Thanks for the thanks! I was in Japan last winter and saw firsthand how common the Lolita-girl ideal is, in everything from style to mannerisms. There’s such an amazing, interesting, lovely culture of people, but I can’t really wrap my head around that particular relationship dynamic and trend–and how generally accepted it is. My friend [...]

Thanks for the link. That’s a great piece. Holly Golightly! Yes! What a kook she is. I actually considered writing about Penny Lane, too, but tried to keep the selection fairly current, as I’m looking at a trend.

I’ll have to read the Scott Pilgrim novels. I keep hearing good things.

Hi @jss, I’m not necessarily objecting to the type, merely observing its increasing commonality. So my issue is more with a general lack of diversity in female TV/movie roles. Those characterizations that strive to be “different” or “alternative” tend to distinguish themselves by assigning arbitrary quirks to a woman (I mean, having a million hamsters? Really?). [...]

Thank you so much for pointing out the comic credit! I was having trouble figuring out where I had found it.