the reason queer and/or neuroatypical people get so fangs-deep into kids’ shows is BECAUSE OF THE DENIED CHILDHOOD THING
like the first date my partner and i had was pretty much just talking about kids’ books we remembered eagerly and like
OF COURSE WE REMEMBER KIDS’ MEDIA SO FONDLY/GET INVOLVED WITH CURRENT EXAMPLES THEREOF IS BECAUSE WE NEVER HAD TRADITIONAL CHILDHOODS
frankly i think even cishet and/or neurotypical people can get in on this because of Society Being An Asshole but the appeal of kids’ media is it portrays a world that is like the one you were promised you would have
see also: TAZ’s fandom being overwhelmingly queer because of second-hand loving family
RIGHT
kids’ shows also promote a “hey gang let’s save the town/world/galaxy/etc. together!” mode and it’s a form of community that jesus fuck i just realized my big problem with cishet white man literary fiction is that it’s not communitarian but back to kids’ media that is an easily project-into-able Gang Who Succeeds Together
researchers created a small ‘vending machine’ for crows, accompanied with small slips of paper that could be used to operate the machine. the crows quickly figured out how to use the machine. next, the crows were given papers that were the incorrect size. the crows fashioned them into the right size for the machine. it was predicted this would happen – in the wild, crows have been observed on many occasions using tools they fashion themselves to get what they want.
Brock is one of the few and perfect examples of an actual gentlemen like yeah he’d hit on literally every girl he’d meet but would also only shower them with affection and compliments. He never falls into the tired “token pervert/borderline sexual assaulter” anime trope and despite being hella flirty, treats the women he’s interested with nothing but respect and compassion.
Truly the only straight anime boy ill ever stan
Also when in Sinnoh, there was a young maid who was interested in Brock and did a lot of things to get his attention but since she wasn’t old enough he didn’t even consider trying to flirt with her!!!
Remember that one movie where Brock busted out the most genuinely wholesome one-liner of all time?
My beautiful boy 😍
IN 👏 THIS 👏 HOUSE 👏 WE 👏 STAN 👏 TAKESHI
Me: *Goes through ao3 tag*
Me: *Reaches the end*
Me: *Goes through ao3 tag with lower standards*