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35 “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” Things Women Used To Do, Thinking It Made Them So Cool And Mysterious
Interview
A Manic Pixie Dream Girl is defined as a female character who's "quirky" and "unusual" but really exists only for the development of the male lead. Think of a female damsel in distress that film critics argue is edgy and fun at best and a cliché or even a sexist stereotype, at worst.
Recently, the term resurfaced again after TikToker Amy Lovatt asked everyone to share "the most Manic Pixie Dream Girl thing" they used to do.
Hers was bringing a trifle (a particular dessert) whenever she’d go to a party. “It was like, look at me, I am so quirky,” Amy recounted in her viral video.
More people joined the trend to share their own MPDG moments and it’s both hilarious and somewhat painfully relatable.
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#1
Bubbles in my purse when I would try to stop smoking, so I would take bubble breaks.
To find out more about the significance of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl character, we reached out to Lauren McMenemy, a writer, a journalist, and marketer dedicated to running workshops and training to help people get their words down right. Lauren was happy to share some insights into the topic.
Lauren told us that there was a time when the Manic Pixie Dream Girl was everywhere, especially in the indie scene. “Heck, I idolized those girls on screen: Natalie Portman in Garden State, Zooey Deschanel in literally everything. I did the '50s dresses with Converse trainers. I did the black-rimmed glasses and had (still have) a fringe (or bangs for our American friends),” Lauren recounted.
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#2
I would drop pennies as I walked so people could find them and have good luck.
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
That's a really sweet & cool reason. Trying to spread a little magic into the world isn't a bad thing.
#4
I would wear thrift store clothes and tell people it was because “I like wearing other people’s stories on me.” *HEAVES*
DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago
Lol I like buying used books because I like that they have been on a journey before and hopefully when I die I'll pass it on to someone else and so on.
She said she used to call herself quirky, just like many girls out there. “I met my now-husband on a dating site under the username 'QuirkyWriter' - and I still do. Because to me, and to many women out there, these aren't tropes but aspects of our personality.”
Lauren explained that the issue with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl is the way these characters are handled by the writer, who is inevitably a "sensitive" man.
“It was film critic Nathan Rabin who, when referring to Kirsten Dunst's character in Elizabethtown, said the Manic Pixie Dream Girl ‘exists solely in the fevered imaginations of sensitive writer-directors to teach broodingly soulful men to embrace life and its infinite mysteries and adventures.’”
#5
I wore fairy wings to class a lot and wore vintage ball gowns to punk shows (those poor dresses)
#6
My best friend would bring a lemon to every party and very casually eat it.
La Petite Morte 1 year ago (edited)
Ok, this is an important question: would they eat the rind too?
#7
I’d take my journal everywhere to write down funny moments and quotes I wanted to remember. Now I’m a journalist
“At that point, the quirky girls ceased to just be quirky girls and suddenly became tropes and white male fantasies. This problem isn't just confined to the MPDG; it's the problem with any two-dimensional character in any story who serves to provide important life lessons to the protagonist while having no discernible inner life. They're just a plot device.”
Lauren believes that the same is true when this carries over to young girls finding who they are. “If they only have Garden State's Sam, they're going to focus on looking right and having some weird quirk and being available to interested, sensitive men. But if they have Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, or they have Summer in 500 Days of Summer, then they'll at least meet MPDGs who have flaws and seem more real to anyone who's not the sensitive male soul attracted to them,” she explained.
#8
What didn't I do? I used to take my shoes off and splash in every fountain I saw because I was 'living in the moment'
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
That's just fun to do, as long as you don't get caught & it's not snowing.
#9
I drew on my converse to show that I was artistic and quirky I also stood pigeon toed so that you could recognize I wasn't like other girls hehe
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
We all drew on/decorated our Converse or Docs in the 80's/90's. Hell, I had a minor side business in HS painting combat boots for my classmates. My own were painted white & covered in literary quotes. It's just being artistic & bored in class.
#10
Used to research unknown bands with terrible music and know just enough about them to seem indie and mysterious.
