have a longer length than that of the upper portion of the feminine leg. In other embodiments, each lower portion of the feminine leg constitutes about two-thirds or more of the total length of each feminine leg. In some embodiments, the masculine leg has an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion. In some embodiments, the lower portion of the masculine leg has a longer length than that of either the upper portion or the middle portion of the masculine leg. In other embodiments, each lower portion of the masculine leg constitutes about two-thirds or more of the total length of each masculine leg.

In some embodiments, the overall silhouette or outline of each arm of the feminine front side is the same as the overall silhouette or outline of each arm of the masculine front side, and the overall silhouette or outline of each leg of the feminine front side is the same as the overall silhouette or outline of each leg of the masculine front side. In some embodiments, the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the feminine front side that is not covered by a component (e.g., hair portion, eye features, mouth, cheeks, freckles, etc.) or by clothing or representative clothing is the same as the shade of fabric or other material comprising any portion of the masculine front side that is not covered by a component, clothing or representative clothing. In this aspect, the doll provides the appearance of the same body underlying both the feminine and masculine sides of the doll.

In some embodiments, the disclosed doll comprises materials that are soft and easily compressed (e.g., when squeezed by a child). To maintain its shape, the disclosed doll may be manufactured to include suitable stuffing materials such as, but not limited to, synthetic fiber batting, cotton, straw, wood wool, plastic pellets, beans, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, when the arms of the doll are fully extended from the torso, the distance from the terminal end of the first arm to the terminal end of the second arm is about 5 inches to about 50 inches, such as about 9 inches to about 25 inches, or about 10 inches to about 12 inches. In some embodiments, when the legs of the doll are fully extended from the torso, the distance from the terminal ends of the legs to the uppermost end of the head (i.e., the full height of the doll) is about 6 inches to about 60 inches, such as about 9 inches to about 40 inches, about 11 inches to about 22 inches, or about 13 inches to about 17 inches. In some embodiments, the distance from a central portion (e.g., center point) of the outer surface of the feminine torso to a central portion (e.g., center point) of the outer surface of the masculine torso (i.e., the maximum width of the doll, as measured at the torso) is about 1 inch to about 12 inches, such as about 2 inches to about 10 inches, or about 3 inches to about 5 inches.

All features discussed herein (e.g., eyes, hair accessories, clothing, etc.) may be executed in any manner suitable in the manufacture of dolls. For example, a feature may comprise a separate component that is attached to the body, such as a button (e.g., plastic, metal, wood, etc.) sewn onto a fabric torso, a piece of felt cut in the shape of a hairline and sewn or applied with an adhesive to the head, or a piece of patterned cloth sewn or applied to the torso, arms, and/or legs in the form of clothing. A feature may also be applied directly to the fabric by printing, drawing, painting or other like means, such as eye features depicted as shaded black circles that are painted onto a face of the doll. A feature may also be provided by the choice of material or color of a body portion itself, such as legs that are configured to have two or more portions provided as two or more different materials or the same materials in two or more different colors and/or patterns. In such aspect, for example, a masculine leg may be provided in three portions of the same fabric material, wherein an upper portion is of a color or pattern corresponding to pants, a middle portion is of a color or pattern corresponding to skin tone, socks and/or shoes, and a lower portion is of a color or pattern corresponding to skin tone, socks and/or shoes.

FIG. 1 shows a feminine front side of an example doll according to the present disclosure. In this example, the doll includes a body 100 having a feminine front side 101, which includes a head 102, torso 103, first and second arms 104, and first and second legs 105. In the depicted embodiment, head 102 includes tapered neck portion 120 and hair portion 106 to which a bow-shaped hair accessory component 107 is attached. An ear 108 is attached to each side of head 102, one on the left side of head 102 and the other on the right side of head 102. Head 102 also includes two eye features 109, each having a circular eye 110, three eyelashes 111, and an eyebrow 122. Head 102 also includes a mouth feature 112 arranged as an asymmetrical smile. Head 102 is attached directly to torso 103. One end of each arm 104 is attached directly to the uppermost portion of the left and right side of torso 103. Each arm 104 includes a sleeve portion 113 adorned with a ruffle 123. Each arm 104 terminates in a bulbous end. Torso 103 includes decorative features in the form of two vertically aligned buttons 114, a collar 124 having two rounded portions, and a ruffle 125. One end of each leg 105 is attached directly to a portion of the bottom of torso 103. The feminine front side of each leg 105 comprises two portions—an upper portion 115 and a lower portion 116. The lower portion 116 terminates in a bulbous end 117. In the depicted embodiment, the bulbous end 117 corresponds to footwear.

