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Welcome to the Side Characters Podcast, a podcast about diversity in nerd culture. Every week we take a deep dive into a different topic involving diversity and nerds.
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Genki Girl Wikihow as mentioned in the episode: https://www.wikihow-fun.com/Be-a-Genki-Girl
We continue down the line of exploring tropes in media, focusing on tropes that funnels women into a singular idea, including the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" and the "Genki Girl". The Manic Pixie Dream girl is an idea of a women who exist in order to enlighten a man's life. The Genki Girl is a female character with the singular personality trait of being enthusiastic. How have these tropes damaged female representation in media, and what do we really want out of our nerd media representations.
What have we been consuming:
Leah- The Gardens Between
Jordan- The Old Guard by Image Comics and on Netflix
Below are some helpful links:
http://www.bdcwire.com/the-definitive-list-of-manic-pixie-dream-girls-in-film-and-television/
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/manic-pixie-dream-girl/
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/03/what-is-a-manic-pixie-dream-girl/
https://www.popmatters.com/166677-no-manic-pixie-dream-girl-for-video-games-2495788784.html
If you have any questions, comments or want to continue the conversation you can email us @: sidecharacterspod@gmail.com
You can check Jordan out on his other podcast World Shop @: https://worldshoppodcast.podbean.com/
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