#11
i bought a bunch of miniature people like the tiny ones for model train sets and would give them out randomly to ppl with no explanation
#12
l used to take books to parties and read while drinking wine while my friends were normal college kids and partied accordingly.
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
I did this, but mostly bc the book was usually more interesting than the conversation. Sometimes I'd get into great conversations with others about the book, the author, or the genre. Got turned on to some great books like that.
#13
I would wear a mini skirt and knee high leather boots, and carry a hiking backpack to parties. What was in the backpack? That was the mystery
Onion Patch Petunia 1 year ago
I have a problem relating to this. I used to carry a Mickey mouse lunch box!
#14
Wrote “die young” on the heels of my converse in 8th grade then had a teacher pull me aside to ask if everything was ok at home.
Satan Laughs 1 year ago
“Celebrate Oblivion,” was what was written on my Converse. Sharpie held up nicely. Ball-point pens always smeared. No one took me aside, hence the resulting poor life choices which followed, including my Panda name. I would have probably complimented you in class.
#15
Use something overly utilitarian as purse: lunch box, old camera case, thermos, basket.
Satan Laughs 1 year ago
I hated how the lunch box never really fit in my Jansport backpacks. 😺
#17
I had “more energy” on days where I felt like it would rain because it was “more beautiful than sunshine”.
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
There's actually science that backs this up. Like natural circadian rhythms, there are people that naturally feel 'more energized' when the weather/ time of day corresponds with what they find the most soothing or comforting. It's why you have night owls, morning people, solar babies, people who feel the most like themselves during a certain season or during certain weather, etc. It has to do with what gives you serotonin, which is part biology & part personality. ~~ Personally, I'm very much a night owl, my sleep cycle naturally shifts to me being awake at night & asleep during the day if not forced into 'normality' by work or school. I'm also happier during the summer & autumn. And I like rain. Good book reading weather.
#18
I would wear 2-3 cereal box watches at once and put flowers in my docs and tell people I knew how to palm read when I couldnt I'd just make it up.
#19
I used to carry 5+ apples in my bag at all times so I could give them out to people. I also had a month in 2006 where I wore roller skates everywhere.
#20
Wore an Elvis Presley T-shirt with an Aladdin looking vest and drank rain water out of mason jars.
#21
I strung individual faux pearls onto my actual hair (this was when feather hair extensions were popular) but I did pearls because I was different
#22
Wore coloured contacts everywhere and stared at people like this until they noticed.
#24
I would read in public but actively try to ~look mysterious~ and wait for people to ask me what I was reading (they never did)
#25
I remember laying in the grass while drunk to feel wild and free and it was just in a weird spot to do so and my friend was like “uh can you get up?”
#26
... I only dated people for a month, and in that month I would make sure I changed their life by enrolling them in school or getting them a job...
#28
I would just like quote Clementine from eternal sunshine and pretend it was my own thoughts.
#29
Does reading while walking down the halls at school and running a library out of my locker count?
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
If you've never said 'Excuse me!' to a lamppost or barked your shins on a fire hydrant you're not reading enough.
#30
I would doodle on my backpack and write song lyrics on everything and when people asked what they're from I'd be like 'you haven't heard of them...'
#31
Project my internalised misogyny on every other women I met.
#32
Embroidered the knees on my jeans with flowers. Writing my journal CONSTANTLY. Nothing more dull than a tween stream of consciousness.
La Petite Morte 1 year ago
Embroidery is an awesome skill that can create some amazing works of art, & writing is another good skill to have & practice.
#33
I pretended I snorted when I laughed! I ONLY read ~classics~ in high school. I did go on to get a lit degree so ig I'm still living the dream
#34
i used to stick a guitar pick in my hair clip/barrette so people would know i was a musician
Red 1 year ago
No picks for singers, unfortunately, so when I started singing in bands I developed habit of singing everywhere, all the time time, like the Disney princess I am, and get super embarrassed when people pointed out how good I was. I don't deal well with compliments, so I wasn't really pretending, but the habit of singing stuck with me and I learned to deal with people pointing out. Now when people compliment my singing skills I'm like thank you, I'm a singer. It's true we live for the applause.
