tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post4541761685669975990..comments2024-01-29T22:12:12.881+00:00Comments on Arfon.net The Art of Arfon Jones: A Monster Memories Halloween Special: Were BearsArfon Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-39128385322745623662020-04-04T17:00:56.597+01:002020-04-04T17:00:56.597+01:00Id love a Beasty Bear just to have it as a curio i...Id love a Beasty Bear just to have it as a curio in the collection, did you get it from the US? the postage is quite hefty, stopped me nabbing one a fair few times...Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-86755693393422569592020-04-01T16:51:42.719+01:002020-04-01T16:51:42.719+01:00I finally got hold of a Snapper so have a complete...I finally got hold of a Snapper so have a complete set of the Werebears and Terror Teds! I also got one of the Beasty Bears, the green one which has a color scheme I really like. I'm not that keen on the others so probably won't get the rest but it's nice having one Beasty Bear representing in my collection. Rods Toy Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183201109181537164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-34909951955846246252017-11-07T19:31:25.702+00:002017-11-07T19:31:25.702+00:00But I don't think there's anything wrong w...But I don't think there's anything wrong with a boy playing with a toy pony, because some toys ARE (or CAN be) gender-free. However, if a boy preferred playing with a girl's doll instead of a boy's action figure, I'd have my concerns. As for dressing up Barbie, girls like doing that because they like the many different styles of outfits - it's a fashion thing. Action Man's different costumes, on the other hand, have really nothing to do with fashion and exist for a different purpose. It falls into the category of 'equipment' and I think boys have a different attitude to changing the outfits on their action figures than girls do with their dolls' cossies. Dolls like Barbie and Sindy are really nothing more than clothes horses because their articulation is very limited, while Action Man has a massive 20 (not 21 as the ads used to say) points of articulation. When it comes down to it, AJ, we guide our kids in every other area of their lives, so why should the toys they play with be any different? Having said that, most kids naturally gravitate towards toys geared toward their gender, so it's not an issue that often pops up.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-5281077476676772072017-11-07T11:43:58.249+00:002017-11-07T11:43:58.249+00:00It is! I don’t like the idea of telling any child ...It is! I don’t like the idea of telling any child what they can and can’t play with, if it came down to a boy wanting to play with a doll I would perhaps try and steer them away, warning them that there might be ‘repercussions’ from others (because there will and that would be my biggest concern) but I’ve never thought it was right to call a girl that plays with boys toys a ‘tomboy’ and laugh it off but think a boy might need therapy if he plays with girls toys (sexism anyone?) Its pure madness and makes no sense, a boy can’t play with a colourful little pony but it’s OK to play with big muscly ‘he’ men? You can’t dress up Barbie but you can undress Action man? Humans...Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-40517555695156113302017-11-05T14:39:44.452+00:002017-11-05T14:39:44.452+00:00Well, some might say that it's a parent's ...Well, some might say that it's a parent's responsibility to guide their children in the way they should go, and not to do so might be considered abandoning that responsibility. "Even in the toys they play with?" some might say, but boys playing with certain types of girl's toys (and vice versa) might lead them to develop other girlish (or boyish) habits in later years. See, I don't see Care Bears as being aimed exclusively at girls when it comes to young kids (I think I worked on the comic), so I don't think you'd be a hypocrite if you preferred your son not playing with dollies in prams. To a certain extent I see your point though, but I think it's got limits.<br /><br />Ooh, isn't this interesting? Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-9523725293178224292017-11-05T02:03:22.486+00:002017-11-05T02:03:22.486+00:00Eeeeerrrr....I had a bendy Bugs, Daffy, Wile E Coy...Eeeeerrrr....I had a bendy Bugs, Daffy, Wile E Coyote and Sylvester when I was 21... I had the Popeye one back in the day along with a Kermit and Pink Panther but I stopped collecting them though as they just crumble to dust! As for Barbie, If my child really liked the toy I wouldn’t prevent them from playing with it (I would push action figures because they are generally way cooler) but lets face it as I said in this post I was a kid that used to play with Care Bears so if I stopped my child playing with a toy deemed for girls then that would make me a hypocrite, let kids pick they toys they want I say! There is plenty of rules waiting for them when they get older, let them enjoy playing with their toys while they can! Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-30255237187071538572017-11-04T02:00:36.523+00:002017-11-04T02:00:36.523+00:00I think I had a 'Bendy' Rupert myself, AJ,...I think I had a 'Bendy' Rupert myself, AJ, and I certainly had a 'Bendy' Yogi - as well as a Popeye and Winnie the Pooh. Thing is, I was about 17 at the time, so I'd deny it in court. Nah, soft toys are fine, but would you like your son (if you have one, I dunno) playing with a Barbie or dolls in their prams? (As we all know, Action Man is NOT a doll, he's an ACTION figure.)Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-70425795080384377502017-11-04T01:41:35.786+00:002017-11-04T01:41:35.786+00:00As you know Mim, I’ve been fighting this rule for ...As you know Mim, I’ve been fighting this rule for some years- and often find myself fighting the extension that has been placed on dinosaurs stating that only boys can have dinosaur toys and that girls can only have them if they are pink or purple and with long eyelashes, I fight that one at every opportunity! I’ve never given in to it, I have many plush toys scattered through out the studio and many more in storage!<br /><br />Kid, I had a ‘Bendy’ Rupert back in the day (it perished) I’ve mentioned before how I scaled down my Hanna Barbera plush collection so Yogi and BooBoo now reside with another collector but Mrs Jones has a Paddington…. Another British Bear in my collection is my Nookie Bear that I was given age 2 for Christmas (his eyes still cross when the cord it pulled) Kermit, Garfield, list is endless…. I take to all manner of toys I remember wanting Keepers, years later when my sister had one I realised how unreliable the lock were! Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-26003756126388137292017-10-27T16:50:41.908+01:002017-10-27T16:50:41.908+01:00Never heard of any of these bears before, AJ. I on...Never heard of any of these bears before, AJ. I only have eyes for Yogi (and Pooh, and Rupert, and Paddington, and - well, okay, probably a few others).Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-59674727016509738732017-10-27T16:47:40.401+01:002017-10-27T16:47:40.401+01:00I'm not convinced that it's nonsense for g...I'm not convinced that it's nonsense for genders to have their own toys. Boys naturally gravitate to one kind of toy, girls another - in most cases anyway. The so-called 'rules' aren't imposed on kids, they become established over time by what kids themselves usually react to. I'd agree though, that kids should play with whatever toys they want to. Having said that, I don't think I'd be happy if a son of mine (if I had one) preferred playing with a Barbie instead of an Action Man.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-16056272999044591502017-10-27T15:03:52.128+01:002017-10-27T15:03:52.128+01:00Boys can have stuffed toys too - down with all thi...Boys can have stuffed toys too - down with all this 'boy's toys' and 'girl's toys' nonsense. People should let kids play with what they like. I didn't like baby dolls or any of that nonsense, and happily my parents didn't try to make me have them.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-43059805286837435282017-10-27T08:17:22.006+01:002017-10-27T08:17:22.006+01:00Excellent! (nice to ‘meet’ a fellow fan!) I’ve jus...Excellent! (nice to ‘meet’ a fellow fan!) I’ve just looked at your site nice to see the bears out in the wild! I’m resisting the TerrorTeds and trying to focus on the transforming bears (I will get Gums some day…) If I was to seek anything out, I wouldn't mind some Beasty Bears! Thanks for commenting good luck tracking down Snapper!Arfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5650740727684370946.post-66980519156362015352017-10-27T00:28:21.055+01:002017-10-27T00:28:21.055+01:00I'm a huge fan of the Werebears. I too dislike...I'm a huge fan of the Werebears. I too disliked Growler not looking like the other four so I was glad that the 2012 version matched them better and so added him to my collection. I'm now just short Snapper of having a full set. Rods Toy Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183201109181537164noreply@blogger.com