"redkanary" <redkanary@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Psaiyan Prince Vegeta <ppvegeta@hotmail.communism> wrote in message
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> > On Sat, 7 Jun 2003 22:34:16 +0100, "goat" <goat@goat.goat> wrote:
> >
> SNIP
>
> > I have also seen it suggested that Asuka is supposed to be the 'ideal
> > girlfriend', whilst Rei is the 'ideal wife', from the perspective of a
> > Japanese male.
> >
> > I believe that the only comment he has actually made on the matter was
> > something along the lines of "Rei is just the sort of girl that
> > Japanese guys go for".
>
> Yet another reason why I'm never, never, never getting within a
> hundred miles of Japan.  (kidding)
>
> Seriously, I have to wonder what would happen if the feminist
> revolution ever hit the Japanese culture with full force.  Would the
> ideals change, like they obviously have here?  I look at all the maids
> and catgirls and robots and feel like I'm watching stuff from the 50s
> or early 60s sometimes.
>
> Oh, and where does Misato fall on this scale?
>
> -Red

Misato'd be the cool 'older sister' who's composes, confident and relaxed
and delightful to hang with (if she didn't have crippling emotional problems
but this _is_ EVA we're talking about).