#35
I went to school with a girl who made a huge deal about being scared of stickers
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Roman Hans 1 year ago (edited)
I don't get the embarrassment here. Creativity is great! And -- shocker! -- teenagers aren't exactly design professionals. The attitude shown here is far worse: used clothes are from "old dead men"? I buy a lot of used clothes & there's never been a death certificate attached. In more than a few of these, I like the BEFORE person better than the AFTER.
MP 1 year ago
You’re missing the point. They aren’t just being creative, they’re seeking attention for being “different” and not out of genuine fulfillment. Also that OP isn’t saying all thrift clothes are from old dead men. She’s saying she TOLD people she was wearing the jacket of old dead men because she thought she’d get positive attention for being so unique and different.
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CT 1 year ago (edited)
The list of weird things I've worn or done is so long since early childhood, I wouldn't know where to start. Mismatched shoes, or walking barefoot all the time, wearing 6 different socks at the same time, a suspender belt over jeans, all possible hair accessories (even shoelaces or clothes pegs), umbrella when it's not raining, painting on the face, wearing 6 watches on one arm and 2 around the neck, bracelets up to the elbow, etc. etc. etc. but I was not the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl", just the weird eccentric girl. But that didn't stop me, I'm almost 36 years old, I regularly repaint my shoes, my hair is green, I put big fake flowers in it,...
PeridotPlatypus377 1 year ago
I’m sorry, I still haven’t got it quite figured out. everyone on this was just going through a common phase that many kids/teens/young adults do and don’t really stand out as unusual. As a result I still don’t understand what exactly a “manic pixie dream girl” could anyone please tell me what that is and how it applies here?
Load More Replies... MP 1 year ago
There’s several layers to this. For one, Pandas don’t get it because most of the people here are Manic Pixie Dreamgirls and still in the phase. That’s why all the comments are like “oh me too! That’s so cool! How quirky was your feathered ukulele? What book did you read? 🤩🤩” Because lots of people here are trying extra hard to be quirky and different. Second layer, people are missing that the OPs are saying that they specifically were doing this for attention and not because they genuinely enjoyed it. Which I think most pandas won’t admit. Third layer though, is that we need to kind of lighten up about what women and girls are doing for the “male gaze.” There’s technically nothing inherently wrong about women / people doing things for male attention if that’s what makes them happy or confident or attract a partner. All of this s**t is cringy and lame but at the same time, some guys like that cringy quirky s**t, and if women want to date those guys, so be it.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
So here in the US we had little gumball machines, put in a quarter and get candy or whatever. We also had ones with small toys. I had a collection of little plastic ninjas, all different colors. When visiting friends houses I would sneak a ninja somewhere, like hanging from their ceiling fan or in a potted plant for them to find. I called them "fruit loop ninjas" because they were brightly colored.
Ash 1 year ago
I am in my late thirties and I have recently gotten on antidepressants, and, Surprise! When I'm fully medicated, I wear rainbow colors, unicorns, and silly earrings. Because they make me happy. If you're feeling pressured to do these things in order to be cool, then it's not healthy. But if you're doing these things because you enjoy them... Heaven's sake, just do them! And if you're drowning in embarrassment because you're so worried about what people think of you... Well, you might just be a teenager, in which case, wait a few years to a couple of decades and that feeling will slowly dissipate.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago (edited)
I only date women like this even nowadays. Quirky is cool, even if it is "studied" or fake. I've googled this term and it seems like it is apparently a sexist trope in movies. I disagree. I think it's ok for someone to come into your life and help you get back on your feet. I don't think that being helpful while being quirky is sexist. That's like saying Dr Who is a sexist because he/she tries to rescue people from Daleks when they should be rescuing themselves, etc. If you met me in real life you'd know for sure that I was quirky, you'd not miss it at all. So... does that make ME a sexist trope now because I choose to be 'unusual' and help people? I don't think so.
