On the subject of shoujo manga...among other things

[fishpatrol]

Whenever I read shoujo manga, I have this irritating, but mostly involuntary, habit of comparing myself with the female protagonist. The problem is when the character acts in such a way that I start thinking: omg, I would never in a million years do that, what is wrong with you, woman -- I have to remind myself to stop waving my fist at the

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[disutansu]

Now this is an interesting thing to read. I don't think I noticed... or perhaps it doesn't irk me as it does you. XD;; But thinking about it, you are right. @_@; *is perhaps oblivious* Perhaps we're always going to be stuck in such stereotypes for a very long time. Society is like that... makes things easier?

*squishes* I SAY RANT! WE ALL RANT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER! XD *loves*

[fishpatrol]

After taking that Gender Roles/Behaviour course, I've become especially sensitive to gender stereotypes and the like. A little while ago, I couldn't even watch TV without pointing and yelling, "that commercial! It's promoting traditional gender roles!" XD Some of my RL friends are very much with the "guys shouldn't show emotion" and the "I would rather my boyfriend take the first step" etc, and when I ask them why, I never get satisfactory answers.

I guess some people are more willing to go with the status quo. But for me, being expected to behave in a way that doesn't make sense to me (how is it beneficial to me if I were to always depend on a man?) just doesn't sit well with me. XD And seeing this sort of ideology being so heavily promoted in media (books, TV shows, manga, and whatnot) bothers me on some level too.

[disutansu]

My mom probably doesn't understand the whole thing much, but she always tells me that I need to depend on yourself so I don't have to go looking desperately for a man. I am not desperate anyway. XD *has Inui and Kaidoh* She's always very independent and I don't watch a lot of media (except anime and manga) so... yep. X3;

[fishpatrol]

*has Inui and Kaidoh*
Hee, that's so true: who needs real guys when you have fictional guys! *snuggles harem of pretty 2D boys ;D*