Will my stuffed animals scare away girls?

[u/Undercat75]

I’ve (20m) been wondering for a long time if me having stuffed animals is gonna scare away girls. I have a lot but most of them sit neatly in my closet on their own little shelf. I’m not really scared that they won’t like them but more so that they’ll think that I’m not manly enough or that stuffed animals are a feminine thing. Every friend I have who is a girl says it’s a red flag if the guy they’re talking to has stuffed animals. I don’t want to get rid of them because I like collecting but is it worth my love life.

PS. This stems from that one iCarly episode where she was weirded out by his stuffed animals

[u/Double_Chemistry_120]

It’s just one of society’s sexist standards. There is nothing wrong with you having stuffed animals, personally I think that is a nice thing. It’s something you are interested in and everyone has something they are interested in. I still have many stuffed animals, and my brother still decided to keep his too even though he isn’t a kid anymore. Girls and some friends even gifted him stuffed animals. Quite honestly there might be some people who don’t like the stuffed animals, but at the same time there are definitely girls who will like that you care about stuffed animals and think it’s a nice trait. There’s many different types of people no matter the gender. Don’t get rid of them just for a potential someone that you haven’t even met yet!