Teal-Rose Jaques 1 year ago
The issue isn't them being quirky and helping someone, it's when it's used in a way where that's all they are no deeper personality, no growth, everything is focused on using them like a prop. It essential removed their humanity and made them just some way to help the guy. There are movies that do it better. Quirky and helpful but with their own character. I hope that helps
Load More Replies... Lily Langtry 1 year ago
It is a bit sad that all these folks are just doing these things for attention, in creating a persona or a mask, when almost all of these things are delightful and valid in their own right. I was happy to see so many positive comments to each post, as the world does need magic and fun infused into it!. It breaks up the drabness and monotony, doesn't it? I hope the truly quirky folks don't get judged too much for being posers when they're just trying to shine their own little unique light :-).
Kate Jones 1 year ago (edited)
There's nothing wrong with being creative and trying to be different but being interesting and unique shouldn't be so forced. That's a fake person. That's an insecure person who is hiding behind a façade of being 'quirky' because it's borrowing a personality and they're afraid to be normal. It makes me kind of sad how many comments praise that behavior. I'm not saying everything is horrible. In the grand scheme of things it's not the worst thing and some things are even fine if it makes you happy. But don't let other people try to keep you in a childish place when you want to grow and are actively trying to be a better adult that people can rely on, and you can feel stronger and more stable. Realizing this is a sign of maturity and it's a positive thing.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
Sure i can see that but in another post on this site I argued that all of us put on personas/faces/masks in each situation and it's ok. When we are at work we act professional, when we are with our kids we act childish, which is the "Real me"? I don't really think it matters. I don't buy the "real me" idea. I think we just respond to others around us.
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Captain Kyra 1 year ago
Aren't we all embarrassed by things we did for other people's opinions? Some of these things are fun and harmless others are mean spirited. Leave the cruelty behind and choose kindness every day.
Lea S. 1 year ago
Some of these are just normal things? Ahm...reading? Pretending to like reading and acting superior - that's a 'i'm better than the other girls syndrome'...simply reading because you enjoy it? Not an issue. Drawing on converse because you enjoy it? Normal. Embroidery on your clothes because you have that skill and like it? That's normal. Playing an instrument - normal.
Did I say that out loud? 1 year ago
To be honest, I don't really find any of these quirky or "mysterious ". I've seen plenty of these and just think, meh,someone's trying too hard again.
OutspokenHBW 1 year ago
I put a poster of the film 300 that said "TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL" on my refrigerator door in my college apartment. I thought it was hysterical at the time.
Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago
This is weird but I have been doing this since I was 3. I like to eat raw tomatoes... like an apple, like the big roma tomatoes I eat like apples. Apparently it's weird to do that as my classmates pointed out cause our teacher lets us eat in class and I ate it in class. Also eating the a cucumber slice inside out.
LilliVB 1 year ago
I don't get what the article is trying to prove. Everyone when they are young (and not only then) does things to show their personalities, and try different styles to find their own. There isn't anything in this list embarrassing or inherently wrong, above all if they are things that were done because they were liked. It could be a little bit stupid doing them just to try to be the quirky one if there isn't any real interest, but I haven't seen any really harmful behaviour
Lisa Goldstein 1 year ago
I always opened a conversation with anecdotes like, "get out of the gutter you're blocking my snorkel. Just to get that out there first..." or "I'm high priestess from the church of the easily amused. So If I laugh or giggle an insane amount that's why." Just funny quips to break the ice. Or I'd immediately quote a famous movie or TV show line to start the conversation.
A Bi-Cycle 1 year ago
For everyone missing those “good old days” check out riribibi’s Instagram account! It’s a satire account poking fun at pick-me, random, pixie, and wattpad girls and even more. So cringy but you can’t stop watching it..
Shelby McNew 1 year ago
I don’t get the trifle thing. Isn’t it just being nice and bringing your host a present?
Beth Gael 1 year ago (edited)
I feel they missed the point of the "manic pixie dream girl". If these women were doing these things because THEY want to do that, more power to 'em. If they were doing it "for the boys" then that's another matter. Also, when did trifle become "edgy"? I'm 52 and have taken trifles as my desserts of choice for the last 40 years. I'm not even close to "edgy". Why is this now quirky? Because it's a favourite of Gen X? [I'm not throwing X-snark, here. My kids--Y & Z--have never shown any signs of embarrassment either; I imagine they would have if their MOTHER was doing a Y/Z weirdo thing].
