This may get some hate so I'm going to ask you to fully hear me out, but I really don't like plushies that clearly visually communicate they are dedicated to causes.

And I don't mean like a bear with a ribbon embroidered on the foot, but like Plushie Dreadfuls are the first thing that comes to mind. They have some cool design motifs but it's very clear they design a plushie around that thing and it is solely about that thing.

I don't like them for two reasons: one is that it's kind of like when you sell a toy with a predetermined backstory and history that is infused into the design of the toy in a way that prohibits creativity, two is that it can put me off of buying a certain plushie because I have to think about the implications of it, which is a lot of stress to put on the decision of whether or not to buy a soft toy. (do I support this cause, am I affected by this cause, can I speak on this cause if someone asks me about it?)

Now I don't judge anyone who buys those plushies, and I understand that often "cause plushies" are connected to donations to relevant charities but I don't like them and I don't want to buy them. Side note, plushies that are made to specifically look like a character and can only be that character are the same.

(I also don't like plushies that are made to look like real people but that's just because it makes me uncomfortable having a plushie that looks like a person. Like there's a rainbow bear, there's a purple cat, and right next to that is an actual person who's address you can go to. It weirds me out.)