webfact Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Doll eases ordeal for child sex victims By The Nation BANGKOK: -- In a bid to ease child sex victims’ pain, Chiang Mai University’s Mass Communications Faculty has started a doll-making project. The doll is not a cuddly type. It resembles a human body so that it is easier for young victims to communicate with investigators or psychologists about their sexual ordeals. Although police investigators and psychologists are on hand to help victims, their interviews can prove too painful to deal with. Aware of this problem, the faculty has launched the “Kindness and Bravery Doll” project to make dolls for the process. Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30308790 -- © Copyright The Nation 2017-03-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Those dolls would traumatise a child ... they look like the Thai version of "Chucky"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjaidee Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 3 hours ago, AlexRich said: Those dolls would traumatise a child ... they look like the Thai version of "Chucky"! Why did you write that when clearly they don't look anything like the aforementioned character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 23 minutes ago, samjaidee said: Why did you write that when clearly they don't look anything like the aforementioned character? It's the CRAZY eyes. First thing I thought of was Chucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 “She said the project would go ahead to at the very least reduce the pain of victims.” These dolls will be almost useless until there are some cultural changes. Most importantly the cultural norm of Mai Pen Rai/just forget about it/suck it up/not talking about any problems or personal matters, and not accusing elders of any crime or violation, since that would mean the violator losing face. It is difficult for westerners to seek psychotherapy with the stigma associated with mental illnesses/trauma survival, and they come from a culture that seems to be light years ahead of Thai culture when it come to social openness. When examining Thai culture, sharing emotions and addressing mental illnesses appears to be a sign of weakness and in many cases disrespect. Unfortunately, the survivors of these acts will usually have to bear the pain and mental torture alone, without being able to access services which might help them readjust and live a life of less pain and suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexRich Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 9 hours ago, samjaidee said: Why did you write that when clearly they don't look anything like the aforementioned character? "Jai Dee" Sam ... that's why! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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