Belladonna.dreams 1 year ago
I did some of these and probably still would if i was out dealing with people more, but i have different corks now. None of my past or present corks had anything to do with being mysterious or cool. It was and is just me. We need to be ourselves and enjoy the things we like. I think it's extremely unhealthy suppress that
Grace Smith 1 year ago
I don’t think I’d consider most of these the annoying manac pixie dream girl things, it’s mostly just lovely sweet stuff actually
LillieMean 1 year ago
I've always hated that term. Why something negative has to be done about a slightly unusual and different personality. I'm still offended by the person who categorized me as such because I tend to keep my pencils and brushes in a bun when I paint. In the artistic mode, I keep forgetting where I put my brushes, so it was a good solution. Naturally, sometimes I forgot that I had put them in a bun and walked from place to place in a rather artistic bun. This still happens.
Wysteria_Rose 1 year ago
I would have notebooks full of movie and song quotes...when I started taking typing, I then converted them into Word files lol
kansasmagic 1 year ago
"Manic" = "showing wild, apparently deranged, excitement and energy". "Manic" =/= reading quietly. Cuz otherwise I would be a manic averagish middle aged man.
Lightning and Thunder 1 year ago
I relate to a lot of these I might be a manic pixie dream girl oop
BasedWang12.7 1 year ago
Had one pair of shoes for GOING to school, and a separate bag from my backpack to carry my "nice" shoes in (Ima crazy sneakerhead). -Drew on EVERYTHING - For a while wore arm sweatbands that matched the band on my shirt going all the way up my arm, JNCO jeans with chains, yet had on Jordans or some other "cool" shoe - Had two custom Nike Dunks made in high school One all black (with designs in the middle) with white initials... One all white (same designs) with black initials so that I can put black laces on the white and white laces on the black and call them my Yin-Yangs......my initials are STD
Julie Snelling 1 year ago
We all did these things to show we are different and it turns out deep down we are all the same.
Roman Hans 1 year ago (edited)
I don't get the embarrassment here. Creativity is great! And -- shocker! -- teenagers aren't exactly design professionals. The attitude shown here is far worse: used clothes are from "old dead men"? I buy a lot of used clothes & there's never been a death certificate attached. In more than a few of these, I like the BEFORE person better than the AFTER.
MP 1 year ago
You’re missing the point. They aren’t just being creative, they’re seeking attention for being “different” and not out of genuine fulfillment. Also that OP isn’t saying all thrift clothes are from old dead men. She’s saying she TOLD people she was wearing the jacket of old dead men because she thought she’d get positive attention for being so unique and different.
Load More Replies... CT 1 year ago (edited)
The list of weird things I've worn or done is so long since early childhood, I wouldn't know where to start. Mismatched shoes, or walking barefoot all the time, wearing 6 different socks at the same time, a suspender belt over jeans, all possible hair accessories (even shoelaces or clothes pegs), umbrella when it's not raining, painting on the face, wearing 6 watches on one arm and 2 around the neck, bracelets up to the elbow, etc. etc. etc. but I was not the "Manic Pixie Dream Girl", just the weird eccentric girl. But that didn't stop me, I'm almost 36 years old, I regularly repaint my shoes, my hair is green, I put big fake flowers in it,...
PeridotPlatypus377 1 year ago
I’m sorry, I still haven’t got it quite figured out. everyone on this was just going through a common phase that many kids/teens/young adults do and don’t really stand out as unusual. As a result I still don’t understand what exactly a “manic pixie dream girl” could anyone please tell me what that is and how it applies here?
Load More Replies... MP 1 year ago
There’s several layers to this. For one, Pandas don’t get it because most of the people here are Manic Pixie Dreamgirls and still in the phase. That’s why all the comments are like “oh me too! That’s so cool! How quirky was your feathered ukulele? What book did you read? 🤩🤩” Because lots of people here are trying extra hard to be quirky and different. Second layer, people are missing that the OPs are saying that they specifically were doing this for attention and not because they genuinely enjoyed it. Which I think most pandas won’t admit. Third layer though, is that we need to kind of lighten up about what women and girls are doing for the “male gaze.” There’s technically nothing inherently wrong about women / people doing things for male attention if that’s what makes them happy or confident or attract a partner. All of this s**t is cringy and lame but at the same time, some guys like that cringy quirky s**t, and if women want to date those guys, so be it.
