#this falls into the same nitpick i have with giving marinette too many white and conventionally attractive features | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

wisteriasymphony · 3 days ago

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would you guys call me crazy if i said archetype wise that marinette's status as a Plucky Girl-Next-Door takes priority over her status as an Aspirational Everywoman. cause i have thoughts about this

#i think the reason a lot of marinette depictions (especially aged-up ones) tend to fall flat for me is that they polish away her quirkiness #which partially makes sense as she would naturally become more confident and composed as she ages #but also in my mind as she comes into herself more she would only get *more* eccentric and quirky and silly #this falls into the same nitpick i have with giving marinette too many white and conventionally attractive features #like i can't and won't *stop* you but i don't understand why you wouldn't want to make your blorbitos look more distinct #(same goes with adrien. at least explain why of all face claims you seemingly chose ALEX PETTYFER.WHAT)#but depictions of adrien are its own thing I apologize for derailing #they just both get the brunt of this sort of phenomenon but marinette especially #is it because we're so used to seeing our fiction taken over by absurdly hot people? is it part of the enjoyment? art style limitations?#overwhelmingly white/european reference photos?#do some people not find marinette's awkward adhd charm as part of her appeal?#is it just a misunderstanding of the archetypes and tropes mlb plays off of?#or is the appeal seeing this clumsy 14 year old mature into a Strong Independent Badass Strong Awesome Woman #anyway I'd like more mlb semirealism artists to depict a marinette who looks so disheveled she's painful to look at #if it's not too much to ask.

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