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Today's video I want to chat with you all A common popular culture in East Asian society It's a male versus a fighting girl This kind of character and narrative fascination

By the way, I also want to discuss with you the aesthetics of white, thin and young

The reason why I want to talk about this topic It started when I happened to be on station B Saw a video of a steel coil girl generated by AI

The scene is usually set in a factory or construction site The content is about a girl wearing a Japanese school uniform Easily handle steel coils weighing several tons Or lift the truck overhead

Even in a swimsuit Standing in molten steel at a temperature of over a thousand degrees to make steel

The interaction in the comment section is also very interesting Basically, it revolves around this purely fictional narrative Make all kinds of imagination and reasoning

For example, "If you make her shy, What would happen if I got slapped in the face?"

Some people also said, "This kind of girl's betrothal gift is 3 million. I didn’t say a word.”

"Thousands of years later, Alien archaeologists found Evidence of human strength" and so on

We say This kind of interaction between the comment section and the original author It can also be regarded as a secondary creation behavior

Traditional literature or film and television works Follow the author to the reader One-way logic The author has the right to interpret the work Readers and viewers are to interpret the text

In contemporary ACGN culture That is, in the culture of Japanese anime and novels This kind of open narrative is quite common

Every audience member produces text Project your emotions into it

in Some texts will be popular because they fit the public sentiment And quickly became famous Becoming an Internet meme The influence is even greater than the original

As a person who is very interested in various social phenomena I thought this kind of video was very interesting. So I collected them first.

After a few days I happened to read the work of Japanese psychologist Saito Tamaki Psychoanalysis of the Battle Girl Suddenly, a lot of inspiration came

I think this kind of video It can also be seen as a deformation of the aesthetic of the battle girl That is, super-powered girl

Projecting desire on such girls It is a cultural phenomenon with a very East Asian character.

So this video Let’s talk about this topic in detail

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First, let’s say The subject who projects sexual desire on the battle girl 即是所谓的御宅族お達人 The reason why we don't use the word otaku here is Because Although the Chinese word "otaku" also originated from Japanese But in the Chinese context Mainly refers to not liking to go out and socialize The Japanese word おたく not only has this meaning And more emphasis on love of anime, Characteristics of subcultures such as gaming

Human sexual projection It's a very natural and normal thing

but Battle Girl is a special kind of sexual object

In Japanese anime works Young women with strong fighting power often appear

They are either armed with weapons Or have good kung fu Or some kind of magic

In this sense Steel Coil Girl Of course, it is also a kind of transformation of the fighting girl

However Their image is always pure, weak and sweet. This is in stark contrast to their super powers.

For example, the steel coil girl always wears school uniform Slim figure and youthful face

This means they are weak and need to be protected. Yet they can lift steel coils with their bare hands. This is generally considered a rather masculine Even mechanized power

And when they do this Still maintaining a relaxed and innocent expression

This suggests that this superpower is for them It's some kind of innate talent Rather than the result of hard training

This greatly eliminates The aggressiveness and oppression brought by superpowers themselves Make it fantastical, safe and harmless

but The most important feature is They are all completely fictional anime characters It is also impossible to have real contact

So Why do otakus like this imaginary character? Pour your sexual desire

One obvious reason is Japanese animation industry Intentionally or unintentionally created the symbol of "Battle Girl" And in decades of evolution It is related to individual sexual desire, redemption fantasy, Complex psychological factors such as anxiety compensation are related

1966 The TV animation "Magical Girl Sally" premiered in Japan

The show was influenced by the American TV series "Bewitched" Just the role of the female lead in the original play Became a girl

The Japanese adaptation deliberately emphasizes youth This drama can be regarded as the beginning of the magical girl genre.

Then Hayao Miyazaki, Osamu Tezuka and other animation masters Created many classic Sailor Moon characters

By the 1970s This theme has more direct sexual descriptions

For example, in Nagai Go's 1973 work "Cutie Honey" When the heroine transforms, she will appear naked

The popularization and promotion of home videotapes in the 1970s This has greatly promoted the development of this subculture

In 1975, the TV animation "Red Flower Shadow" was first broadcast

The play tells the story of the French Revolution on the eve of A masked knight The story of fighting against the corrupt French court And this masked knight is a girl

And one of the villains, Queen Mary A strong and mature woman

In the theme of fighting beautiful girls Immature girls equal kindness and justice The logic that mature women equal evil It is very common

Another typical case It is Naoko Takeuchi's "Sailor Moon"

The heroine Usagi Tsukino I am an ordinary girl who loves to cry She accidentally rescued a mysterious cat So she became the incarnation of the moon Given super powers to save the Earth from the bad guys

In the animation The scene where Usagi Tsukino transforms is also very unique

She chanted the spell and made a stroke with her right hand. The scenery in front of me disappears in an instant

At a certain moment of transformation There were nude scenes

Afterwards She put on Sailor Moon's sailor uniform again

Usagi Tsukino and several other girls swore Fight against evil forces to the end

This evil force is the Ice Queen

In Sailor Moon Sexy and mature is almost equivalent to evil The one who saves the world is an innocent and lovely girl

No need to give more examples We can find Japanese animation industry Indeed, intentionally or unintentionally Create such an image of a girl

In these works The power of a girl It is not a mature choice or awakening of will It is often determined by "fate" and "props" Or the result of some kind of innate power

They didn't actively strive for this power. It is an externally assigned responsibility

This allows them to maintain their powerful Can maintain a passive, ignorant and naive state

This is actually a culture that is quite Japanese.

