Talk:Hairu Ihei/@comment-24231905-20150918084500/@comment-10733658-20150920041154

^ (patpats)

I don't think anyone is arguing that trope can be really sexist. I think we're just saying that you're going a little overboard in immediately jumping from "Ihei wants Arima to praise her" to "Arima is her only motivation and source of her strength". She's mentioned Arima all of once in the series, so clearly he isn't the complete center of her universe.

Tropes are not inherently bad things, they're merely tools. While a trope can have negative origins or associations, I think it's important to not immediately decry something without looking at the complete picture. There's plenty of great female characters out there with a motivation tied to a man, that are still fantastic and well-rounded women. Beyond that, Ihei is one out of several women in the series and in the minority when it comes to having a strong focus on a guy. So I think it's important to not jump the gun and start screaming sexism, or writing her off as a "man-obsessed girl" when we really don't have a full picture.