Action Figures Blog 4

Article 1 compared the image of action figures throughout history. Their researched showed that as time went on, the toys became more and more masculine. They believed that this is because of how society portray men. This growth in masculinity leads to a problem called muscle dysmorphia. This is where men become obsessed with what they look like to the point where it interrupts their daily life style. A young age, these dolls may give boys the wrong impression of what their body image is suppose to look like.

Article 2 states that these action figure are simple not human and pure imagination. The writer does not believe that how they look has an impact on what children and their body image. Most of the dolls we play with have a lot of non-human quailties and are most superhero like than life like. It is nonsense to believe these little toys have an impact. The writer states that at the age where kids play with dolls, they aren't mature enough to pick up things like body image from the dolls.

Article one is written in a formal manner while article number two is made for a more casual audience. Both effectively present the authors argument. The first article was more of a research paper so the formal style worked, where as the second one was more if a opionion article. The first article included citations at the end of sentences which gives it creditabilty(ethos). The second Article has a lot of rehortical questions such as "Will the foolishness never stop?". These questions help draw the reader in but make the article less formal. The audience for the first article would be the people who design the toys or readers of a health magizine. The audience for the second artcile would be anyone whose interested. Since it is more casual, it coul dbe found in a daily newspaper, just as a random thought.

I agree more with the second article. Dolls are meant to be toys, and toys are to be played with the imagination. Therefore the action figures who have super powers are simply made up people from the imagination. When I was little, I was not a fan of barbie dolls simply because it was impossible to get their clothes on. I did not get the impression that this is what women are suppose to look like. I feel like the media and television do more influencing on that half. Plastic toys, not so much. Subconsciously the toys could have impacted my image and I wouldn't even know. My favorite dolls were always the stuff animal because of how soft they were. My parents did not limit me on which dolls I could play with based on how they look. How the doll's body was shape was never considered, but what they were wearing or holding might have been.