#11341341, By Furbs Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Furbs 4 Mar 2016 16:29:34 45,740 posts
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Derblington wrote:
Fuck sake, people.

Kichi is correct - there were far less Rey figures/toys made in relation to the male/other cast, and Disney were criticized for it. Same with the Black Widow/Avengers thing.

Yes, there were a few toys produced but that's not really a good enough excuse in the grand scheme.

That wasnt Kichi's (apologies for the gender confusion btw) assertion at all. Where is your evidence that fewer figures/toys were made? There are two Finn figures (Stormtrooper and Jacket), but only one Poe, Han, Chewie etc.

Furthermore, if there were fewer produced in terms of stock numbers, this would have been based on market research, projected sales and historical precedent (and I know for a fact that Leia action figures have always sold far fewer than other main characters).

Do you really, honestly, genuinely, believe Disney/Hasbro would deliberately produce fewer toys than they thought they could sell in order to reinforce patriarchy? If they thought they could have sold more, trust me, they'd have made more. They got their numbers all wrong with lots of the toys, as evidence by them being like rocking horse shit, even on Amazon.

This is like someone whining that a game has gone out of stock and they can't pick up in Asda. Its nothing more than that.

Edited by Furbs at 16:31:09 04-03-2016