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I think the term action figure in the general population became popular only in the mid 80's and beyond.
Before that it was dolls.
It's for this reason I usually can tell how old somebody is by how they refer to their playthings
To be honest, me and my buds used to refer to them as "men"
"did you bring over any men ?" .... "yes, I brought Big Jim"Comment
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I think the term action figure in the general population became popular only in the mid 80's and beyond.
Before that it was dolls.
It's for this reason I usually can tell how old somebody is by how they refer to their playthings
To be honest, me and my buds used to refer to them as "men"
"did you bring over any men ?" .... "yes, I brought Big Jim"
--SKotLook what happens when you aren't allowed to play with "dolls"...
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"Action Figure" was a creation of Hasbro so GI Joe was not marketed as a doll. You see cissies play with dolls.
GI Joe is by every definition a doll, it's just marketing lingo. Sleep tight.Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions
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I used to think any figure with a cloth outfit was a doll, and any all plastic figure was an action figure. This was before I learned about GI Joe's marketing team inventing the term.
I used to jokingly make a big deal about it, but I really could care less either way. They are toys.
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I love my dollies. I own a lilac dress-shirt, too. Get over it.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Anecdote: I was getting my Holcomb WGT print matted at my local framery, and an elderly customer was admiring the print and asked if they were like Barbies. I smiled and said, "Yes, just shorter and more poseable."WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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Doll or action figure I really could care less what anyone calls them and they really have no right to tell others what to call them. To each their own. Pretty stupid to get angry over such a thing but I've seen people do it time and time again.Comment
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