June 18, 2001

10:18 PM

Michel Foucault action figure
Keenly aware of the fluidity of social identities, this 6.5" Michel Foucault waves his baton in poststructuralist style at all challenges.
posted by riley370 (13 comments total)

The funny thing (which, admittedly, is not very funny): I would buy one of those if they were real.
posted by sylloge at 1:40 AM on June 19, 2001

I found this link just the other day via the blogs of a couple of friends, and all I could think was, "That one on the top is obviously a repaint of the Giles figure from Series 2 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer figures by Moore Action Collectibles."

I'm a big toy geek.
posted by toddshot at 2:22 AM on June 19, 2001

What, no Chomsky? What a rip.
posted by bilco at 3:15 AM on June 19, 2001

Ooh. Disclaimer: I am not "into" Foucault.
posted by sylloge at 3:49 AM on June 19, 2001

"Push the lever on my back, and I deliberately infect my sexual partners with AIDS!"
posted by straight at 5:52 AM on June 19, 2001

I want it! Too bad he's not wearing the mini he wore to Harvard. Guess I'll have to break out the sewing box.
posted by mimi at 7:21 AM on June 19, 2001

I'd only buy it if I knew I'd be able to build a collection of Michel Foucault BDSM toys and paraphenalia to use in my Malibu Dream Dungeon...
posted by m.polo at 7:48 AM on June 19, 2001

Damn, I was hoping it would be another set of Monty Python action figures from the Philosopher's Football Match sketch.
posted by briank at 8:07 AM on June 19, 2001

I want a Derrida action figure with a special kung fu differance grip...
posted by preguicoso at 8:12 AM on June 19, 2001

I'm holding out for the Umberto Eco. Pull out the string in his back, and he confuses you in four different languages (mostly Italian).
posted by UncleFes at 8:56 AM on June 19, 2001

I want the Gilles Deleuze figure so that I can defenestrate it.
posted by holgate at 9:13 AM on June 19, 2001

Where's Frederic Jameson? Even toys should historicize!
posted by trox at 9:40 AM on June 19, 2001

I heard that the Haraway figure looks just like Seven of Nine. Jeri Lynn Ryan is pissed!
posted by heather at 10:04 AM on June 19, 2001