FIG. 2 shows a masculine front side of an example doll according to the present disclosure. In this example, the doll includes a body 100 having a masculine front side 201, which includes a head 202, torso 203, first and second arms 204, and first and second legs 205. In the depicted embodiment, head 202 includes tapered neck portion 220 and hair portion 206 (with no hair accessory component). Two ears 208 are attached to each side of head 202, one on the left side of head 202 and the other on the right side of head 202. Head 202 also includes two eye features 209, each having a circular eye 210, an eyebrow 222, and no eyelashes. Head 202 also includes a mouth feature 212 arranged as an asymmetrical smile and a nose feature 225 arranged as a mirror image of a “C” shape. Head 202 is attached directly to torso 203. One end of each arm 204 is attached directly to the uppermost portion of the left and right side of torso 203. Each arm 204 includes a sleeve portion 213. Each arm 204 terminates in a bulbous end. Torso 203 includes decorative features in the form of three vertically aligned buttons 214, a collar 224 having two angular portions, a lower torso portion with curved line features that are representative of pockets. Each leg 205 is attached directly to the bottom of torso 203. As shown in FIG. 2, the masculine front side of each leg 205 comprises two portions—an upper portion 215 and a lower portion 216. The lower portion 216 terminates in a bulbous end 217. In the depicted embodiment, the bulbous end 217 corresponds to footwear.

FIG. 3 is a side view of an example doll 100 according to the present disclosure, and shows a portion of a feminine front side 101 and a portion of a masculine front side 201, with a seam 121 positioned around a midpoint or plane of the doll body. In FIG. 3, all or a portion of several features shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are visible. For example, FIG. 3 shows portions of the feminine front side 101 of the doll 100 of FIG. 1, including head 102, eye feature 109, torso 103, arm 104, and legs 105. FIG. 3 also shows portions of the masculine front side 201 of the doll 100 of FIG. 2, including head 202, eye feature 209, torso 203, arm 204, and legs 205.

The foregoing merely illustrates the principles of the disclosure. Any examples set forth in this specification are not intended to be limiting and merely set forth some of the many possible embodiments for the appended claims. Further, particular features described herein can be used in combination with other described features in each of the various possible combinations and permutations. Those skilled in the art will be able to devise numerous systems, arrangements and methods which, although not explicitly shown or described herein, embody the principles of the disclosure and are thus within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. From the above description and drawings, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the particular embodiments shown and described are for purposes of illustrations only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. References to details of particular embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

Claims

1. A dual-gender doll, comprising:

a humanoid body comprising a head, a torso attached to the head, a first arm attached to a first side of the torso, a second arm attached to an opposing second side of the torso, a first leg attached to a bottom of the torso, and a second leg attached to the bottom of the torso,

wherein the body comprises a feminine front side and a masculine front side, the feminine and masculine front sides being attached to and facing away from each other;

wherein the feminine front side of the head comprises: two eye features, a mouth feature, and a feminine hair portion, wherein each eye feature comprises an eye and two or more eyelashes; and

wherein the masculine front side of the head comprises: two eye features, a mouth feature, and a masculine hair portion, wherein the masculine eye features do not include eyelashes.

2. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein a silhouette of the feminine front side of the body is the same as a silhouette of the masculine front side of the body.

3. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the feminine hair portion comprises a hair accessory component.

4. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the masculine hair portion does not include a hair accessory component.

5. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the feminine hair portion comprises a feminine hairline and the masculine hair portion comprises a masculine hairline, wherein the masculine and feminine hairlines are contoured differently.

6. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein each mouth feature is arranged as a smile.

7. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the torso is attached to a tapered neck portion of the head.

8. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the feminine front side of the torso comprises feminine clothing or a representation of feminine clothing.

9. The dual-gender doll of claim 8, wherein the feminine clothing is a dress.

10. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the masculine front side of the torso comprises masculine clothing or a representation of masculine clothing.

11. The dual-gender doll of claim 10, wherein the masculine clothing comprises one or more of a shirt, pants, angular collar, suspenders, tie, bowtie, and suit.

12. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the feminine front side of each arm comprises a feminine sleeve feature, and the masculine front side of each arm comprises a masculine sleeve feature.

13. The dual-gender doll of claim 12, wherein the feminine and masculine sleeve features have lengths that are different.

14. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the feminine front side of each of the first and second legs comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion comprising a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from a color or color pattern of the lower portion.

15. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein the masculine front side of each of the first and second legs comprises an upper portion, a middle portion, and a lower portion, the upper portion comprising a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from a color or color pattern of the lower portion, and the middle portion comprising a color or color pattern that is visually distinguishable from at least one of the color or color pattern of the upper portion and the color or color pattern of the lower portion.

16. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein each of the first and second legs terminates in a bulbous end.

17. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein an interior of the doll contains a compressible stuffing material.

18. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein when the arms of the doll are fully extended from the torso, a distance from a terminal end of the first arm to a terminal end of the second arm is about 5 inches to about 50 inches.

19. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein when the legs of the doll are fully extended from the torso, a height of the doll from a terminal end of the first or second leg to an uppermost end of the head is about 6 inches to about 60 inches.

20. The dual-gender doll of claim 1, wherein a distance from a central portion of an outer surface of the feminine torso to an opposing central portion of an outer surface of the masculine torso is about 1 inch to about 12 inches.