[ SECRET POST #2596 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2596 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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02.
[Star Trek: The Next Generation]


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03.
[The Croods]


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04.
[Elementary]


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05.
[Final Fantasy XIII]


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06.
[SCP Foundation]


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07.
[Philip Seymour Hoffman]


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08.
[Twin Peaks]


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09.
[Richard Armitage]


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10.
[Reign]


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11.
[The Hobbit]


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12.
[Hunger Games]


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13.
[Don't Hug Me I'm Scared]


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14.
[Teen Wolf]


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15.
[Panic! at The Disco/Dallon Weekes]















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 063 secrets from Secret Submission Post #371.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Secret #1: Manic Pixie Girl

[herpymcderp]

I... don't think you actually do relate to women like that or like women like that. The thing about the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is that she's a character type that doesn't actually exist in life. She's the personification of everything a hopeless, boring nerdy guy dreams of and amounts to a (usually temporary) escape from the pressures of his everyday life. She's a specific type of male fantasy, not a real person.

That's why people don't like the character type. Unless you personally know a whole lot of utterly flawless women and hang out with them all the time, I think you may have fundamentally misunderstood the concept here.

Re: Secret #1: Manic Pixie Girl

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

I get what you're saying, but I think my issue may be that when I've seen the phrase applied, it's to a character that I like and relate to. It's to a character that I don't see as flawless or as a fantasy; I see her as real because I've met people like her.

If I had exposure to the genesis of the archetype, I might have a different view.

Re: Secret #1: Manic Pixie Girl

[herpymcderp]

Well you can feel free to ignore the people that go around screaming "Manic Pixie Dream Girl!" at every female character they happen not to like; they're the same people who go around calling characters Mary Sues for similar reasons. I was just trying to clarify where the more general dislike comes from, not belittle your taste in characters.

Re: Secret #1: Manic Pixie Girl

[(Anonymous)]

I know you were, and I'm sorry if I came across as too aggressive.