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Someone is trying to give dimension to the Manic Pixie Dream Girl and it’s giving me a headache

By Femination | Published: January 4, 2012

You don’t know what the true story behind these women is, what they want or what troubles them. They are mysterious dream-like creatures only supposed to sparkle, be a little “off” and listen to great indie music. The whole thing had caught me off guard, usually because sexist archetypes tend to come in semi-naked packages. Why was this so annoying?

Also tagged Film, garden state, kate winslet, kirsten dunst, Media, natalie portman, tv shows, Zooey Deschanel | 1 Comment

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