Kraneia The Dancing Dryad 1 year ago
So here in the US we had little gumball machines, put in a quarter and get candy or whatever. We also had ones with small toys. I had a collection of little plastic ninjas, all different colors. When visiting friends houses I would sneak a ninja somewhere, like hanging from their ceiling fan or in a potted plant for them to find. I called them "fruit loop ninjas" because they were brightly colored.
Ash 1 year ago
I am in my late thirties and I have recently gotten on antidepressants, and, Surprise! When I'm fully medicated, I wear rainbow colors, unicorns, and silly earrings. Because they make me happy. If you're feeling pressured to do these things in order to be cool, then it's not healthy. But if you're doing these things because you enjoy them... Heaven's sake, just do them! And if you're drowning in embarrassment because you're so worried about what people think of you... Well, you might just be a teenager, in which case, wait a few years to a couple of decades and that feeling will slowly dissipate.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago (edited)
I only date women like this even nowadays. Quirky is cool, even if it is "studied" or fake. I've googled this term and it seems like it is apparently a sexist trope in movies. I disagree. I think it's ok for someone to come into your life and help you get back on your feet. I don't think that being helpful while being quirky is sexist. That's like saying Dr Who is a sexist because he/she tries to rescue people from Daleks when they should be rescuing themselves, etc. If you met me in real life you'd know for sure that I was quirky, you'd not miss it at all. So... does that make ME a sexist trope now because I choose to be 'unusual' and help people? I don't think so.
Teal-Rose Jaques 1 year ago
The issue isn't them being quirky and helping someone, it's when it's used in a way where that's all they are no deeper personality, no growth, everything is focused on using them like a prop. It essential removed their humanity and made them just some way to help the guy. There are movies that do it better. Quirky and helpful but with their own character. I hope that helps
Load More Replies... Lily Langtry 1 year ago
It is a bit sad that all these folks are just doing these things for attention, in creating a persona or a mask, when almost all of these things are delightful and valid in their own right. I was happy to see so many positive comments to each post, as the world does need magic and fun infused into it!. It breaks up the drabness and monotony, doesn't it? I hope the truly quirky folks don't get judged too much for being posers when they're just trying to shine their own little unique light :-).
Kate Jones 1 year ago (edited)
There's nothing wrong with being creative and trying to be different but being interesting and unique shouldn't be so forced. That's a fake person. That's an insecure person who is hiding behind a façade of being 'quirky' because it's borrowing a personality and they're afraid to be normal. It makes me kind of sad how many comments praise that behavior. I'm not saying everything is horrible. In the grand scheme of things it's not the worst thing and some things are even fine if it makes you happy. But don't let other people try to keep you in a childish place when you want to grow and are actively trying to be a better adult that people can rely on, and you can feel stronger and more stable. Realizing this is a sign of maturity and it's a positive thing.
censorshipsucks 1 year ago
Sure i can see that but in another post on this site I argued that all of us put on personas/faces/masks in each situation and it's ok. When we are at work we act professional, when we are with our kids we act childish, which is the "Real me"? I don't really think it matters. I don't buy the "real me" idea. I think we just respond to others around us.
Load More Replies... Captain Kyra 1 year ago
Aren't we all embarrassed by things we did for other people's opinions? Some of these things are fun and harmless others are mean spirited. Leave the cruelty behind and choose kindness every day.
Lea S. 1 year ago
Some of these are just normal things? Ahm...reading? Pretending to like reading and acting superior - that's a 'i'm better than the other girls syndrome'...simply reading because you enjoy it? Not an issue. Drawing on converse because you enjoy it? Normal. Embroidery on your clothes because you have that skill and like it? That's normal. Playing an instrument - normal.
Did I say that out loud? 1 year ago
To be honest, I don't really find any of these quirky or "mysterious ". I've seen plenty of these and just think, meh,someone's trying too hard again.
