#poll dancing

[ryttu3k]

A question, spawned by a thread on Reddit! Explanation will be beneath the cut, please have a read after replying to the poll.

This is the doll character EC, from the Australian 90s children's show, Lift Off. EC was able to move independently and served as a friend to the child cast.

For responses: 'positive emotions' includes feeling warm, affectionate, etc towards EC. 'Neutral emotions' includes feeling ambivalent, not having any particular feelings regarding EC in particular. 'Negative emotions' includes feeling fear, disgust, disconcerted, etc towards EC.

Beneath the cut, a longer explanation on EC, and why I'm asking this question.

Lift Off was an Australian kids TV show that aired from 1992 to 1995, aimed at 3-8-year-olds (I was five when it started), partially fantasy but largely educational, aimed at helping kids learn how to deal with problems and difficult emotions, learn about the world, and foster empathy for others. In the first episode, two of the main cast of kid characters find a discarded doll, who, much to their surprise, starts to move independently. The kids befriend the doll, named EC, who becomes a main cast member.

In this clip, Poss and Kim find EC.

EC, short for 'Every Child', was designed to be an audience stand-in, allowing the entire young audience to project upon them, to be a vehicle for imagination. This... may have backfired for a lot of people, because thirty years later, what most people remember of Lift Off is of being completely terrified of EC, the faceless, non-speaking doll.

This article on the ABC, with Luke Carroll, one of the child cast members, opens by mentioning kids being terrified of EC. This article on Buzzfeed is entirely on how scary EC is. This post on r/AustralianNostalgia also goes into it, and this recent post on the same (which prompted me to make this post!) shows a positive response from OP, but with a lot of comments to the contrary!

(There were EC dolls available for sale - albeit with a plastic head, not a cloth one. I desperately wanted one.)

So, I'm extremely curious about how people initially respond to EC, particularly those who didn't watch Lift Off as a kid. There's a thread on the first subreddit post that has me thinking:

"We had an EC toy and I never once found it creepy. I loved playing with EC and played in a similar vein to the kids on the show. I've since found out that I'm quite neurodivergent so maybe that says something? I loved this show so much and have since shown it to my kids."

"I loved EC too… and I’m ASD, maybe that’s the secret"

"Exactly me! Was my fave toy ever. I remember all the scenes where he made cool magic happen"

Another comment:

"I adored Lift Off. Had my own EC doll because he just had the loveliest vibes (still have him somewhere), had the Purple Backpack as my very first school bag, got the magazines every month... it had me transfixed. Diagnosed with ASD in my 30s, which might explain it. But that show was just pure, undiluted joy for me."

I adored EC, wanted an EC of my own, and I'm autistic. I'm wondering if a positive response to EC is linked to that - with clearly projected body language and a lack of facial expression (or facial features!) and spoken word, EC definitely communicates in a non-'normative' way, which I found extremely comforting. I vastly preferred EC and Lotis (the sapient artificial intelligence controlling the building's elevator) to the human kids, honestly!

So, how do you feel about EC?

[robotslenderman]

List here.

[voidingintotheshout]

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[intimatevoid]

Please help me confirm something for a friend. Remember, this is just about superficial appearances. "Close enough" answers welcome. Reblogs would be appreciated. 💛

[goldenwitherphoenix13]

I could not get the face right. I promise I just couldn't so just.... here... under the cut is a kind of doodle of cat maid Jimmy poll dancing. I know the pose is rather... fun but the poll chose this not me. I was hoping for option 3.

Anyways, last warning, kinda suggestive cat maid Jimmy poll dancing with bad physics. Enjoy!

I have nothing more to say.

[dramatisperscnae]

so uh i've kinda been toying with a thought and I kinda want some feedback opinions here so here's a poll

[icemankazansky]

Okay reposting this bc I NEED A POLL

* Not confident I can draw Slider tbh

^ Him either but who knows

° This option is specifically so you don't use the "some other combo" option to see the results.

[hersheysmcboom]

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[ryttu3k]

Doing that thing where you list a bunch of favourite characters (picking one from each fandom, except Zelda because... I feel like it) and people can vote on them and there's a distinct, uh, dichotomy between the first three and the rest.

[voidingintotheshout]

I just had to move a heavy ass box, containing a queen size mattress up to my apartment, plus a thing of cat litter, plus a bag of cat food. Then I needed to move an insanely heavy innerspring mattress out of my apartment, and find a way to stuff it into the back of my Subaru Crosstrek. I am so sweaty and gross and tired. I will let you determine if that is sweaty and gross in a sexy or non-sexy way. I’m literally just sitting in my car’s air conditioning just cool myself down because I like sleeping with the windows open but it’s just no match for how extremely hot I am right now… ¡Caliente! and whatnot.

[haveyoutriedthis]