[ 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:

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

Those are still problems and things that make the person less than perfect. The issue with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope is that the characters are presented as being an ideal, without any discernible flaws. In real life, quirkiness can be a negative trait at times, and something that people can find off-putting. Manic Pixie Dream Girls, however, are always seen as endearing even when they do something that would normally make people raise eyebrows. The worst reaction they typically get is an affectionate "oh, that _____."

They are never presented in any sort of negative light because they are meant to be the depiction of a fantasy.

Re: ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

How would demonstrating that Character B is sometimes seen as weird by other people serve the narrative?

I know I'm being pedantic. I'm thinking about why that is, and I think it's because, well...I hang out with weirdos (some of whom have weird families. I've got two friends who help their parents with Ren Faire-associated businesses). I am kind of a weirdo, and I just reign it in when I need to. When I think about writing the sort of character that might get labeled a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, it doesn't occur to me to show them being seen as weird by a certain set, because it's neither interesting to me nor integral to the story (generally speaking).

The more I think about it, the more I think that my world and my experiences are just so contrary to what people are drawing upon when they criticize this type that I can't completely grasp it. This is despite my being able to grasp the concept of a character being two-dimensional or too perfect. I may just have a blindspot when it comes to a certain set of traits. :(