Gay doll in "tribute" to the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Brazilian priest Edino Fonseca.

The controversial handmade doll created by the Brazilian sculptor Fernando Carpaneda in New York, are leaving Arabs and homophobic religious leaders with the hair standing on end! Charlie, the gay doll, was created by artist and his composition was inspired by both gay icons and notorious homophobes in contemporary history. The doll's body was based on the Russian journalist and photographer Slava Mogutin, who is the most famous gay celebrity in Russia and was chosen by Carpaneda in "honor" of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, which banned the demonstrations of gay pride in the country. The gay doll face was inspired by the Brazilian priest Edino Fonseca, a notoriously homophobic Brazilian politician who proposed using taxpayer money to establish clinics to cure gay people of their homosexuality.

The doll is featured in four versions: a skinhead, in tribute to the largest homophobic group in the world, another version dressed with gothic priest robe, like used by the priest Marcelo Rossi, a Brazilian Catholic icon, an Arab version and one Jewish version in tribute to the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The doll is also dedicated to the Pope, as he is one of the most homophobic religious leaders in history.

Charlie the Gay Doll comes with two penis options, flaccid uncircumcised model or erect. The penis model was based on the artist's own penis. The name Charlie is a tribute to the president of The Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, Charles Leslie. Charlie is 12 inches tall with tattoos and is being sold at The Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation for $ 300 dollars.



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