My biggest problem with this series is something a lot of the fans, especially the girls, agree with. Whether or not we ship the same things.
You know, how girls are treated in this series. Theyâre not as smart as the men, theyâre not as strong as the men, theyâre too sensitive, theyâre too bitchy, their boobs arenât big enough, their boobs are too big, they cry too much, they donât cry enough, theyâre too slutty, theyâre too boring, the only girls that get attention are those whose lives revolve around men, I could go on and on about the complaints people have.
But Iâm going to talk about one girl specifically, Hinata.
I donât like her character, and for reasons not a lot of people talk about. And no, itâs not because I donât ship NaruHina. We all know sheâs the most popular Naruto girl. And yes, she is kind, shy, some fans say she is beautiful [though no one in the series or databooks actually says it], some say she is strong [though sheâs never won a fight that wasnât added in or expanded by Studio Pierrot] and sheâs very agreeable. So why donât I like her?
Because she fits the bill of the sexist manâs perfect woman. Hereâs a clip from American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron, for reference
Really this entire clip can be applied not just to the entire Naruto series, but the Anime and Manga business as a whole. But for my point, Iâm going to point out one quote specifically,
âA good personality consists of a chick with a little hard body who will satisfy all sexual demands without being too slutty about things, and will essentially keep her dumb fucking mouth shut.â
And look at the youtube comments below if you think men donât think like this.
For those of you thinking, âNo, sheâs a good person!â Sheâs not a person, sheâs a fictional character created by a man who paired her with another character based off of himself. If you donât agree that she fits the billâŠ
âŠWeâve got Hinata with the huge rack that has been pointed out more than once in the series [chick with a little hard body]. Her entire character revolves around wanting to be with Naruto and wanting to do what he wants to do [who will satisfy all sexual demands], but of course sheâs not going to just throw herself at him because oh gosh that would be inappropriate [without being too slutty about things], and sheâs oh so shy so she wonât speak her mind whenever Narutoâs being dumb or unreasonable [and will essentially keep her dumb fucking mouth shut].
Yes, she does fit the bill.
Kishimoto is not kind to women in fiction, never has been. Even to Hinata, everyoneâs favorite âByakugan Princessâ [because being the oldest girl in a family makes you a princess apparently]. Even since the beginning, with Sakura, Kishimoto created her to act like a âreal girlâ and not just what men want women to be like. You know what else he claimed he first made Sakura to be? Unlikable.
Despite how great of a person people claim she is, Hinata was not spared by Kishimotoâs sexism. She simply bothers me because she is not a good person, she is the direct result of misogyny.