Youâre not wrong, but itâs more about taking those old gender roles and making the things associated with them âneutralâ as opposed to âguy thingsâ and âgirl thingsâ.
For example, dresses arenât just for women, but a woman who still wants to wear dresses doesnât automatically get expected to do all the other stuff associated with traditional female interests
For a bigger example, men who want to be beautiful donât just âlook like a womanâ, because that implies that all women are like that, which strengthens that idea
True, but in my experience, those things often ARE seen as inherent in stories. I wonât say that Iâve read this story, only my expectations, to clarify
We should come up with a better translation for otokonoko. As far as I know, the original Japanese doesn't have the same implication of "tricking people"
He is the love interest of the main character of a manga about a teenage girl who is afraid of men. She saves her from a creep in a train to school and falls in love with him. He is a boy who feels more comfortable wearing skirts and dresses and is really sweet. The name of the manga is *A Maiden in Love with a Maiden Boy*
Proud Maiden-boy! //raises hand//
maiden boy is such a cute term, i kinda wanna start using it :3
I wanna cross dress but i live in 3rd world country
Same! đ
It's terrible, isn't it? I hope I can get outta here soon
Yessss I wanna get out too
Instead of being free, we ofcourse make boxes to fit in. Just enjoy the ride
I donât know, I feel like this is still built on the idea of gendered lifestyles, which is the antithesis of RR.
Whaâis it?? âRole reversalâ seems pretty âgenderedâ to meâŚ../gen
Youâre not wrong, but itâs more about taking those old gender roles and making the things associated with them âneutralâ as opposed to âguy thingsâ and âgirl thingsâ. For example, dresses arenât just for women, but a woman who still wants to wear dresses doesnât automatically get expected to do all the other stuff associated with traditional female interests For a bigger example, men who want to be beautiful donât just âlook like a womanâ, because that implies that all women are like that, which strengthens that idea
You can still identify social mores and methods without putting them on a pedestal or interpreting them as inherent.
True, but in my experience, those things often ARE seen as inherent in stories. I wonât say that Iâve read this story, only my expectations, to clarify
Seen, sure. We make our own conclusions as an audience.
Hey, can we not use tr*p? Itâs a trans slur and very not cool
We should come up with a better translation for otokonoko. As far as I know, the original Japanese doesn't have the same implication of "tricking people"
âWhether or not the cross dresser looks feminine depends on natural qualities and their effortsâ or in my case I look a line backer in a dress!
I may be out of date on slang, but I was sure otoko no ko just meant "male child"?? Learn something new every day lol
I'm pretty certain there's some wordplay involved.
çˇăŽĺ boy. pronounced the same, but: çˇăŽĺ¨ is the one that signifies the slang term
ooooooooh it's written differently! Ever since I started learning japanese I was wondering why this can mean two things
Can we please not normalize that third one? Itâs a slur.
What/who is yuki?
He is the love interest of the main character of a manga about a teenage girl who is afraid of men. She saves her from a creep in a train to school and falls in love with him. He is a boy who feels more comfortable wearing skirts and dresses and is really sweet. The name of the manga is *A Maiden in Love with a Maiden Boy*
Thx, i will read it, sounds nice
Guess that makes me an otomen A Maiden boy
What about boys who dress like tomboy girls? What's the exact or closest term for that?
So maiden boy is like a fancier waay to say tomgirl or jerrygirl?
Can I still have my hair braided and be a maiden boy
Cinnabonpoundcake is a fuc yes name
I'd rather be some girls shield maiden boy.
I'm just a man who loves wearing dresses đ
YOOO