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[anonniemouse]

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Re: The Dichotomy of Man

[(Anonymous)]

DA. I've been thinking hard about this and while I agree, it's normal and harmless to have multiple facets to our identity/persona, I think there's something that bothers me about Andy's dichotomy.
As usual, he's creating a narrative and trying to control it.

He presents as the manly man (who took a claymore to the chest in a barfight!) and people think they know where they stand with that sort of character but - woah! - he's also a sensitive dude into female-oriented fandoms. How crazy! doesn't he just blow your mind?

Also, working the other way, this bishie manic pixie dream boy has all these survivalist skills and war stories. Ha! Where are your stereotypes now?!

Normal people have different facets but just honestly present themselves to the world, he seems to be playing (a very stilted) role. As anon says, there's no nuance or gray areas. He lives like he writes - no depth; all cliché.

It might be clunky, but it's manipulative - if he can reel someone into his wacky personal narrative, he can start to control things.