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12-04-2016, 07:05 PM | #101 |
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I feel that my post has been a little misinterpreted; an established gender divide definitely exists in toys/shows/media - I just felt it worth pointing out that it's most likely learned rather than innate, with most media pandering to it because bucking said trend presents too much potential financial risk in an already artificially-biased market.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertai.../legos/484115/ http://gizmodo.com/5872578/hey-anti-...lly-kicks-ass/ http://thefederalist.com/2016/09/11/...-little-girls/ As far as I'm concerned, you can only shape this so much and most companies selling to kids know this, Child Psychology is a massive part of making media for children because you need to understand how kids work and as an adult we too often think of kids as tiny adults in reason and comprehension or worse, go "well my child is an X and does Y instead of Z so the idea X likes Z is flawed." Really, just go for offering the Best toys in the realm of long, imaginative play and take it from there. Skip static one-trick toys that don't encourage character play. DC Super Hero Girls Bumblebee and Transformers RID2 Bumblebee? That's the kind of toy a kid needs. Something to give a character to and play adventures with. Anyway all this Boys Brands/Girls Brands junk aside, I'm still liking what I see. Green Girl Ranger looks fun, Mecha are interesting, I'm curious to see where they go. |
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12-04-2016, 07:21 PM | #102 |
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I feel that my post has been a little misinterpreted; an established gender divide definitely exists in toys/shows/media - I just felt it worth pointing out that it's most likely learned rather than innate, with most media pandering to it because bucking said trend presents too much potential financial risk in an already artificially-biased market.
So I kind of have a hard time believing the genders having different tastes and gravitating towards characters their own gender to be an entirely learned concept manipulated by society narrative. |
12-04-2016, 07:33 PM | #103 |
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Maybe not a tenth ranger but there is always room for a Ninjaman or Signalman-esque hero.
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12-04-2016, 10:22 PM | #104 |
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12-04-2016, 10:27 PM | #105 |
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I'd say it's a quagmire of intrinsic nature of what Kids tend to gravitate toward and extrinsic nurture either playing into or warring against the gravitation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertai.../legos/484115/ The whole boys/girls toys thing is so complex and fascinating. Nature and nurture play equal and inextricable roles, and finding where the lines are drawn is so interesting. Kids are amazing, y'all. Lol I just find these "stop being PC, girls and boys like different things, get over it, end of story" arguments so... lacking in imagination. So many people stop there, and fail to ask questions like "is that actually true?" or "why do they like different things?" or "is it good or bad that they like different things?" or "can we change things to make it so our kids are raised healthier?" It's like, because those questions don't interest or concern them, the people who are concerned and interested in them should just shut up and keep it to themselves. If you're content with an uneven distribution of boys and girls, fine. But why get annoyed with people who aren't content? Quote:
Anyway all this Boys Brands/Girls Brands junk aside, I'm still liking what I see. Green Girl Ranger looks fun, Mecha are interesting, I'm curious to see where they go.
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12-04-2016, 10:41 PM | #106 |
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Awesome suit designs on the team, and the mecha for this season looks really cool. I loved the constellation theme for the Zodiarts back in Fourze, so this is tickling my fancy. Hell, I may go out of my way to try and pick up the DX mecha and even some figuarts of the team, I like them that much.
Also: Seriously this. Just so much this. Bad enough we get sooooo much whining for female riders solely so there is a female rider on the show. I'm all for stuff like Marika back in Gaim, it didn't feel forced or like they did it just to have a girl rider, and it worked. Since we never got any Figuarts of Zyuohger I don't expect to see any future Sentai team get Figuarts ever. |
12-04-2016, 10:48 PM | #107 |
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TMW you don't really have anything to contribute to the conversation, and just want to ask where people are able to see such fine details for the individual mecha
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12-04-2016, 10:57 PM | #108 |
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I just find these "stop being PC, girls and boys like different things, get over it, end of story" arguments so... lacking in imagination. So many people stop there, and fail to ask questions like "is that actually true?" or "why do they like different things?" or "is it good or bad that they like different things?" or "can we change things to make it so our kids are raised healthier?"
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It's like, because those questions don't interest or concern them, the people who are concerned and interested in them should just shut up and keep it to themselves.
Always. Gender politics are everywhere and it is God damned irritating. I'm not saying it's not important, or not worth discussing, but when you just see the same old shit over and over you just want to move on as quickly as possible. Quote:
If you're content with an uneven distribution of boys and girls, fine. But why get annoyed with people who aren't content?
Dunno about you guys, but I'm tired of being called a sexist and a racist purely because I don't vigorously champion equality in every breath of my being. Just because a team of heroes does not have equal parts men and women also doesn't make the creators sexist. Last edited by SPLIT LIP; 12-04-2016 at 11:00 PM.. |
12-04-2016, 11:16 PM | #109 |
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Precisely. This is a forum for the discussion of Japanese shows about guys in spandex and/or rubber suits fighting other guys in spandex/rubber suits, by English speaking nerds. Does seem like an appropriate place for that kind of discussion?
Also, if anybody says I should change guys to people, I can tell you where to shove your indignation. *Sigh* Okay, can we just stop talking about this, and get back to discussing Spandex, Latex and Plastex? Oh, and chiming in that I'm happy to see them experimenting with Sentai Suit design/materials. They haven't really done anything like that since Go-Busters, although this time leaning more towards rider-ish designs. Or Chinese Toku, but, let's be honest, those already look like a merging of Sentai and Rider anyway. Also, more body types, less generic girl and generic guy with different helmets and colors. Sure, it seems to just be Black, but... Isn't Yellow Owl about the only Senshi who doesn't fit that mold? I do have to wonder how the team as a whole works, whether it's the core 5 with the other 4 taking turns as "sixth" or, my preferred but also less likely option, is the idea of having 2 different teams who might or might not have some antagonism. Like, they'll fight the monsters before each other, but they're not necessarily all buddy-buddy. Would be cool. |
12-04-2016, 11:23 PM | #110 |
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They're experimenting with suit materials this year?
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