Comments on: Oh Boy! http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/ creating cultures of dignity Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:30:44 -0400 hourly 1 By: Womens Black Vest http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Womens Black Vest Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:24:32 +0000 http://rosalindwiseman.com/?p=2945#comment-1484 I think as a society the body image differences between men and women are so different and yet men also suffer. I enjoyed reading your post. Men rarely talk about their body image issues but they do have insecurities and the media and toys just makes it worse I think as a society the body image differences between men and women are so different and yet men also suffer. I enjoyed reading your post. Men rarely talk about their body image issues but they do have insecurities and the media and toys just makes it worse

]]> By: Leonardo Baters http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1437 Leonardo Baters Sat, 03 Apr 2010 18:29:26 +0000 http://rosalindwiseman.com/?p=2945#comment-1437 Finally, Finally…I’ve been looking for this information for a long time. Thanks Finally, Finally…I’ve been looking for this information for a long time. Thanks

]]> By: Jon the action figure buff http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 Jon the action figure buff Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:20:59 +0000 http://rosalindwiseman.com/?p=2945#comment-1380 It isn't as simply as that. Action figures and dolls have those specific looks for a reason: they sell. Rob Lefield draws comics and his style, even though I hate it, sells. It's absolutely terrible, and a couple of years ago one of his drawings got popular which portrayed Captain America with a terribly dis-proportioned torso. I don't like it, but I'm not the majority of people. Consumers as a whole are the ones who dictate the market, and editors and publishers get and hire those they think will sell the best. It's awful, yes, but it's the way things happen out there. We could also lead this into a different question while we're at it: action figures or dolls? You called Ken a doll, why? Why can't we also call a G.I. Joe a doll? This has much more subtle implications than when we first think about it: check <a href="http://actionfiguresbuff-jon.com/care-bears-vs-transformers-gender-stereotypes-in-advertisements/" rel="nofollow">care bears vs transformers - gender stereotypes in advertisements</a>. It isn’t as simply as that. Action figures and dolls have those specific looks for a reason: they sell. Rob Lefield draws comics and his style, even though I hate it, sells. It’s absolutely terrible, and a couple of years ago one of his drawings got popular which portrayed Captain America with a terribly dis-proportioned torso. I don’t like it, but I’m not the majority of people. Consumers as a whole are the ones who dictate the market, and editors and publishers get and hire those they think will sell the best. It’s awful, yes, but it’s the way things happen out there.

We could also lead this into a different question while we’re at it: action figures or dolls? You called Ken a doll, why? Why can’t we also call a G.I. Joe a doll? This has much more subtle implications than when we first think about it: check care bears vs transformers – gender stereotypes in advertisements.

]]> By: Kim http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-1284 Kim Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:57:15 +0000 http://rosalindwiseman.com/?p=2945#comment-1284 I agree. I teach at a boarding school and the difference in the way boys and girls treat each other is amazing. I'm in charge of the eighth grade girl's dorm, and even though each person has a perfectly fine single bed, most nights there will be at least a quarter of the 120 girls sharing a bed. I agree with everything said in this post. I agree. I teach at a boarding school and the difference in the way boys and girls treat each other is amazing. I’m in charge of the eighth grade girl’s dorm, and even though each person has a perfectly fine single bed, most nights there will be at least a quarter of the 120 girls sharing a bed. I agree with everything said in this post.

]]> By: Emily Bartek http://rosalindwiseman.com/2009/08/11/boy-body-image/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Emily Bartek Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:46:51 +0000 http://rosalindwiseman.com/?p=2945#comment-81 Great post! It reminds me a lot of what Jackson Katz talks about in Tough Guise. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exzMPT4nGI) Great post! It reminds me a lot of what Jackson Katz talks about in Tough Guise. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3exzMPT4nGI)

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