#cut down on sugar

[lifechangingtips]

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[magicalgirlpictureencyclopedia]

I saw Cure Ice's short on Sugar Sugar Rune that addresses gender roles. It made me think about like, the several series that do address gender roles or depict unique experiences that play into this. Sugar Sugar Rune plays on the "tough girl" vs the "shy girl" roles and how society puts girls in these boxes of expected behavior. In the magical world depicted in the series Chocolat was more popular, well loved, and got the attention Vanilla could only dream of before coming to Earth. When Chocolat states how easy Vanilla has it collecting hearts, Vanilla becomes offended.

I mean, wouldn't you also be upset if you were seen as unpopular, meek, and not worth knowing and then your best friend thinks the effort you put into a task is something you've mastered? It's a very relatable feeling.

I find it fairly interesting that the magical world has the inverse of human society's preferences of girls. I see a lot of debates about more outspoken girls and women becoming more common (or even stuff like the "girlboss" narrative I see a lot), but the fact remains that in fiction and society girls who are considered more demure, nice, and agreeable are preferred. Girls who are more outspoken or blunt (like Chocola) are seen more as hindrances, often being considered headaches or "unlady-like." I do not agree with these opinion as they fall into trap holes of sexism, misogyny, and overall poor assumptions of character, but I see it a lot. In Sugar Sugar Rune collecting the hearts of boys is the objective in order to become to queen of the magic world, so this was a clever way for Moyocco Anno to explore how gender roles play into how girls are seen.

However, the short also touches on how "girls can't win", which I also find to be true. I mentioned some of Vanilla's character arc while writing the Alice 19th portion of my magical girl recommendation article, as unlike Alice Vanilla isn't a shy magical girl protagonist. However, even with being agreeable girls who are too quiet, highly introverted, socially withdrawn, or anything leaning away from extroversion are also seen as "burdens." Alice Seno is a character who is highly bullied, often for not speaking up and being in the spotlight of a much more popular older sister.

The series depicts many of Alice's struggles, but this part where she's bullied for being quiet and lacking the ability to speak up. She also goes closer to Kyo Wakamiya, her crush (yes, the guy in my profile picture.) This manga shows more proof that girls who do not fit the impossible standard of being approachable, but not too assertive never logically works out. Alice also acknowledges herself as a people pleaser, a trait shared by other girls you see in shoujo manga. In short, she swallows her feelings for others, a bit like Tohru Honda does in Fruits Basket.

Anyway, this reminded me of other shy magical girls and how those series might depict gender roles, but in my article I was addresding protagonists who are like Alice, not supporting cast members. Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom (Heartcatch Precure!) and Amu Hinamori (Shugo Chara!) fit here, but I found Akari Sakura, the main character of Jewelpet Twinkle, to show these struggles much more that align with Alice's.

Just some stuff that's been on my mind.

[stinkypeanutbutter]

he borrowed Logan’s glasses cause he forget his contacts .

anyway there are too many things I want to DRAW NYOW !!!! All these things red has given us are too mucu for me to not give in and doodle I’m going INSANE !!!!!!! 🤯🤯💥💥

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[the-inner-musings-of-a-worm]

one day andrew neil and kevin will be forced by their pr teams to do a youtube challenge. they do the deaf blind and mute baking challenge with neil being blind, andrew being deaf, and kevin being mute. exy twitter is never the same after this releases. the chaos is glorious and people now see the three greatest exy players in a completely new light. somehow gold medalists seem less intimidating when you see them cuss each other out over the consistency of cupcake batter

[ardri-na-bpiteog]

Trying to get fewer sweet treats for both money and health/fitness reasons and it is so hard I am so brave 😔

[yifftwiceplz]

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[clauderains]

he's so silly ⚠️🔊

[autistic-shaiapouf]

Idk, I guess doing all the things that are supposed to be good for me feel weird and hollow bc I'm doing them out of a sense of obligation as opposed to truly wanting them

[hunysckle]

i lit a new candle =3 it's black chamomile but also smells strongly of vanilla

[spending-life-pretending]

started golden fool. i’m ill.

[iliterallydecepticanteven]

I wanna buy a new central nervous system. Why does mine decide to turn into the biological equivalent of pudding when I sleep 15 minutes less than usual or eat my lunch 20 minutes later than normally. This is not evolutionarily beneficial.

[moonchild-in-blue]

I know I should've let it cool completely but I just couldn't resist taking a little slice. It's as delicious as it looks, I'm sobbing.

[tenthdocter]

You know I've always been a big cereal lover but there is not one cereal that hasn't changed massively over the years. No cereal tastes half as good as they used to when I was a kid. I can only eat like 3 different cereals nowadays and even then I do go off them a little and need a break from them

[nooby-banana]

it’s the 4th of july tomorrow, america’s second major Festival Of Eating (the first being thanksgiving) and i’m sooooo excited to make my grandma’s potato salad. hope i do it justice, grandma.

[selfchiller]

Trying to gaslight myself into liking poppi sodas

[nicespam1]

once in a while i think about the steven peedee connie friendship trio that never was