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Got into a mood about Shoujo vs Shounen, specifically comparing Magical Girls versus Action Heroes and how it relates to the theory of precarious masculinity...
Ended up posting a bunch of thoughts to tumblr about it. If you have a tumblr and want to expand, consider expanding there, as I love how tumblr lets you tack on and reblog with those additions! I'm loving Dreamwidth so far, but there are values to different social media formats, idk if anyone will engage but I tried to keep it short so anyone with similar thoughts might have an opportunity to expand (as I've though about it and feel like there's SO MUCH to dig into on the subject... and lots of ways it can be applied to particular series).
I've copied it below in case you prefer to read on DreamWidth:
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Ended up posting a bunch of thoughts to tumblr about it. If you have a tumblr and want to expand, consider expanding there, as I love how tumblr lets you tack on and reblog with those additions! I'm loving Dreamwidth so far, but there are values to different social media formats, idk if anyone will engage but I tried to keep it short so anyone with similar thoughts might have an opportunity to expand (as I've though about it and feel like there's SO MUCH to dig into on the subject... and lots of ways it can be applied to particular series).
I've copied it below in case you prefer to read on DreamWidth:
What can Magical Girl Shoujo and Action Hero Shounen manga/anime tell us about perceptions of womanhood and manhood? And how different priorities for genders get expressed in media
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