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Post by PaulsLaugh on Mar 2, 2024 5:07:28 GMT
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Post by averagejoe2021 on Mar 2, 2024 5:26:21 GMT
If all action figures disappeared in some strange zombie apocalypse where Barbie and Ken dolls were the only toys that survived, by the end of the week the boys would have Ken in camouflage clothing holding a machine gun, and Barbie would be in all black as some sort of ninja assassin with a belt full of shurikens.
By week 2, military Ken would have a cardboard tank with a big ass gun on it, and ninja assassin Barbie would have a black helicopter.
Proving the only difference between a doll and an action figure is how you use it.
Good point. I saw a study where they gave the boys Barbie dolls and the girls they gave army action figures. Within a short time, the Barbie dolls were the new "soldiers" while the girls were tucking in the GI Joe's and reading them bedtime stories.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2024 6:00:22 GMT
If all action figures disappeared in some strange zombie apocalypse where Barbie and Ken dolls were the only toys that survived, by the end of the week the boys would have Ken in camouflage clothing holding a machine gun, and Barbie would be in all black as some sort of ninja assassin with a belt full of shurikens.
By week 2, military Ken would have a cardboard tank with a big ass gun on it, and ninja assassin Barbie would have a black helicopter.
Proving the only difference between a doll and an action figure is how you use it.
Good point. I saw a study where they gave the boys Barbie dolls and the girls they gave army action figures. Within a short time, the Barbie dolls were the new "soldiers" while the girls were tucking in the GI Joe's and reading them bedtime stories. Reminds me of my Niece. At her day care during nap time everyone had to get their mat and blanket. Then the adults/volunteers/interns/etc would sit between 2 children and pat their back until they went to sleep. My Mom would watch her my niece a lot when it was off hours and my Sis would still have to work. (I have 1 nephew that Mom had a shit tone of toys for too) Well I would come visit Mom and in the living room it would look like The Heaven's Gate Compound. Every Stuffed Animal, Barbie, Baby Doll, Transformer, GI Joe, Power Ranger, Robot, and Monster would be laid on their bellies. They would have a dish towel, rag, or bath cloth laid on their backs. And my 5 year old Niece would be making the rounds patting everyone's back.
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Post by ShadowSouL Likes This on Mar 2, 2024 9:58:52 GMT
G.I. Joe dolls were invented because when Barbie dolls came along, little boys would swipe them from their sisters and play and sleep with them. Toy companies recognized that boys liked dolls, too, so they came out with military "action figures" to assuage the fears of parents who didn't want to admit that their sons craved "dolls." And they can love teddy bears without shame. For the record, I didn't care for baby dolls myself. I usually would cut all their hair off. I like the Barbies when they came in though. This is what happens when boys don't play with dolls or teddy bears.
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Post by ShadowSouL Likes This on Mar 2, 2024 9:59:16 GMT
Is that what they call the slam poetry?
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Post by pathfinder on Mar 2, 2024 13:34:58 GMT
Aren't action figures and GI Joes technically "dolls"? When I was a kid I never played with GI Joes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2024 14:54:19 GMT
I was more of a Transformers Guy than anything with GI Joes and He-man coming in close 2nd and 3rd. Almost always the evil characters though... Funny enough parents gave me the good guy playsets and vehicles. So in my world Skeletor ruled Castle Grey Skull. Cobra Commander had the H.A.V.O.C., and well Transformers really didn't have a playset and they were the vehicles.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2024 14:56:30 GMT
Still ticked off I never got the Terror Drome or Skyfire
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Post by averagejoe2021 on Mar 2, 2024 15:26:20 GMT
I was more of a Transformers Guy than anything with GI Joes and He-man coming in close 2nd and 3rd. Almost always the evil characters though... Funny enough parents gave me the good guy playsets and vehicles. So in my world Skeletor ruled Castle Grey Skull. Cobra Commander had the H.A.V.O.C., and well Transformers really didn't have a playset and they were the vehicles. I read fairly recently that one of the Snake Mountain paintings released is selling for just under 20k!!!
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Post by ayatollah on Mar 2, 2024 18:25:57 GMT
Well that was stupid. I only made it halfway.
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Post by Jep Gambardella on Mar 2, 2024 18:32:22 GMT
If a boy plays with a doll it's a sure sign he's probably a girl and needs help realizing it. Time to change his name, inject him with hormones and schedule the vaginoplasty. It's funny how things changed over the years, isn't it. Thirty years ago boys had to play with toy soldiers and cars, and girls had to play with dolls and tea sets. Then for a brief while the consensus was that anyone should be able to play with whatever toys they liked. Then gender "science" did a 180 and ruled that if a boy liked to play with dolls, it must be because he was "assigned the wrong sex at birth" and must be supported in transitioning to being a girl and would you rather have a dead son or a live trans daughter?
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Post by 🥥 🌴 Molly 🥥 🌴 on Mar 2, 2024 18:56:17 GMT
If a boy plays with a doll it's a sure sign he's probably a girl and needs help realizing it. Time to change his name, inject him with hormones and schedule the vaginoplasty. It's funny how things changed over the years, isn't it. Thirty years ago boys had to play with toy soldiers and cars, and girls had to play with dolls and tea sets. Then for a brief while the consensus was that anyone should be able to play with whatever toys they liked. Then gender "science" did a 180 and ruled that if a boy liked to play with dolls, it must be because he was "assigned the wrong sex at birth" and must be supported in transitioning to being a girl and would you rather have a dead son or a live trans daughter? Link please - because I’ve never seen that argument being made
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Mar 2, 2024 23:46:15 GMT
A bit of a switch there. I always thought boys who didn't like female dolls were gay. I always wanted to undress those dolls when I was a little boy, and see what was underneath. I thought the boys who like GI Joe dolls were gay boys. And I was correct. I see the man's reasoning. I don't know if restraining a boy's natural lust for women is going to be good in the long run. I guess it could work. I don't know. Got into trouble at a friend's house when I was a kid. When I ran across a naked Barbie Doll on the coffee table I placed it in a provocative pose with it's ass sticking up in the air, as if posing for "Doggie Style". Then got the whole speech about how thats not what thats for. To which all I could say was: "Sorry, I should have asked first before playing with someone else's toys."
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Post by slowcomingwarbird on Mar 2, 2024 23:53:34 GMT
Aren't action figures and GI Joes technically "dolls"? When I was a kid I never played with GI Joes. Really? Snow Job was one of my favorite action figures, besides collecting Buck Rogers and Star Wars action figures. Even though it is no longer NRFB it is still probably worth a lot of money like the original 1978 paperback print of Star Wars because the book is different from the movie, until they changed it in latter printed editions.
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Post by Lux on Mar 3, 2024 0:01:36 GMT
A bit of a switch there. I always thought boys who didn't like female dolls were gay. I always wanted to undress those dolls when I was a little boy, and see what was underneath. I thought the boys who like GI Joe dolls were gay boys. And I was correct. I see the man's reasoning. I don't know if restraining a boy's natural lust for women is going to be good in the long run. I guess it could work. I don't know. You wanted to undress the doll and wear the clothes.
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