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candidgamera) wrote2008-01-15 12:37 pm
candidgamera) wrote2008-01-15 12:37 pm
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Toyland Trouble
I'd like to address what is, to me, a vital issue in the modern United States, and what will certainly be a deciding factor in November's election.
Action Figures. Dolls. These are not the same thing, people. And it goes beyond a simple gender divide - the objects themselves are inherently, inarguably different! I'm going to take this point by point.
Names: Dolls have names like 'Betsy Wetsy' or 'Chatty Kathy'. Action figures have names like 'Starscream' or 'Stormshadow'.
Purpose: Dolls, like action figures, are playthings, but that is where the similarity ends. A doll's purpose may be to passively stand in for a baby or playmate figure, perhaps to educate younglings on parenting roles or the like. An action figure's purpose is more likely be defeating the sinister terroristic forces of COBRA.
Action: Dolls may come with 'real pants-wetting action'. Action figures may come with cap-powered 'Thunder-punch' action.
Documents: Dolls come with birth certificates, perhaps lists of favorite foods. Action figures come with dossiers, perhaps Strength or Intelligence graphs.
Accessories: Dolls are associated with accessories like houses and cars. Action figures get accessories like space shuttles, kryptonite rings, and aircraft carriers.
There you have it. Empirical evidence.
Action Figures. Dolls. These are not the same thing, people. And it goes beyond a simple gender divide - the objects themselves are inherently, inarguably different! I'm going to take this point by point.
Names: Dolls have names like 'Betsy Wetsy' or 'Chatty Kathy'. Action figures have names like 'Starscream' or 'Stormshadow'.
Purpose: Dolls, like action figures, are playthings, but that is where the similarity ends. A doll's purpose may be to passively stand in for a baby or playmate figure, perhaps to educate younglings on parenting roles or the like. An action figure's purpose is more likely be defeating the sinister terroristic forces of COBRA.
Action: Dolls may come with 'real pants-wetting action'. Action figures may come with cap-powered 'Thunder-punch' action.
Documents: Dolls come with birth certificates, perhaps lists of favorite foods. Action figures come with dossiers, perhaps Strength or Intelligence graphs.
Accessories: Dolls are associated with accessories like houses and cars. Action figures get accessories like space shuttles, kryptonite rings, and aircraft carriers.
There you have it. Empirical evidence.