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Didn't think I'd have Fruit Tart thoughts because it's not really the kind of show you have Thoughts™ on but I think I do
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Its uncritical reproduction of idol culture is a thing for sure, but I think what's more insidious is that there are no men in the show? You have to think about it for a bit which unfortunately I have
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Every manager and producer we've met is female, and all the fans we've met are female too. But in real life, the idol industry is old men commodifying and sexualizing 8th grade girls for profit, selling to an audience of middle aged working class men
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So when you watch the show as a man, the predatory relationship your gender has with the culture being presented is purposefully hidden from you
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Fruit Tart is cute, sexy, dumb fun and I think there's more than enough room for shows like it in this world. But uh I can't turn off my inner critical lenses for long enough not to get weirded out