Re: What I feel like when someone asks if a toy....
BloodDrinker6969 wrote:
A lot of issues friends of mine have with these vs. other toys is 1- most they can't relate to a source (since many don't have a source, but some do like Toho figures) 2- Even when they CAN link them to an existing property, they think they "look cheap" and so that also confuses them.
The no-connection thing really throws a lot of people though. "What's it from" is a big one. They really feel this need to connect it to something like a movie or show or comic. They'll really be into some Medicom VCD Star Wars because they can place them. But the RxH or other stuff I have, unless it's very specifically a tribute, they can't accept and "don't get it."
So many people who've seen these just can't function past "what's it from?"
You know what's so funny about this don't you? Well, especially in my heyday, but it's DEFINITELY still going on; SOOOO many cartoons, comics, commercials, cereals, etc. (why did I just pick all things starting with a "C" is totally random) were all based around one specific product - TOYS! So you'd think that they should be the alpha of those thoughts. Of course this didn't originally apply to franchises like Star Wars... Ha, but you're right, some don't get it w'out a connection they recognize... I tend to say something along the lines of, "It's just another art medium.", and because I usually don't get a response back, that tends to end the topic. See, if they could talk of or think of objects in the way of being "art", most wouldn't have asked the question in the first place. And I've noticed that a lot of times, that someone w' absolutely no knowledge of art (or no comprehension on any subject) definitely don't want to feel like idiots out loud.
