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Words/Phrases Frequently Used in Advertisements for Boy's Toys
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Avatar Image   Started by patrick_levell patrick_levell has 23,015 Grupie Points 1 year ago         Comments Add a comment

I've noticed a dichotomy in words used to advertise "boys toys" and words used to advertised "girls toys."

Boys ads inevitably ballyhoo the joys of taking things apart and putting them back together, while girls ads are about creating immediate dependency on the toy in question ("I love you, Baby Real Poop!")

This poll and its companion are an attempt to catalog and disarm these Madison Avenue gender dividers.

Tags: ads, advertisements, commercials, language, products, strange

 
       
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Action

Leader! Most 1st Place Votes
Boys can't have dolls, but they can have all the action figures they want.

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13  votes
2.  

Power

Ad read - boy toy - Power Kite! I think power is more boy oriented, like Power Rangers I think are mostly directed at boys even t... [show more]

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9  votes
3.  

Collect

Collect 'em all!

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6  votes
4.  

Build or Construct

Legos, Lincoln Logs, Magnetix, Geomag, etc.

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6  votes
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Master

Master 12 Levels of Gameplay!

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4  votes
6.  

Comes Complete With

So satisfying to know that it "comes COMPLETE with"

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3  votes
7.  

Transform/Change into

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3  votes
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Crash and Smash

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3  votes
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Mega

mega-sized, mega guns

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2  votes
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Fun & Excitement

(No description provided)

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1  votes
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...Sold Seperately

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1  votes
12.  

Magic

works like magic!

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1  votes
 
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This topic was started by patrick_levell patrick_levell has 23,015 Grupie Points on December 7th, 2006. 18 grupies have voted on one or more of the 12 answers.

Tags: ads, advertisements, commercials, language, products, strange

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