OutspokenHBW 1 year ago
I put a poster of the film 300 that said "TONIGHT WE DINE IN HELL" on my refrigerator door in my college apartment. I thought it was hysterical at the time.
Phoenix the Frog 1 year ago
This is weird but I have been doing this since I was 3. I like to eat raw tomatoes... like an apple, like the big roma tomatoes I eat like apples. Apparently it's weird to do that as my classmates pointed out cause our teacher lets us eat in class and I ate it in class. Also eating the a cucumber slice inside out.
LilliVB 1 year ago
I don't get what the article is trying to prove. Everyone when they are young (and not only then) does things to show their personalities, and try different styles to find their own. There isn't anything in this list embarrassing or inherently wrong, above all if they are things that were done because they were liked. It could be a little bit stupid doing them just to try to be the quirky one if there isn't any real interest, but I haven't seen any really harmful behaviour
Lisa Goldstein 1 year ago
I always opened a conversation with anecdotes like, "get out of the gutter you're blocking my snorkel. Just to get that out there first..." or "I'm high priestess from the church of the easily amused. So If I laugh or giggle an insane amount that's why." Just funny quips to break the ice. Or I'd immediately quote a famous movie or TV show line to start the conversation.
A Bi-Cycle 1 year ago
For everyone missing those “good old days” check out riribibi’s Instagram account! It’s a satire account poking fun at pick-me, random, pixie, and wattpad girls and even more. So cringy but you can’t stop watching it..
Shelby McNew 1 year ago
I don’t get the trifle thing. Isn’t it just being nice and bringing your host a present?
Beth Gael 1 year ago (edited)
I feel they missed the point of the "manic pixie dream girl". If these women were doing these things because THEY want to do that, more power to 'em. If they were doing it "for the boys" then that's another matter. Also, when did trifle become "edgy"? I'm 52 and have taken trifles as my desserts of choice for the last 40 years. I'm not even close to "edgy". Why is this now quirky? Because it's a favourite of Gen X? [I'm not throwing X-snark, here. My kids--Y & Z--have never shown any signs of embarrassment either; I imagine they would have if their MOTHER was doing a Y/Z weirdo thing].
Belladonna.dreams 1 year ago
I did some of these and probably still would if i was out dealing with people more, but i have different corks now. None of my past or present corks had anything to do with being mysterious or cool. It was and is just me. We need to be ourselves and enjoy the things we like. I think it's extremely unhealthy suppress that
Grace Smith 1 year ago
I don’t think I’d consider most of these the annoying manac pixie dream girl things, it’s mostly just lovely sweet stuff actually
LillieMean 1 year ago
I've always hated that term. Why something negative has to be done about a slightly unusual and different personality. I'm still offended by the person who categorized me as such because I tend to keep my pencils and brushes in a bun when I paint. In the artistic mode, I keep forgetting where I put my brushes, so it was a good solution. Naturally, sometimes I forgot that I had put them in a bun and walked from place to place in a rather artistic bun. This still happens.
Wysteria_Rose 1 year ago
I would have notebooks full of movie and song quotes...when I started taking typing, I then converted them into Word files lol
kansasmagic 1 year ago
"Manic" = "showing wild, apparently deranged, excitement and energy". "Manic" =/= reading quietly. Cuz otherwise I would be a manic averagish middle aged man.
Lightning and Thunder 1 year ago
I relate to a lot of these I might be a manic pixie dream girl oop
BasedWang12.7 1 year ago
Had one pair of shoes for GOING to school, and a separate bag from my backpack to carry my "nice" shoes in (Ima crazy sneakerhead). -Drew on EVERYTHING - For a while wore arm sweatbands that matched the band on my shirt going all the way up my arm, JNCO jeans with chains, yet had on Jordans or some other "cool" shoe - Had two custom Nike Dunks made in high school One all black (with designs in the middle) with white initials... One all white (same designs) with black initials so that I can put black laces on the white and white laces on the black and call them my Yin-Yangs......my initials are STD
Julie Snelling 1 year ago
We all did these things to show we are different and it turns out deep down we are all the same.
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