tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post8352777092609906802..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: Early '90s alterna Manic Pixie Dream Girlsagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-31681070799995814872020-01-13T05:45:14.413-05:002020-01-13T05:45:14.413-05:00Natalia Dyer (Nancy in Stranger Things) was born i...Natalia Dyer (Nancy in Stranger Things) was born in '95, not a wild child early '90s birth, also not a total submissive late '80s or early 2000s birth.<br /><br />Plus she's got the waifish figure, childlike doe eyes, and natural friendly smile. And just enough of a will of her own to take the initiative, playfully push the boys on the playground, etc. Non-threatening and nurturing, but also willing to make the first move if her crush is in a withdrawn emo cocoon.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-11526635787913445332020-01-13T05:18:18.864-05:002020-01-13T05:18:18.864-05:00I was looking over singers to see who could be the...I was looking over singers to see who could be the next such figure in pop music -- only mainstream one I could find who was born in the late '90s was Dua Lipa ('95). She's not a Manic Pixie type, but could work in the hard-edged role. Like the lead singer chick from Elastica (naturally born in the late '60s manic phase), only adapted to an electronic disco era rather than the bygone rock era. Maybe a cover of "Stutter" -- I could totally see that from her.<br /><br />Billie Eilish, BTW, is an emo phase birth ('01), in case you couldn't already tell. Won't be her.<br /><br />Most of the other recent ones who you'd think could try their hand at a high-energy pixie role are wild child births from the early '90s -- Charli XCX, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, etc.<br /><br />I was really hoping Ava Max would be a manic-phase birth, but she's another wild child (shocking), born in '94.<br /><br />But this role tends to be a break-out performance, so they're probably not an existing act that's going to transition into the role, but someone we haven't even seen yet.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-79528747371468140242020-01-13T05:13:24.656-05:002020-01-13T05:13:24.656-05:00Zach Braff is in on the 15-year cycle and manic-ph...Zach Braff is in on the 15-year cycle and manic-phase births. His movie Garden State, which I haven't seen, starred an '81 birth as the MPDG (Natalie Portman). Around that time, he was dating Mandy Moore, born in '84.<br /><br />There's nothing in his wikipedia until 2019, when he started dating Florence Pugh -- born in '96. Skipped right over the submissive late '80s births, and the wild child early '90s births, and found another manic-phase birth, now from the late '90s.<br /><br />Will she be a new Manic Pixie Dream Girl? No clue, I haven't seen anything she's in. The point is, that guy would know who has the potential for the role, and he instinctively picked a manic-phase birth for his first girlfriend in over a decade.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-49755784805828472432020-01-13T03:19:11.915-05:002020-01-13T03:19:11.915-05:00the cub's album that new york city is on is ca...the cub's album that new york city is on is called "come out come out" interestingly enough. Raschannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-77711278571420967282020-01-12T16:15:02.840-05:002020-01-12T16:15:02.840-05:00Most of the other social media world are late '...Most of the other social media world are late '80s births, who imprinted on the emo phase. The two who come to mind are Aimee Terese and Anna Khachiyan.<br /><br />But this cohort in general are more likely to describe themselves as 100% submissive sexually, and would never take the initiative in making a connection even if they were eager for it to be made -- absolutely, the guy has to make the first move. That could be where their brand of anti-woke feminism comes from -- they imprinted on the refractory phase when they're holed up in a cocoon, so if either side is going to make the first move, it has to be the guy.<br /><br />Then there are the early '90s births, who imprinted on the mixing-it-up anything-goes warm-up phase. They give off crazy bitch vibes -- er, chaotic feminine energy. And as suitable as that is for getting themselves into the warm-up phase, it isn't suitable for coaxing guys out of their own cocoons. It's too threatening and destabilizing, and off-putting to such guys.<br /><br />These two cohorts are the most likely to attack and shame the Manic Pixie Dream Girl type.<br /><br />The girls born in a manic phase are the least likely to be totally submissive -- they imprinted on a phase where everyone feels invincible, where there's nothing to worry about since you can't get seriously hurt even if you sustain minor damage, you just brush it off and move on.<br /><br />So they're most able to take the initiative in connecting with guys -- at the extreme, it's the in-your-face hard-edged women of the early '90s who were born in the late '60s (Liz Phair, PJ Harvey, Veruca Salt, etc.). But apart from that extreme, it's the Cub and Juliana Hatfield types who are willing to take the risk of putting themselves out there first, giving the boys a playful push on the playground to start off an interaction.<br /><br />Also, they don't have the crazy destabilizing vibes of those who imprinted on the warm-up phase, a time when people are shattering taboos in order to pull themselves out of the paranoid trauma-porn climate of the emo phase. The manic phase is when that transition has already been made, and people are coasting carefree on a high.<br /><br />Carefree is better than crazy when trying to coax someone out of a cocoon. Both find it undesirable for that person to be holed up in their own little world, but the approach is different.<br /><br />The carefree one makes light of it, says there's nothing to worry about, it's no big deal, trust me I won't bite, gives a giggle to reassure the cocooner. But the crazy one makes leaving the cocoon about shattering a taboo, take the transgressive plunge with me -- if you dare. It's not reassuring and gentle but disturbing and confusing.<br /><br />Like I said before, the next crop of Manic Pixie Dream Girls are probably going to be born from '95-'99, and they haven't yet emerged onto the social media scene as widely known personas. But I'm guessing those girls, who imprinted on the late '90s manic phase (and who emerged from puberty during the early 2010s manic phase) are going to have a more carefree tone about leaving the emo cocoon, and will not be as submissive -- and therefore, more comfortable taking the initiative to coax guys out of their own cocoons.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-88833526784662963982020-01-12T15:33:25.214-05:002020-01-12T15:33:25.214-05:00Angela Nagle was born in '84. I was thinking w...Angela Nagle was born in '84. I was thinking who the "Cub" video reminded me of in the current online media world. Angela "Gigglepants" Nagle -- googled her name, and sure enough, born in the manic phase.<br /><br />BTW I found conflicting info on when that Cub album was released, either '94 or '95. The latest date given was Jan 15 '95, so even if it was released just outside of the warm-up phase, it was only by two weeks -- not a big exception to the overall chronology.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.com