Why Does Every Generation Have a Creepy Toy? From Furby to Labubu
Written by Cathy Ye & Erica Ogodo Photos by Mio Zheng Illustrations by Allyson Reyes The most sought-after toys today are oddly unsettling—and that’s no accident. Labubu and Crybaby, for example, aren’t traditionally cute. Their features are exaggerated, and their expressions, slightly off. Yet, they sell out almost instantly. It’s tempting to call it a Gen Z thing and dismiss it as an online…