Posts Tagged ‘integrity toys’

Kyori – Flight Pattern SKU# 91230

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

I’ve been waiting for an articulated Kyori doll with brown eyes and black hair that I could *afford* to add to my collection. This doll went on sale but she doesn’t have black hair… so medium-dark brown hair will have to do for now…

Kyori - Flight Pattern

Kyori - Flight Pattern

Of course, no post is complete without a criticism by yours truly – why does Kyori have to be characterised with that awful Dragon Lady (the Asian version of the Sapphire caricature) stereotype? Why couldn’t she be an average girl next door… you know, like the Perrin sisters?

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Can Takeo Mizutani NOT be a ninja, please?

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Dear Jason Wu, why does the only East Asian guy in your Fashion Royalty series have to be a ninja? Aren’t YOU sick of people thinking all Asians know martial arts and kung fu?

mister ninja

mister ninja

Why couldn’t he be… umm… a designer? Or a photographer… or chef even?

jason wu = asian guy = designer

jason wu = asian guy = designer

regular guy

regular guy

If you ever add a South Asian guy to your set of characters, please don’t make him a call centre guy no matter how exciting his secret identity is… thanks.

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