Comments on Futureosophy: Blythe Doll Redux: Blythe Dolls Reaching a Tipping...

Tween Market?Obviously a quote from someone who ha...

2008-06-12T06:48:00.000-06:00

Tween Market?

Obviously a quote from someone who hasn't looked into the market that collects these dolls.

The average age is well above 20, with many collectors over the age of 30.

If this doll were meant as a toy, then perhaps a marketing ploy as crass as a movie might be a good idea, but Blythe is meant as a collectable, to be admired and displayed. Not to end up in

I found your article interesting but like others n...

2008-05-15T11:13:00.000-06:00

I found your article interesting but like others not sure I agree with all your points. Despite my current painting series that is inspired by large eye dolls I was never interested in dolls when I was little, and my interest in that regard hasn't changed (although I do have a cultural interest I don't collect them).

While you are saying the figure drawing represents an example of a

To: The commenter above.Thank you so much for your...

2008-05-15T08:31:00.000-06:00

To: The commenter above.
Thank you so much for your corrections. I'm guilty of numerous grammatical errors and I encourage anyone at anytime to email futureosophy@futureosophy.com any time you find them. As you see I have made those corrections.

thought I should address comments about the fertility goddess statement from the article .

Historical fertility goddess symbols

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog Christop...

2008-05-15T08:13:00.000-06:00

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog Christopher! And thank you for the link to your article, it is an interesting take on the rapid growth in the Blythe fanbase/community and the collective consciousness. I'm a new part of that rapid growth, so it's pretty relevant to me.

I have some different ideas to your article. She's not a modern translation of the fertility goddess, she's

First of all, I have to tell you that in the follo...

2008-05-15T07:15:00.000-06:00

First of all, I have to tell you that in the following sentence, "do" should be spelled "due": "On April 30, 2008 I published that Blythe Dolls were reaching a tipping point and are do for a major resurgence."

Actually, Blythe has been undergoing a major resurgence for the past several years, ever since the photography book, "This is Blythe," by Gina Garan hit the stands (in 2000),

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2008-05-14T20:13:00.000-06:00

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Interesting article, although I'm probably opposin...

2008-05-14T18:24:00.000-06:00

Interesting article, although I'm probably opposing some of the points. I do not agree with Blythe Doll to be for the masses. And like anonymous said, keep Pixar away. (And what's wrong with Tim Burton?)

Blythe can represent many, many things for many, many people. If for you it represents femininity or a fertility goddess, for another person Blythe could just mean their childhood, or a

Nice article! Interesting ideas. For me, I fell in...

2008-05-14T16:01:00.000-06:00

Nice article! Interesting ideas. For me, I fell in love with Blythe when I was a little girl- I saw her and was trasfixed. She has an innocence that belongs to children and baby animals, the large eyes (proportioned to the head) and small body. I think it is this innocence that makes her so beguiling. Think of the time period Blythe first came out, is there a connection? Why is she coming back

I don't really agree with much of anything you hav...

2008-05-14T15:39:00.000-06:00

I don't really agree with much of anything you have said. That an illustrator used a large head for a "goofy" look is nothing new. It's been done for years and I hardly suspect it has anything to do with a Jungian bent toward doll collecting.

Additionally the thought of Blythe as a modern day fertility goddess is really beyond absurd. She's perhaps the most non-fertile seeming doll I

Very nice story! I really enjoyed reading it becau...

2008-05-14T10:59:00.000-06:00

Very nice story! I really enjoyed reading it because I am a Blythe collector.

I too have seen more and more animated images in advertising of girls with overly large heads.

Since I've been collecting (for only 3 years) I've seen the popularity of Blythe grow on Ebay; before you could find lot's of girls from 2001 to present makes. Now they don't come up very often and when they

Interesting ideas, tho I'm not sure, however sad s...

2008-05-14T09:51:00.000-06:00

Interesting ideas, tho I'm not sure, however sad some may find it, that a goddess archetype can ever be totally physically unsexualized (what's wrong boobs and brains, anyway?). But I do understand the point being made and it is one to think about.