Ask Men on Yik Yak | What’s your opinion on girls who prefer children’s media (I’m not talking people who are deep in a fandom or like Disney adults) just girls who generally just causally prefer more kids stuff and animation bc they don’t like super edgy media

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Ask Men 16w

What’s your opinion on girls who prefer children’s media (I’m not talking people who are deep in a fandom or like Disney adults) just girls who generally just causally prefer more kids stuff and animation bc they don’t like super edgy media

Anonymous 16w

ngl, i dont mind it. i do understand your thing about finding that adult shows try too hard to be edgy sometimes. something lighthearted is usually nice, and sometimes kids/YA content can be fun. personally i still watch pokemon and i enjoy a lot of games that are for teens/young adults

Anonymous 16w

Nah if she cant engage with media in a way that works with stuff i like thatd kinda suck

Anonymous 16w

I think a lot of childrens media ages with their audience. Stuff like adventure time, gravity falls, and clone wars all start off with generic kids show themes but as they go on, they start to tackle more adult topics because the original audience has grown up. So ig it depends?

Anonymous 16w

It’s a little weird. Children’s media is written to be digestible for children. It generally lacks a lot of depth and nuance. To me, this is kinda like the female version of guys who only ever order chicken tenders at restaurants.

Anonymous 16w

I get it

Anonymous 16w

(Not answering your Q so kinda off topic) If you want a recommendation check out Studio Ghibli movies. A lot of them are on MAX (HBO) they’re animated but still have great themes, made for kids but adults can enjoy them too. Some challenge serious/hard topics in easier ways others are more fantasy focused. Try The Cat Returns and Whisper of the Heart, My Neighbor Totoro, Howls Moving Castle!!, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky!!, and The Secret World of Arrietty!! Very good!!

Anonymous

#3 16w

Reasonable. Out of curiosity what adults shows have you watched that have depth and nuance. Like actually could use recommendations. I find a lot of them to be kinda… gross

Anonymous

OP 16w

Tbf, I don’t watch much media. I can’t actually remember the last new show that I watched lol. What genres do you like?

Anonymous

#4 16w

What do you like? Also Same I generally look for at least some overlap with people I date. My bf loves anime so it works. I’m too embarrassed to talk about the other stuff I like with him tho. Sometimes I feel weird not liking like. Anything.

Anonymous

OP 16w

Im crazy about pretty much all animation but i lean towards raunchier stuff like superjail and stuff. ralph bakshi and genndy tartakovsky are some of my fav styles

Anonymous

#4 16w

Yeah I hate watching anything with sex or fan service tbh

Anonymous

OP 16w

Can i ask why?

Anonymous

#4 16w

I find it offputting. Idk I just see it as usually gross and distracting and it doesn’t do anything for me. I don’t get anything out of watching people have sex, and it distracts from plot and stuff. I also don’t like fan service bc it is usually very objectifying against women. While I love having sex I have never gotten anything out of sexual media it just annoys me. That’s not what I want out of entertainment

Anonymous

OP 16w

white lotus

Anonymous

vangogh 16w

I find them somehow less relatable than kids shows. Like I like to think I’m fairly mature as a person. But I don’t find the emotions of a lot of adult media relatable. It’s like they’re almost trying too hard and the lose it. While kids shows tend to be watered down so kids can handle it at least it doesn’t feel fake and pandering to me

Anonymous

vangogh 16w

I like some adults shows. But usually if they are animated or if they are not meant to be super dark or sexual

Anonymous

#10 16w

Oh I love ghibli lol . Watched almost all their movies

Anonymous

#10 16w

Others like Princess Mononoke and The Boy and the Heron, Porco Rosso, Spirited Away, and Grave of the Fireflies have more adult themes discussed harder topics with usually more bloodshed shown or just stressful scenes. But even what they do show is still consumable and shouldn’t be incredibly off putting even for slightly older kids. Ponyo is another lighthearted one I’d recommend!

Anonymous

OP 16w

Oh ok awesome!! Glad to hear it cause almost no one that I know has watched them haha. I wrote that last comment before I noticed yours sorry!

Anonymous

#10 16w

Insane to me I don’t know anyone who hasn’t seen a. Few lol. Ty for the rec tho!

Anonymous

#10 16w

Mononoke one of my favorites! It was beautiful. Princess Kaguya made me SOB lol

Anonymous

OP 16w

Right?! It’s crazy to me how no one’s heard of it but maybe it’s just my area cause it’s small. I love Princess Mononoke but Nausicaa is probably my favorite

Anonymous

#10 16w

Wait I don’t think I’ve seen nausicaa now that I think about it. Oo I think I have a movie night in my future

Anonymous

OP 16w

Duuude it’s so good!! Plz go watch it soon haha. All the themes of the movie, the main character Nausicaa and her brilliance and leadership is just phenomenal. It’s an early 80s movie (I believe) and it’s just held up sooo well and it’s amazing. It’s definitely my favorite! Highly highly recommend!!

Anonymous

#10 16w

ooh i need to get back on my ghibli grind, i completely forgot that i was trying to watch all of their movies

Anonymous

OP 15w

Cobra Kai. 10/10 recommend