be a man and play with real toys

Ok… the first article seems a little crazy. It is saying that since like action figures first came out in the early seventies, or earlier, they have grown in size; bigger muscles, bulges, and insane attributes that young men think are cool. It is saying that kids these days are basing their whole life and physiques to how action figures look, and if they are bulky like they are then they do not have a cool factor and are wimpy.
The other article screams, ‘the other article is crazy!’ it is basically saying that people who think that children are basing their looks on dolls, instead of wrestlers or football players, is absurd.

The first article is basically all logos because it has so many numbers and factual information in it. It is serious and is trying to get the point that the new muscle action figures is bad for the emotional and physical health of young men. It is effective with presenting the numbers and using that evidence that the dolls are definitely bigger, but then again it all seems silly. It is just saying that dolls are contributing to the eating disorders of men, but doesn’t provide evidence on how those two things are related. I think that this article would go to scientific people and people who are against violence and action figures. Maybe like the worrier moms who do not like violence and want their kid sheltered from using their imagination and playing with the vamped up action figures.
The second article seems more real, just because of its ethos. Like it makes you think of the point that the article is trying to get across. It doesn’t need fancy numbers, just logic and basic thinking. Why would a kid base their perception on life on an action figure, instead of a football player or a wrestler? The audience for this article would definitely be the action figure population, to show that eating disorders aren’t their fault, and would go to the dads and soccer moms who want their kids to be real.

The first article I was like, ‘wow that is pretty crazy to think that kids base their lives and builds on a doll.’ It is sad if that is what really goes on in life, but I do not think that is what really happens. Cultural expectations for my gender say that you have to be a Barbie and just look hot all the time. I do not think that the male population has gone that far yet. I think they still are basing everything on their childhood hero and still have real perceptions on life. I used to play with power rangers with my brother, but I am not a big bulky pink lady now am I? My brother had big muscle action figures, which I thought were cool, but I did not want myself looking like that; my brother either. We pretended we were those action figures all the time, but we didn’t have to become them to have a great time. Also, I liked the American Girl, Molly, because that is what I got when I was little. I wasn’t a big doll playing person, but she wasn’t too bad; but I didn’t become her. She became me and I played out my life through her and my brothers toys.
My parents didn’t like us watching violent tv, especially wrestling or cops, but we snuck around and watched them still; I mean what kid doesn’t watch wrestling in the second grade? We pretended we were them or tried to rip out shirts open, but we didn’t think we should be hitting up the gym and lift until we were blue in the face, we were just normal kids living life. Now in the time period, I do like to go to the gym, but I like to just stay in shape and be toned. That is probably at the fault of society views on women, but I love the gym, it is very relaxing and it is fun to mingle with everyone there. I do not think I am the most feminine girl out there, I even just first got a manicure last Friday even, but I do not attribute that to playing with my brothers toys. It is just how I am, I love football, big hits by linebackers, I love action movies, but then again the Sex and the City movie is one of my favorites. I think kids should be able to play with whatever appeals to them and helps them grow up as a person, and not to worry if it is going to cause them to have an eating disorder down the road.