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In reply to the discussion: How did GI Joe become the world’s most successful boys’ toy? [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)12. Because it promotes and sustains a double standard
based on gender.
I don't care what the heck you call these things. I do care that the same item, when placed in a boy's hand or a girl's hand, is called a different thing.
My point was that you have tried to make a linguistic distinction between "dolls" and "action figures" when there is no objective real-world reason to do so. The only reason to develop such linguistic distinctions is to separate supposed girl's play from boy's play.
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The Straight Story
Feb 2014
OP
hell ya call them dolls. because that is what they are. and using the word dolls is not an insult
seabeyond
Feb 2014
#1
dolls=girls. action figure=boy dolls. no. i will not coddlify my boy insulating him from language
seabeyond
Feb 2014
#3
Hasbro called their thing "an action figure". Mattel called theirs "a doll"
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2014
#18
I just asked my daughter about it all (she is 12) and I learned a new one
The Straight Story
Feb 2014
#20
When they did the adventure team thing, I decided I wanted a beard *just like that* when I grew up.
lumberjack_jeff
Feb 2014
#37
And why does Ore Ida pose french fries like they do on their packaging
The Straight Story
Feb 2014
#26