tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post4417255495907489330..comments2024-01-03T00:10:48.783-08:00Comments on The Wild Blog in the West: MTV's Daria: Did the Writers Send the Wrong Message?Wild Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-23279729970826729502017-12-15T19:55:11.509-08:002017-12-15T19:55:11.509-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.WunsfordDigglespithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992356827197706036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-83461207951424477522017-10-24T11:00:09.351-07:002017-10-24T11:00:09.351-07:00@RA X:
He ruined it for me, honestly. I never bou...@RA X:<br /><br />He ruined it for me, honestly. I never bought that Daria and Jane of all people would let a boy come between them - it reeked of some MTV executive saying the show needed to hit "a broader audience" - and seeing Daria kiss him as she did, which is something even Quinn wouldn't have done when she was at her worst, has ruined it for me. I can still watch anything before Tom's first appearance, but anything after I honestly can't - it's like a completely different show.WunsfordDigglespithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992356827197706036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-17289734217525022862017-08-20T20:05:11.641-07:002017-08-20T20:05:11.641-07:00I also thought this article was insightful.
Two ...I also thought this article was insightful. <br /><br />Two words: Aunt Amy. She was the only one to validate Daria's sarcasm. Let's not forget that Jane, Tom, Trent and even Helen at one point all appreciated Daria's biting social commentary. It was still touching when Jake feared the loss of his eldest daughter during the storm of "Daria!" To have a father that loves you and leaves you be most of the time seems like a good guy to me. Daria has traits, like cynicism, that are handy at keeping the societal brainwashing at bay, yet can be a bit much such as her disdain with Jane for joining the track team and falling in love with guys.Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409278474835303216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-74903746209624056192016-01-18T15:55:58.805-08:002016-01-18T15:55:58.805-08:00There is so much hate for Tom!! lol I didn't r...There is so much hate for Tom!! lol I didn't really like him but I thought it was interesting showing the struggles you face dating a person who isn't an introvert. <br /><br />I also don't see the others as hating Daria but showing the struggles that introverts face while experiencing new and real world things as they grow from their adolescence into adulthood. I don't think they are necessarily discouraging Daria's behavior but actually trying to understand it to their best abilities. It's foreign so of course they well respond to it negatively but the discussion of her actions alone show that they aren't just pushing her off.<br /><br /> I do however feel that much of the topics they open up to they never really resolve in the show. Such as the issues with other characters (to an extent I feel is because with the evolution of other characters on the show would lose the conflict that is faced in the "Daria Against the World" kinda out look) but this is still one of my favorite Animated shows ever because it's a side that we never see. Which was an actual introverted intellectual cynical (ALSO slightly awkward) person who was an actual outcast. I feel that the writers of the show didn't realize the complex and abstract painting they were crafting when this show was still in the works and that's also part of the issue. <br /><br />Love this review though it's really insightful! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924146905703309165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-24812213024320873362016-01-16T22:23:55.728-08:002016-01-16T22:23:55.728-08:00I think Tom would be considered a "mansplaine...I think Tom would be considered a "mansplainer" these days. Wild Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-26508084733716980752016-01-15T01:18:03.681-08:002016-01-15T01:18:03.681-08:00Totally agree. Literally clicked on this link to f...Totally agree. Literally clicked on this link to find someone who shared my sentiments. He's just generally a bad character. I hate the "dynamic" he brought to the show and the shadiness that overshadowed his whole persona, to me. Almost ruined the whole show me honestly,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421056560503064124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-45022937752055452332015-12-21T16:33:20.946-08:002015-12-21T16:33:20.946-08:00Omg sorry for commenting something irrelevant but ...Omg sorry for commenting something irrelevant but Tom is so annoying I really wanted he and Daria to split when they had that fight. Dominic Laxaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986013658177263186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-37172403765145236702015-08-17T19:07:38.860-07:002015-08-17T19:07:38.860-07:00Really cogent post. It gave me a different way of...Really cogent post. It gave me a different way of viewing the situation. Thanks!Wild Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08243331039670327167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8080596742132031255.post-8749752841341571782015-07-28T22:06:18.507-07:002015-07-28T22:06:18.507-07:00It is a great observation that the cast of the sho...It is a great observation that the cast of the show seems to discourage Daria's cynicism and angst, and push her towards more extroverted traits, while the cast themselves receives no such pressure to change. However, rather than viewing that as a negative, I view it a little differently. The characters who are telling Daria to change, shallow Quin, overworked Helen, rageaholic Jake, all thus lose credibility; how can they tell someone to change the way they live their life when they themselves have such glaring problems with the way they live their own lives? And I think that's the point; the show isn't promoting the discouraging of Daria's introverted tendencies, its reflecting the very real reaction of most of the world who tries to do that. The message is not "don't be an introvert" but rather "if you are an introvert, people will likely discourage you from being an introvert. But take a nice hard look at those people, look at the issues in their lives and all of their 'extravert problems'. These are not people who's advice you should take to heart. Don't worry about it, keep doing what you're doing."<br /><br />Great read though! And also, Tom sucks. Worst. Character. Ever.escohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485530329845587949noreply@blogger.com