It’s
refreshing to see a straight person portrayed as someone wearing what is
considered the opposite gender’s clothes rather than just a person wearing
those clothes because they identify as transgender. As in, it’s nice to see an
embrace of people wearing whatever clothes they feel most comfortable in
without embracing the assumed sexuality or genitals that come with wearing
those clothes. It is especially nice to see a straight male openly preferring
to wear female clothing because it does happen and I’m sure people who fall in
that category enjoy representation as much as the rest of us.
Princess
Jellyfish has a straight male character who enjoys wearing dresses. I’m not
sure how much I agree with this interest being portrayed as a result of his
abandonment issues with his mother, but it’s nice to see nonetheless. We live
in a society where the definition of gender and of sexuality is constantly morphing
and broadening. I can’t say I understand all of it, but as a person who
supports people being whatever they want to be as long as they aren’t harming
themselves or anyone else, I like seeing media that embraces different groups
of people without portraying them in a negative light.
On a
subject change, the art from Princess Jellyfish is very nostalgic to me in the
way that it reminds me of Barbie. The thin, dainty lines, the elaborate, pretty
dresses, the long, flowing hair with impossible mass. I don’t know if these are
characteristics of josei, but I enjoy it.
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