omg, i never even thought about how dudes could self-insert themselves as the "solve" or "cure" to girls problems as nichijou, i...
Anonymous asked: omg, i never even thought about how dudes could self-insert themselves as the "solve" or "cure" to girls problems as nichijou, i always just viewed it as a random show that actually handled it's randomness/quirkyness/whatever quality in a funny way, but now that you say it, i can TOTALLY see that happening all the time, omg...
yeah like… it’s a sort of subtle but critical distinction. helplessness only becomes Cute Helplessness if help is possible but absent. the manic pixie dream girl archetype is sort of similar in a western context, especially in that the same dudes who get off on the flattened and isolated fantasy tend to see weird girls in the context of our friends and loved ones infuriating and threatening. the male gaze scares me a lot and i think girls who are into very male gazey stuff despite it have a stronger stomach than me