#anti-MPDG requires skilled writing showing its the mc's fault not the girl... otherwise it's just normal MPDG | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

ultravioart · 2 years ago

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sigh. okay so. I want to do a "absolutely opposite quirky pixie dream girl cliche" for dominator because that seems much more interesting to me than what is canon, so I shall do some further research into said cliche before making specific content for her with the dominion au.

#og term was used to criticize sexist writing where a “quirky dream girl” character was used as a 2D plot device to boost the sad lonely mc #she is used to teach a lesson and fix a man and then disappears #the anti-MPDG is nuanced and can easily be mistaken for MPDG or even demonized.#anti-MPDG requires skilled writing showing its the mc's fault not the girl... otherwise it's just normal MPDG #so imo? don't aim for an anti-MPDG just to the exact opposite of what the MPDG cliche IS lmao.#instead of helping a man to love life she breaks him into pieces and makes him hate everything even more #she's not a plot device--he is.#She isn't appearing and suddenly gone with whimsy--she is here to stay and it's TROUBLE.#etc etc #I have to research it further and get grips on what this cliche is better before doing more with the idea #bc tbh Wander seems to fit the trope more than dom LOL #static youthful soul but wise beyond years #aims to save someone and teach them to love themselves and others and life #and like magic is there to teach a lesson and then moves on #Helpful Pixie Dream Wander is REAL lmaoooo #dominion au

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