Someone wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets 2011-09-13 11:10 am (UTC)

I forgot this was [livejournal.com profile] fandomsecrets where half the words don't mean what they mean in real life.

Boyish means like a boy and implies that certain traits are masculine.

Yes, it does, and in Arya's time some of her traits would be considered incredibly masculine. I don't see why this is a problem. If a girl is a tomboy, she has traits commonly associated with boys, i.e. she is boyish. If you were saying this about a woman wearing pants and bringing home the dough in our time I'd raise an eyebrow at you, but saying it about a convention-breaking woman in Arya's time? What exactly is the issue?

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