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There's been talk about how evil Barbie is for having un-realistic body measurements that can lead to young girls having body image issues. Well what about boys who play with muscled action figures with six pack abs and massive biceps? How realistic is that for a ten year old to achieve?
Introducing:
"Real-Man" tm. The first super hero designed to give boys something realistic to aspire to.
"Careful Real-Man! He's got a knife!"
"Not that can penetrate my mighty belly of doom!"
Yes, Real-Man with chicken-wing-grip comes with cape, sixpack of beer and crime fighting recliner. Rolls of fat on his neck hide his remote, game controller and girly magazines.
If you read between the lines you'll see that I'm making fun of those new girl's self esteem dolls they're trying to sell. I like the part where it's all, like, sarcastic 'n stuff.
Fireball XL5
http://www.youtube....watch?v=6ifS2nP53Zs
FF to 1:00. Looks like the Ambiguously Gay Duo's flying car doesn't it? [doctorremulac3, Jun 29 2014]
oh dear baby weewee has a penis!
http://www.thingama.../09/babyweewee.html
[xandram, Jun 30 2014]
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//How realistic is that for a ten year old to
achieve?// Pretty realistic if his parents send him
outside occasionally instead of getting him a PS4? |
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Could Real-Man not come with a soldering iron, a
bug-collecting kit, and a library card? |
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If it's a matter of misguided self-esteem then maybe GI-Joe's third leg shouldn't dangle lower than his kneecap. |
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Other than that we're cool. Kids aren't *that* stupid. |
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I can't believe I just Googled "does GI Joe have a
penis?" |
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This place rots the mind. |
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No, you know you've always wanted to know. fess up. |
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I see what you are going for but I disagree with the
idea that people shouldn't aspire for a high body
standard.
Much of the human brain developed to allow for
movement. The brain benefits from physical activity.
I think fitness is equally valid to strive for. Plus
keeping a good
appearance can improve relationship choices,
employment options overall quality of life as much
as many degrees can. |
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//I can't believe I just Googled "does GI Joe have a penis// |
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I can't believe you didn't already know the answer. |
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As it was marketed under licence in the UK as action man, didn't you have one? |
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Ah - I didn't realize GI Joe was a rebranded Action
Man (please note the capitals). |
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In my day, Action Man was undoubtedly the last in
his family line. He may have additional equipment
these days. |
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//I didn't realize GI Joe was a rebranded Action Man// |
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I'm not falling for it his time / dying to see the punch-line (assuming there is one) but I've things to do / if I let myself get drawn in I'll be here for hours. |
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//He may have additional equipment these days// |
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Almost certainly, but I doubt any of it is quite so directly related to his manhood (the parents would complain). |
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To get to the other side. |
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//Could Real-Man not come with a soldering iron, a bug-collecting kit, and a library card?// |
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There was a hero nerd in either the Thunderbirds or Fireball XL5 named "Brains". He had big 1960s talent agent glasses and commanded the respect of all the maching gun toting badasses in the group. He was always one of my favorite characters. |
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I think Real-Man's only job is to parody this whole "redefining beauty" thing. He doesn't do much else. The world's first inaction figure. |
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//either the Thunderbirds or Fireball XL5// |
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One - it was Thunderbirds, probably the best
television programme ever made, with the
possible exception of none. |
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Two - it was Thunderbirds, not "the Thunderbirds",
just as it was "Concorde" rather than "the
Concorde" (or, heavens forfend "a Concorde"). |
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Glad I didn't call it them Thunderbirds. |
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I'd argue, simply for the sake of argument that "The
Thunderbirds" sounds better. "I'm going to watch
Thunderbirds." Which Thunderbirds? How many
Thunderbirds are you going to watch. In fact, are you
going thunderbird, (improper noun) watching? Where
will you be watching those thunderbirds? "Oh no, not
thunderbirds, Thunderbirds, THE Thunderbirds." |
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If you were going to a Bob Dylan concert, the
question wouldn't be "Are you going to see Bob Dylan
concert?" the question would be "WHY would anyone
want to see Bob Dylan concert?" |
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This argument might be specious, but it IS an
argument. |
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That being said, yes. Best show ever created. |
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As far as them Concordes, I have a stirling silver
money clip from
one of those Concordes that an ex-girlfriend gave
me. Her very rich and somewhat historically notable
dad gave
it to her, probably with the stipulation that she
wouldn't give it to me. |
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It does say simply "Concorde" not "The Concorde". |
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I didn't know Stirling was a notable centre for silver production. |
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I would like to give a few crumbs of a bun, but like
others said, your idea is not the answer to many of
these gender-identity/ body standard problems. Ken
is geek and only has a bump instead of a penis. I used
to wonder about that when I was a kid playing with
my Barbie & Ken. (which I still have and are now
Vintage collectibles) Now I have to go find out about
GI Joe... |
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I doubt dolls have much to do with a girl's self
esteem, I think "real girl" dolls are a plot to cut into
the lucrative
Barbie market. |
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When my daughter played with dolls, she made them
up with felt pens, created imaginary adventures for
them and ultimately left them piled in a box by the
bathtub looking like a smiling, perky mass grave. |
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The "action figure" I remember was Major Matt Mason
who was a space explorer. I didn't think about his
sixpack or his bump, I just came up with adventures
for him. I think kids are a little more logical than we
give them credit for. That being said, having an ideal
of being trim isn't such a bad thing if it leads to being
active and limiting sugary foods. |
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But I don't know, any girls out there feel traumatized
by their Barbie? Maybe I'm wrong on that one. I was
wrong before once. (I had thought I was wrong about
something but was mistaken.) |
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My children like - really like - Peppa Pig. |
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After watching episodes for many months, I thought I knew where I was with that - boys are round, girls are half ellipses. Made sense. |
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And then one day I was shocked to see Mummy Pig in her swimming costume. It turns out that under their clothes, girls are round too!
What a curve-ball. |
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[xandram], you made my day with your comment. So funny. You just keep looking at that those boy dolls, and reporting back. We *need* to know! |
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^ <Takes opportunity to point out that [blissmiss] exhibits the
characteristic human female inability to distinguish between "I
want" and "We need" …> |
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//Thunderbirds, probably the best television programme ever made// |
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What, Joe 90 doesn't get a look in? |
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//didn't know Stirling was a notable centre for silver production// |
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I think it may actually be a corruption of an old French or Latin word / nothing to do with Stirling (the place), also spelt differently. |
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Ah... that was actually your comment wasn't it [hippo]. |
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//keep looking at that those boy dolls, and reporting back. We *need* to know// |
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Unless there have been any significant changes since, um... <pauses to do a few calculations> the 70's, Gi Joes's bump (who I knew as Action Man <using capitals to keep [Max] happy> / in case of confusion Action Man was the doll, not the bump) is pretty smooth, barely bump like @ all. |
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<High fives [8th], stands there waiting to be high fived back, pretends he was waving instead & shuffles off (embarrassed) to the corner> |
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RE: the awkward un-reciprocated hi-5. A thumbs up
or power fist gesture is also acceptable. |
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[blissy] I found a baby boy doll with a penis, but I
guess they can't have one when they grow up, or
that would be porn. |
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