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CMIII · 08-01-2014, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

DrKain:

I'm not certain one can ever be sure of what others know or don't know. For example..did you think I was promoting purchase of this fig?!?! I would think "F'd up paint app" would be enough of a hint as to what my overall impression was...

I'm no sycophant for Mattel, but I do see what they were going for (however misguided that may be in my opinion). As much as I might not be interested in this portion (or the entire line-up for that matter) of their "Superpowers" offerings, maybe there is someone in South America that will do back flips when they see “El Acertijo"....or maybe not.

As it pertains to letting Mattel get away with something, what can you really do other than choose not to buy? Sometimes, as fans we forget that we are just that...."fans." No more, no less. I'm guilty of it (TH anyone? HAH!)...many of us are guilty. In our fandom we think we have "ownership." Fans complain about Dante being re-tooled in Devil May Cry...Fans complain about Johnny Storm being African-American in the FF...or Heimdall...or Kingpin (I'm black and this irks me - what a waste of the late Michael Clarke-Duncan he could have been a great Luke Cage)...Fans of Game of Thrones complain about Lady Stoneheart not making it into this last season (or potentially, not at all in any season). I know, as a fan of many things, I can sometimes forget to sit back and try to enjoy "wherever" this "thing" I'm a fan of is going to take me. Ultimately, I'm not in creative control of "whatever" it is...be it games, movies, or toylines. That said...if I don't like it, it won't get my money...which is really my most powerful recourse.

I think the worst I have heard is Associated with the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie... I admit I complained about Affleck only because he already messed up Daredevil but that was over a decade ago so. I am willing to Play the wait and see. Now People are complaining about Gal Gadot Wonder Woman. To them I say was Linda Carter as defined. What do they want? An ESPN Female Bodybuilder (Honestly I find those women disgusting, I do not see why a Woman with Arms bigger then my thighs is sexy.) As it is they have no clue what the Amazons really were. Their Society was a Matriarch when the girls hit Puberty they typically had one or both breasts removed as a part of their Warrior training. In addition they never saw an Original Wonder Woman comic so they fail to realize that Diana was not Muscular in 1940 so they go off stories they think they know but really don't.

08-01-2014, 05:39 PM	#7542
CMIII Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Isla Nublar Posts: 1,778	Quote: Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel DrKain: I'm not certain one can ever be sure of what others know or don't know. For example..did you think I was promoting purchase of this fig?!?! I would think "F'd up paint app" would be enough of a hint as to what my overall impression was... I'm no sycophant for Mattel, but I do see what they were going for (however misguided that may be in my opinion). As much as I might not be interested in this portion (or the entire line-up for that matter) of their "Superpowers" offerings, maybe there is someone in South America that will do back flips when they see “El Acertijo"....or maybe not. As it pertains to letting Mattel get away with something, what can you really do other than choose not to buy? Sometimes, as fans we forget that we are just that...."fans." No more, no less. I'm guilty of it (TH anyone? HAH!)...many of us are guilty. In our fandom we think we have "ownership." Fans complain about Dante being re-tooled in Devil May Cry...Fans complain about Johnny Storm being African-American in the FF...or Heimdall...or Kingpin (I'm black and this irks me - what a waste of the late Michael Clarke-Duncan he could have been a great Luke Cage)...Fans of Game of Thrones complain about Lady Stoneheart not making it into this last season (or potentially, not at all in any season). I know, as a fan of many things, I can sometimes forget to sit back and try to enjoy "wherever" this "thing" I'm a fan of is going to take me. Ultimately, I'm not in creative control of "whatever" it is...be it games, movies, or toylines. That said...if I don't like it, it won't get my money...which is really my most powerful recourse. I think the worst I have heard is Associated with the Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice Movie... I admit I complained about Affleck only because he already messed up Daredevil but that was over a decade ago so. I am willing to Play the wait and see. Now People are complaining about Gal Gadot Wonder Woman. To them I say was Linda Carter as defined. What do they want? An ESPN Female Bodybuilder (Honestly I find those women disgusting, I do not see why a Woman with Arms bigger then my thighs is sexy.) As it is they have no clue what the Amazons really were. Their Society was a Matriarch when the girls hit Puberty they typically had one or both breasts removed as a part of their Warrior training. In addition they never saw an Original Wonder Woman comic so they fail to realize that Diana was not Muscular in 1940 so they go off stories they think they know but really don't. __________________ Everyone fears the Mighty Tyrannosaurus....