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Originally Posted by Snowflakian

You mean like how Superman has fallen out of popularity from the mainstream?

Or Neil Gaiman's Sandman?

Or any of the hundreds of thousands of other male "Mary Sues" that no one even dares call them that since they're not female?

Even when they don't have logic backing up their character foundation unlike Rey does?

I'm just glad the media is starting to shed some light on the subject. Our MU line has pumped out some great female figures.... But...I'm still waiting on gamora:

Where's Rey?

"At the same time, however, it’s increasingly apparent that marketers’ perceptions are seriously out of touch with consumers’ tastes."
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Marcotte believes the Star Wars film may represent the watershed moment when the toy industry finally realizes they are out of step with consumers’ desires. “It’s up to the public now, to make it happen,” he said. “It’s all about the carrot and stick of economics. If people buy products featuring strong, heroic female characters, it will happen.”