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⌈ Secret Post #7015 ⌋

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[fscom]

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[fscom]

Sometimes a male character can be well into his legal-adult years and I still find it jarring if he's referred to as a man. It's age-dependent to some extent (most characters in their early 20s are still boys or guys in my mind), but it also depends on how the character is presented—i.e. maturity, comportment, responsibilities, etc. There are even characters in their late 20s that my brain doesn't think of as men (Mike from S1 of Suits as an example).

For the record, this isn't some sneaky, "That 25yo is child-coded" anti bullshit. One of my OTPs is aged 18/48. Every single time I see the 18yo character referred to as a man, my brain goes, "Ma'am, that is a boy."

Also for the record, I love and respect "boy" characters just as deeply as "man" characters. (I also tend to relate to them more, which is a whole other can of worms, but yeah.)

[(Anonymous)]

This makes sense to me, especially for male characters.

Compared to female characters (who tend to be boxed into either the "normal human woman aged 18-25" category or the "decrepit old crone at 35" category), male characters tend to get a broader spectrum of depth across a much wider age range.

When characters in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are actually categorized as "men" rather than "wizened ancients", it's a lot easier to look at the 18-25 range, see their youth for what it is, and recognise that they are, ultimately, just boys.

[dani_phantasma]

Regarding relating to youthful seeming characters, I'm the same but on the feminine side. I often find myself thinking of myself as a 'girl' and I'm well into my thirties.


Its kinda weird and frustrating because at the same time i dislike others infantalizing me in certain ways, but thats more in relation to my being autistic. Still...*shrug*. Its weird. It feels like me saying "Only I can infantalize myself"

[(Anonymous)]

Same here, it is weird but in a way it also makes sense? The world infantilizes autistic people so much that we can't help but internalize it a bit. It's like how scientists say that the more we know the more we recognize we don't know, but with regards to maturity. We are mature enough to recognize our immaturity. And allistic society puts a heavy spotlight on it.

[dani_phantasma]

Yeah
Also there was a while in childhood when there was a huge gap between my physical maturity and my emotional/mental maturity. That shit sticks with you, especially if it started in childhood.

I guess thats a factor

[(Anonymous)]

I'd never thought about or noticed it with male characters, but the opposite version happens occasionally in my fandoms; i.e. any female character older than like, twelve, may be called a woman.

But I am closer to 48 than 18 and yeah, to me an 18-year-old is a boy/girl/kid in most contexts.