Bubble Gum Popped - Querying the "Bimbo" stance

danielsangeo · 02-23-2014

Personally, I feel that there are two groups that are sometimes melded into one under the "bimbo" umbrella. You have the group that just want to have fun and be sexy. Then you have the other that more rightly would be called "airheads" or those with low intelligence. Sometimes these overlap but I don't think one necessarily implies the other.

The 'archetype', as it were, I think was subverted beautifully in the movie version of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" with Sam Sparks.

Alchemical Night · 03-04-2014

Hi again,

Hmm... interesting perspectives, and more so with the use of classifications too to further elaborate on the "Bimbo" state. Considering this, I have been musing on a concept that could conflate with a subversion or deconstruction of a "Bimbo" profile.

Considering the perception of such a person's dynamic in many narratives, how might the forum feel about a story that sported a "Bimbo" lead - though in such a fashion that they would self-conscious of their disposition and perhaps circuitously use that to the betterment of others or with a wider, more constructive goal in mind?

Though certainly not definitive examples - perhaps, arguably, partial manifestations of this notion - can be found in the characters of Yuri (Dirty Pair Flash) and Shizuka Marikawa (High School of the Dead). In summary, Yuri http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1997330 (in the 90's remake of the earlier Dirty Pair franchise) is described as "sugar coated death" and can be considered shallow or vapid, though when necessary is a remarkable combatant, skilled swordswoman and with occasioned rich insight, as well.

Shizuka http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1359111 , in turn, can seem flirtatious, lackadaisical and removed; qualities contrasted with her marked medical knowledge and holistic, critical thinking, at times.

Both characters, in their own way, can be engaging as part of a wider narrative. Still, this was as part of a duo (Kei and Yuri) or a group (the Fujimi survivor group). In turn, though, would a similar character be able to hold interest by themselves, or with other characters in tow?

Thanks,

Alchemical Night.

02-23-2014	#1
danielsangeo Process Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,908	Re: Bubble Gum Popped - Querying the "Bimbo" stance Personally, I feel that there are two groups that are sometimes melded into one under the "bimbo" umbrella. You have the group that just want to have fun and be sexy. Then you have the other that more rightly would be called "airheads" or those with low intelligence. Sometimes these overlap but I don't think one necessarily implies the other. The 'archetype', as it were, I think was subverted beautifully in the movie version of "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" with Sam Sparks. __________________ Tell me, where in the world is Daniel Sandiego?

03-04-2014	#2
Alchemical Night Watcher Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 258	Re: Bubble Gum Popped - Querying the "Bimbo" stance Hi again, Hmm... interesting perspectives, and more so with the use of classifications too to further elaborate on the "Bimbo" state. Considering this, I have been musing on a concept that could conflate with a subversion or deconstruction of a "Bimbo" profile. Considering the perception of such a person's dynamic in many narratives, how might the forum feel about a story that sported a "Bimbo" lead - though in such a fashion that they would self-conscious of their disposition and perhaps circuitously use that to the betterment of others or with a wider, more constructive goal in mind? Though certainly not definitive examples - perhaps, arguably, partial manifestations of this notion - can be found in the characters of Yuri (Dirty Pair Flash) and Shizuka Marikawa (High School of the Dead). In summary, Yuri http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1997330 (in the 90's remake of the earlier Dirty Pair franchise) is described as "sugar coated death" and can be considered shallow or vapid, though when necessary is a remarkable combatant, skilled swordswoman and with occasioned rich insight, as well. Shizuka http://chan.sankakucomplex.com/post/show/1359111 , in turn, can seem flirtatious, lackadaisical and removed; qualities contrasted with her marked medical knowledge and holistic, critical thinking, at times. Both characters, in their own way, can be engaging as part of a wider narrative. Still, this was as part of a duo (Kei and Yuri) or a group (the Fujimi survivor group). In turn, though, would a similar character be able to hold interest by themselves, or with other characters in tow? Thanks, Alchemical Night.