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[Aurane]

Question

Which starter does Ash have?

Interesting, very interesting.

This is Shroob's L O N G arm. Watch it stretch and G R O W.

 

[PeridotGX]

I mean given Rillaboom is the Grass starter type. I'd say it'd be logical to go with him out of the three.

can we stop this? I didn't want Sceptile and Decidueye because they were grass type, I wanted them because I like Sceptile and Decidueye. We should stop looking at Pokemon solely for what type they are.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

And Cinderace’s sports gimmick makes them masculine by default

Have you watched womans soccer? Watch how they are on the field and you would see no difference between the two

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Not like sports are only for boys, but on the aesthetic and behavior spectrum, sports are on the masculine end.

Sorry what? I don’t follow. Sports aren’t masculine or feminine. They’re sports.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

can we stop this? I didn't want Sceptile and Decidueye because they were grass type, I wanted them because I like Sceptile and Decidueye. We should stop looking at Pokemon solely for what type they are.

But PeridotGX.




No one can argue against Baboom.

Yep I went there.

 

[Noipoi]

Sorry what?

Gender stereotypes

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Have you watched female soccer? Watch how they are on the field and you would see no difference between the two

It’s not that! God I’m not talking about sexual dimorphism or that soccer players are only men or whatever or that there is a difference, there isn’t. Regardless of what’s in your pants sports are just an inherently masculine thing. Thats why the two don’t look any different when you observe them. That’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with that. But that does mean that it’s an aesthetic I’m not really in to.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Gender stereotypes

Yeah, I know. Kinda thought we were beyond that at this point.

 

[Shyy_Guy595]

I always figured Scorbunny was the more promoted starter because it was Gou's, but I never considered Ash having a starter for some reason.

That said, if he gets Toxtricity I'm gonna bank on Tox for Smash.

 

[Wademan94]

Imagine if they decided instead of a SwSh mon, they put in Grovyle to promote the Mystery Dungeon remake...

 

[SnakeFighter64]

Sorry what? I don’t follow. Sports aren’t masculine or feminine. They’re sports.

Certain things are masculine. Certain things are feminine. It has nothing to do with the gender of the person doing them. And any gender can do any of these actions without questioning their identity. It’s entirely from an aesthetically viewpoint.

 

[Aurane]

*years ago* : "The anime means nothing!"
*now*: "The anime means everything!"

God I feel old.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

sports are just an inherently masculine thing.

thats what Im saying. It isnt. Hell, Unmmaried woman were allowed to be in the ancient olympics if I read things right

 

[N3ON]

Intelleon is supposed to be the “cool” one, you can tell from it’s animations. And Cinderace’s sports gimmick makes them masculine by default. Not like sports are only for boys, but on the aesthetic and behavior spectrum, sports are on the masculine end.

It’s not that I have a problem with a masculine looking Pokémon. It’s that there is no feminine option among the starter choices.

Sounds like your own hangups are impeding things for you more than the actual objective designs, which in the case of Cinderace and Intelleon, seem pretty neutral from my vantage.

Saying anything sports-related makes something automatically masculine sounds a little prejudicial to me.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

Certain things are masculine. Certain things are feminine. It has nothing to do with the gender of the person doing them. And any gender can do any of these actions without questioning their identity. It’s entirely from an aesthetically viewpoint.

You’re going to have to elaborate on that asthetic thing you keep bringing. You’re being too vague for me to understand your point. Like are we talking about the uniforms? What about them? You see what I mean?

 

[Noipoi]

Rillaboom is masculine only in the sense that real gorillas are big and buff and we associate big buff things with masculinity.

Cinderace and Inteleon are pretty gender neutral.

 

[Shroob]

Wow so uhh... my little sister plays varsity basketball...

But I guess even in 2020 sports aren't gender nuetral?

*sockpuppetmonkey.meme*

 

[Shyy_Guy595]

Tbf to Snake, certain things do have a layer of "masculine" or "feminine" in that a specific gender will find themselves more interested in one over the other. They tested this with male and female toddlers and found that the males go for the trucks more often than not and the females went for the dolls.

But like all of these kinds of tests, this IS a small sample size. I personally think that at a younger age you're more so inclined to go with instinct given your underdeveloped brain, and that when we grow we become much more complex in our choices of things we like and in what we gravitate towards.

But that's me.

 

[Michael the Spikester]

So I officially decided I'm going to collect all my tickets for every film I see this year in theaters. So far I got Underwater.

Only 10 more to go (Well 11 if you count My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising).

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

oh ****, speaking of sports, who is gonna watch the 2020 olympics?

 

[Aurane]

Cinderace is a ****ing soccar rabbit.

Rillaboom is a ****ing gorilla drummer.

Inteleon is a ****ing lizard sniper.

