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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 15, 2014 11:34:16 GMT -6
Creepy in a horror sense or creepy in a "half-naked child" sense?
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Post by sadpanda on Oct 15, 2014 12:37:12 GMT -6
ssj2dakota where was that head when I was looking everywhere lol
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Post by king on Oct 15, 2014 12:46:50 GMT -6
Creepy in a horror sense or creepy in a "half-naked child" sense? the second one, I get the Culture difference thing but guarantee 9/10 in Murrica it will not end well among most non-anime fans. that and the expression she makes doesnt help matters
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Post by MajinRob on Oct 15, 2014 17:17:38 GMT -6
Creepy in a horror sense or creepy in a "half-naked child" sense? the second one, I get the Culture difference thing but guarantee 9/10 in Murrica it will not end well among most non-anime fans. that and the expression she makes doesnt help matters I completely agree with your sentiments on that Chi Chi figure. I kind of hate it.
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Post by wartomato on Oct 15, 2014 18:40:09 GMT -6
I don't see it. Her expression to me is an expression of childhood innocence. I don't own or want it because Kid Chi Chi is annoying to me.
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Post by Branjita on Oct 15, 2014 19:12:32 GMT -6
Kid Chi Chi is inappropriate by design. At least that's how I see her.
The figure is in a somewhat sexual pose, but it's supposed to be innocence. It's a pose that actually occurs in the manga/anime as far as I remember. There's technically nothing wrong with her at all. However, she is a scantily clad 12ish year old by design... which is weird, and was sculpted by a man with a mustache, so as far as I'm concerned she's creepy!
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 15, 2014 19:57:09 GMT -6
It doesn't bother me, but I still probably wouldn't buy one. I assume other people would assume I was a pedophile if I had one. It's still cute though.
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Post by king on Oct 15, 2014 20:24:57 GMT -6
It doesn't bother me, but I still probably wouldn't buy one. I assume other people would assume I was a pedophile if I had one. It's still cute though. THIS is what we are all getting at
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Post by serenitydarko on Oct 15, 2014 20:27:01 GMT -6
I think she's cute and never got any creepy or inappropriate vibes from her. How different people see her is a product of their socialization and societal norms. I can see how someone might find the figure inappropriate, but there is nothing intrinsically inappropriate about a 12 year old sitting on a cloud. Her pose being interpreted as sexual is a projection of how a given viewer may see it, but there is nothing sexual about the figure itself.
ANYWAY, that's the end of the mini sociology rant for tonight, I have a philosophy paper to finish.
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Post by burdocksan on Oct 16, 2014 1:25:18 GMT -6
Why would you sell her? She's adorable. While I do think that her face expresses innocence, the overall design doesn't necessarily send out a similar vibe. It was just a weird concept and her name doesn't help either but I'm least bothered by it. The reason I'm thinking of not keeping her is because the seller mentioned the presence of a black rub mark on her knees although I can't see it anywhere in the pics. I'll prolly decide about it when she gets here.
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Post by carnage6 on Oct 16, 2014 19:15:56 GMT -6
Ya as far as anime related figures, female figures for Dragonball are pretty tame in general. Other anime statues feature fully naked female anime characters even if they were never nude on the show. I wonder if Toriyama has a say in keeping them more wholesome looking?
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Post by king on Oct 16, 2014 19:31:37 GMT -6
he probabaly has a moderate say, i think Bulma is the only character that gets moderately slutty figures
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 16, 2014 19:33:07 GMT -6
She has been known to flash her bits to people. So it kinda makes sense.
Also, considering how perverse Dragon Ball is at some points, I'd be surprised if Toriyama has any issues with such things.
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Post by carnage6 on Oct 16, 2014 20:43:53 GMT -6
I know that's why it's so weird all the female figures have been mainly so PG rated when most of the anime series are "slutting up" their characters. A couple figures that pushed the boundaries are the "Bulma taking a bath" megahouse figure and the posing Krillin figure with the nudie magazine.
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Post by ◄VR► on Oct 16, 2014 20:49:35 GMT -6
There are other things too...I think this was specifically designed for fapping. By the way, does anyone know where I can get one.
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