As the author said Battle Girls can only be born in Japanese space

There are also a large number of female warriors in Western works However, these female warriors They have an inner world and a history of spiritual development.

Like they've been through some kind of trauma. Their strength often means overcoming and sublimating trauma.

This is a difficult thing to overcome. The process of abandoning the old self and moving towards maturity

Even if there is a battle girl So the fighting power of these girls Often At the expense of one's femininity

Rather than being like the Japanese fighting girls Always remain pure, innocent and immature

This is also in line with reality

One person has such strong fighting power Or the desire to fight There must be some personal reason Such as trauma, revenge, competitiveness, etc.

It is impossible to be in a completely undeveloped state of self-awareness

In the Japanese battle girl theme The girls were deliberately stripped of their trauma

Even though they seem to have experienced some trauma in the play But this trauma It does not constitute the driving force of their personality development

They may have darkened due to some trauma Or fall but In terms of the character's core state and mode of existence Still repetitive and nonlinear

Even if the heroine seems to have solved some difficulties Or experienced emotional changes These are often just The fuel that keeps this cycle going

It did not bring about irreversible growth for the protagonist In the end they will still return to that pure, In the initial setting of kindness

This makes Japan's fighting girls are always immature Their adolescence is indefinitely extended Their fighting motives remain unclear. Or very simple

For example, saving humanity, for justice To protect world peace, etc. These are quite abstract and idealistic things

But we know These abstract things It is not enough to support a real person.

Because people’s behavior motivations in reality Need to be based on individuality That is, to be in harmony with one's own unique experiences, desires, Experiences build deep connections Otherwise, there will be no sustained action.

Can be for such Completely abstract and empty slogans To those who keep fighting It can only be in a A state of complete lack of self-awareness

But in reality It is impossible for such a person to have powerful abilities.

This makes such a role Appears hollow and lacks authenticity

But that’s exactly what the audience likes.

The inner world of the fighting girl is stripped away This makes them what Lacan calls The perfect carrier of small object a

If beautiful girls don't have real personalities There is no unpredictability No shortcomings She is not herself

It is a background wall that can be projected by anyone.

Such a beautiful girl Perfect match with the client She has the superpower to solve all problems. No aging Will not betray And possesses an uncivilized spirit of self-sacrifice

Her existence is to satisfy the subject's fantasy

Just immerse yourself in this fantasy You don't have to face the reality of interacting with others The complexity and pain that must be faced

But you can Enjoy yourself in a safe and controllable virtual world Experience the feeling of being loved and sexually projected

There are many such examples on the Chinese Internet. For example, Doro, which was very popular some time ago

However This kind of pleasure is ultimately unsustainable. It's like a spinning top

Although individuals can To continue to stimulate this pleasure But this stimulation will eventually lead to a deeper emptiness

Although the other in reality is always unpredictable However, the other is eliminated Or Treating fictional characters as complete extensions of yourself In fact, the self is also eliminated.

Human subjectivity It is precisely in the interaction and collision with others Even established and confirmed in the struggle

An other who always says yes to you It will eventually make your existence meaningless.

When I love someone I must hope that the other person can love me freely Instead of being forced to love me

But the other person has the freedom to love me This means that she also has the freedom not to love me.

The human heart is the most unpredictable This makes me loved Fundamentally in a state of uncertainty

However Love that can be completely certain is no longer love

A real person Will surprise you with her independent will Use her flaws to break your fantasy of perfection

This may be uncomfortable at the moment. But it is this real intrusion Only then can we break the closed loop of narcissism Enable a person to adapt and grow To create a common and unique story

This is any pre-scripted fantasy Can't give

Of course we are here This is not to deny the obsession with imaginary objects.

In my opinion It's just a symptom. Rather than the essence

I believe that friends who often watch our channel can feel I have a lot of psychological phenomena Such as self-deprecation, procrastination, addiction, etc. It's never an advocacy To directly criticize and eliminate symptoms

Focus on real issues beyond symptoms As for the symptoms themselves It has a certain purpose and function It is often for the parties Provides a stable psychological structure Enables it to endure and defend against the pain of reality

As We discussed gaming addiction in our April issue last year. As mentioned in the video Many parents and schools criticize the harm of online social networking And believe that students only interact with others in school To develop social skills

Online social interaction is indeed not as profound as real-life interpersonal support.

However, many schools in China Does not provide truly effective interpersonal support

If a person in reality Lack of good interpersonal support and close relationships Then seek social support from the Internet Better than nothing

Also, I don’t think A person who has overcome these symptoms We must abandon ACGN culture

What really matters is his relationship to this culture That is to say ACGN is no longer a symptom he uses to escape reality But become part of his creative life

For example He is no longer just a passive consumer of content Instead, start actively creating

He might become a fan artist. A novelist A game developer A critic or blogger

He brings his unique passion and knowledge It has become a way to communicate with others, Practices that can intervene in the symbolic world

He no longer calls his "Second Dimension Wife" As a perfect object that needs to be integrated But Think of her as a muse to inspire your creativity

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