 

[Wademan94]

oh ****, speaking of sports, who is gonna watch the 202 olympics?

That seems like it was over a long time ago.

 

[MooMew64]

Imagine if they decided instead of a SwSh mon, they put in Grovyle to promote the Mystery Dungeon remake...

I would cry tears of happiness because Sakurai decided to finally acknowledge Mystery Dungeon exists.

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

That seems like it was over a long time ago.

what do you mean, I remeber the 202 olympics like it was yesterday. But yeah, I meant 2020, whos watching the 2020 Olympics lol

 

[Wademan94]

what do you mean, I remeber the 202 olympics like it was yesterday. But yeah, I meant 2020, whos watching the 2020 Olympics lol

You a vampire too?

 

[Noipoi]

I would cry tears of happiness because Sakurai decided to finally acknowledge Mystery Dungeon exists.

At least one song come on man!

 

[N3ON]

Cinderace is a ****ing soccar rabbit.

Rillaboom is a ****ing gorilla drummer.

Inteleon is a ****ing lizard sniper.

Cinderance is a ****ing letdown.

Rillaboom is a ****ing letdown.

Inteleon is ****ing letdown.

Bring back Feraligatr!

 

[Professor Pumpkaboo]

You a vampire too?

*****, I might be

 

[Shyy_Guy595]

I try to call pokémon "its" since they're mostly animals and vary in gender, but I might find myself just feeding into what I personally feel the Pokémon feels like to me at times.

In which case, if the gender ratio is anything over 50% in favor of one specific gender I'm likely gonna use those pronouns from time to time, as is the case with the starters. I even call Primarina boys for the most part because of this when a LOT of people feel otherwise.

 

[Mamboo07]

I would cry tears of happiness because Sakurai decided to finally acknowledge Mystery Dungeon exists.

And yet, Sakurai feels like the Modern Kirby series doesn't exist in Smash. (I want my boy Bandana Dee as a fighter, plus there's little representation.)

 

[PeridotGX]

Imagine if they decided instead of a SwSh mon, they put in Grovyle to promote the Mystery Dungeon remake...

PMD representation?

The perfect timeline.

 

[Aurane]

Cinderance is a ****ing letdown.

Rillaboom is a ****ing letdown.

Inteleon is ****ing letdown.

Bring back Feraligatr!

I puke on you.

Urrp.

Bleh.

>:T

 

[SnakeFighter64]

thats what Im saying. It isnt. Hell, Unmmaried woman were allowed to be in the ancient olympics if I read things right

Just because a woman can and has done something doesn’t make that thing not masculine. And any gender can do any action on the spectrum and not be any less of the gender they identify as. Masculine things aren’t Inherently for men and vice versa.

You’re going to have to elaborate on that asthetic thing you keep bringing. You’re being too vague for me to understand your point. Like are we talking about the uniforms? What about them? You see what I mean?

The uniforms, the behaviors, the culture surrounding the events. It’s always so aggressive and antagonistic and values physical function over aesthetical pleasure.

Wow so uhh... my little sister plays varsity basketball...

But I guess even in 2020 sports aren't gender nuetral?

*sockpuppetmonkey.meme*

It doesn’t matter if it’s masculine or feminine. Anyone can still do it. And it doesn’t make their gender any less valid. Masculinity is not inherently linked to gender and neither is femininity. And it’s not bad for a woman to be masculine and a man to be feminine. But that doesn’t mean those things aren’t what they are.

 

[Noipoi]

Cinderance is a ****ing letdown.

Rillaboom is a ****ing letdown.

Inteleon is ****ing letdown.

Bring back Feraligatr!

Take that back

 

[SnakeFighter64]

oh ****, speaking of sports, who is gonna watch the 2020 olympics?

Only the Mario and Sonic events.

 

[N3ON]

I puke on you.

Urrp.

Bleh.

>:T

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Take that back

It's the only way.

 

[Guh-Huzzah!]

The uniforms, the behaviors, the culture surrounding the events. It’s always so aggressive and antagonistic and values physical function over aesthetical pleasure.

So... what you’re saying is that masculinity, associated with men, is aggressive and antagonistic? I really hope this isn’t where you are going.

 

[Noipoi]

So... what you’re saying is that masculinity, associated with men, is aggressive and antagonistic? I really hope this isn’t where you are going.

Nah man, she’s right.

Everyday I wake up and want to kill someone.

 

[Shyy_Guy595]

Anyways, remember Gou? I'd say his design fits with Cinderace because they're so gender ambiguous. Anime definitely nailed that.

Gou is also a tsundere boy who blushes a lot because he's a bit reserved, in which Cinderace, an energetic and sporty type, contrasts with that well.

So needless to say I already like Gou.

 

[Shroob]

Boy this is gonna get spicy innit.