What's up with Male Dolls?

I'm fortunate to live near a major metro area in the midwest and we have a local group that meets up once every couple of months or so, but I haven't yet had the chance to go. I agree with the assessment that Americans are so spread out that it makes in-person meeting difficult and usually the only time you see one in the wild is at conventions.

I disagree that this is a factor in the popularity of the uncle size, though, at least compared to vinyl boys. I quite like the idea of uncle-sized men (hello, dehydrated beefcake!!) largely because they are so manly. Much as I like Volks DD boys and wish they were more available, they're very slender and lack muscle definition. This isn't a bad thing! But it appeals to a fundamentally different audience, particularly if you want to display them with buxom, womanly women. Volks DD boys appeal to the anime schoolboy-esque physique that goes well with the DD/DDS girls, but lacks a comparable doll to display with Dynamite girls. If they made a boy body with a little more girth in the muscle-y areas, we would likely see more overlap.

Edited February 2 by Thespian