Kidults driving toy sales?

[Transbot90210]

Hasbro caught on a long time ago.



I remember back in the 90's when we as fans would "beg" for figures. They would reply with a laugh and maybe throw us a bone in the form of a cheap repaint/remould. The answer was always, we cater to kids cuz fans don't buy enough to make a difference.



Fast Forward to today where toys are out of the price range to buy as gifts for kids and almost every figure is catering towards adults. HASLAB anyone?


3P was on fire back on 07 because Hasbro wasn't catering to fans. Today, most of the bog 3P groups are gone because Hasbro caters to collectors now.



I just love the contrast of how it was in the 90's to how it is today. A true golden age as a collector.

[Marcotron]

"It's a kid's toy, but that's not how I'm using it" -Will Ferrell

[JLvatron]

Originally Posted by Grayfox

The "kidult" word must die right now.

Originally Posted by RNSrobot

Nah dawg.

So "Kidawgs" ?

Originally Posted by joshimus

I find the word, in its essence, to be demeaning because the same standard isn't applied to other things, like kids play sports, adults play sports. No one calls it kidulting when adults continue to play sports.

"Nerd" and "Geek" were derogatory words from the 70's/ 80's, that people use alot more freely now.

I guess kidults is the next term to demean us.

[Marcotron]

Originally Posted by JLvatron

So "Kidawgs" ?



"Nerd" and "Geek" were derogatory words from the 70's/ 80's, that people use alot more freely now.

I guess kidults is the next term to demean us.

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"I identify as a meat popsicle." - Corben Dallas
The Fifth Element was truly ahead of its time.

[RNSrobot]

Originally Posted by Marcotron

https://youtu.be/8Dd_qiuWxPs

"I identify as a meat popsicle." - Corben Dallas
The Fifth Element was truly ahead of its time.

Well on this weather we are all mear popsicles

LEELOO MULTIPASS

[Grayfox]

Originally Posted by joshimus

I find the word, in its essence, to be demeaning because the same standard isn't applied to other things, like kids play sports, adults play sports. No one calls it kidulting when adults continue to play sports.
for me it has nothing to do with being a kid at heart, which I am but it still has nothing to do with why I am a toy collector. I can afford to buy things I have always liked.

Originally Posted by JLvatron

I guess kidults is the next term to demean us.

It is demeaning.

[evenstaves]

Originally Posted by Grayfox

It is demeaning.

Agreed - this is bullsh*t that tryhards and old people use to put themselves above us

Man I literally heard this on the radio today driving in to work "they are now called kidults" etc
And the radio guy is all "hey man, I used to collect toys, y'know, cmon" but in a really conciliatory way, as if to say "but obviously I don't do it anymore, who would?" - like their precious image and their precious listener-base will surely drop this station at the drop of a hat upon hearing their DJs are "kidults"

F*ck all that sh*t, it's a fun thing that I never had the money to expand on as a kid - always at the mercy of parents' limited budgets, whichever card-backed (never the boxed ones obvs) were cheapest

And now I can afford to do it and society like "oh no u should be above this, you should be past this"
Man, f*ck you, this is why rich people and old people collect cars, it's f*cking fun

You bet your *ss they'll use it to put us down, this new made-up term

[Robimus]

KIDULTCON 2023!!!!!!!!

[timcrook]

Ok boomer

[Grayfox]

Originally Posted by evenstaves

Agreed - this is bullsh*t that tryhards and old people use to put themselves above us

Man I literally heard this on the radio today driving in to work "they are now called kidults" etc
And the radio guy is all "hey man, I used to collect toys, y'know, cmon" but in a really conciliatory way, as if to say "but obviously I don't do it anymore, who would?" - like their precious image and their precious listener-base will surely drop this station at the drop of a hat upon hearing their DJs are "kidults"

F*ck all that sh*t, it's a fun thing that I never had the money to expand on as a kid - always at the mercy of parents' limited budgets, whichever card-backed (never the boxed ones obvs) were cheapest

And now I can afford to do it and society like "oh no u should be above this, you should be past this"
Man, f*ck you, this is why rich people and old people collect cars, it's f*cking fun

You bet your *ss they'll use it to put us down, this new made-up term

100%

One the one hand, we're supposedly responsible for the growth in toy sales and on the other, an idiotic and demeaning name is made up to designate us.

I can only hope this article will blow over and the internet will forever forget it.