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The argument being presented in this blog is that over the course of time people have become more and more conscious of how their bodies look. The main focus of attention for most men is the muscularity of the male physique. To test what may be a factor in this new fascination with the perfect body, researchers wanted to see if there was any correlation with the size and physiques of action figures commonly played with by children. After the research was done it was clear to see that every action figure that has withstood the test of time and is still in production has become taller and also has much more defined muscles. I personally don't think the only reason they are more muscular is because it is stereotypical, but also because new technologies allow for them to be more muscular. Twenty years back machines weren't able to do complex design in small things. Now machines can make the most minute detail with the push of a button.
This article is very monotone. It's good because unlike a direct argument, it is research based. There is a lot of pathos involved because everyone can relate to action figures as everyone played with them when they were young. There is also a lot of logos in that the exact measurements are given for every action figure as well as pictures and things like that.
Before I read this article I never would have realized that action figures today are ridiculously more jacked than action figures in the past. You look at the pics and see that the action figures of the 80's didn't have abs or muscles at all. In fact most of them had armor on. Now you see more and more action figures without shirts or costumes deliberately displaying the guys abs and chest. I personally do not have the perfect body but the more and more you see it on tv and on other people the more and more you become conscious of it yourself and that transcends any race or culture. If you go to India it isn't that way and the ideal body is something different in and of itself but here in America every girl is looking for the muscular guy with the perfect body.