Hexcraft-nyc t1_j6hknzw wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:20 AM

Reply to comment by Kalse1229 in What are some shows that were advertised to one demographic, but became successful outside of the target demographic? by blqckwidow

But that's exactly why. They said girls don't buy toys and blamed them, rather than the declining physical toy space in the wake of modern electronics. Kids had phones and didn't want toys, but they blamed the audience.

StreetMysticCosmic t1_j6i44sh wrote on January 30, 2023 at 2:27 PM

The MCU didn't make a movie about a nonwhite protagonist until Black Panther (movie #18) or about a woman until Captain Marvel (movie #21) for the same misconception. Turns out those demographics didn't buy as many superhero toys because there were barely any that they could see themselves in.

I guess Ant-Man and the Wasp predates Captain Marvel with its woman co-lead but I personally feel like Ant-Man is still the main character of that film.

dragonmp93 t1_j6iachk wrote on January 30, 2023 at 3:12 PM

And that's why Disney kicked out Ike Perlmutter out of the MCU