But at the same time, if the world is destroyed, who gives a shit how well Gohan can do his times tables??
My various fanfics.I'll admit, I used to be like that years ago when I was on this exact forum, but I looked at myself and I had to grow the fuck up and realize that people have different opinions of characters and stuff.
Agreed! Like I've said, I've seen some female fans of this show act like this to Chi-Chi and some female characters of this show too. Also, Dragonball Z is a shounen anime, so you can expect this type of behavior in the fan base.
My only gripe with the Chi-Chi hate is how some fans make the other characters come off as delicate saints compared to her, despite the fact they they can be far worse than Chi-Chi in some aspects. Yes I understand Chi-Chi is annoying and can be selfish, but she isn't on the same level as any of the villains on the show.
Don't use the villains as examples, that doesn't work...Most villain are likeable because of how unlikeable they are.
Rules of the Internet 45. Rule 45 is a lie. Check out my art if you notice.Those people also forget that Goku let Vegeta live, potentially dooming the world, because he wanted to fight Vegeta again.
All the characters in Dragonball are deeply flawed people, and Chichi is just one more in the count.
himitsu keisatsu seifu chokuzoku kokka hoanbu na no da himitsu keisatsu yami ni magireru supai katsudou torishimari...Please don't do that.
And the thing is that there's a bit of a trend in fandom where female characters tend to not get cut nearly as much slack as male characters.
Where male characters tend to get embraced and cherished for their various flaws and foibles, female characters tend to be vilified for those same flaws.
From my perspective? I feel like Chichi's character could have gone in a different direction after Piccolo Jr. than it did.
Generally, the worst Chi-Chi bashing comes from the people who blame her for how Gohan turned out. Quite a few people seem to believe that the only reason Gohan became a scholar was because Chi-Chi forced him to, somehow. Which isn't true. At all.
The *Legendary* Super Saiyan is motivated by a crying infant! He is a literal giant f***ing baby!Well... Gohan was pretty gung-ho about training, wasn't he?
There's nothing saying he wouldn't have become a scholar. The bad future just showed Gohan being what he needed to be to fight the androids. That said, parents influence their children, and Chi-Chi was always struggling to make sure Gohan studied.
There's nothing wrong with that either. So Gohan didn't become "badass, eye-scar future Gohan". While I like the tragedy of that character, I don't see the fascination fans have with him. Instead, Gohan becomes an educated, married man.
Oh Chi Chi, what did you do to your son.
I really can't blame the Great Saiyaman costume or Gohan's adherence to it on Chi-Chi, the first was Bulma's fault.
edited 13th Jul '15 5:21:34 AM by Soble
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I wouldn't hate Chi-Chi as much if she actually had a character beyond "Gohan's studies are more important than absolutely everything else!" and if she hadn't been an absolutely bitch after they fought Vegeta.
I'm not saying all the other characters are saints. I'm not saying they're not flawed. I'm saying that they have parts of their personalities that I actually like while I can find absolutely nothing about Chi-Chi that is likable.
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x12 I agree 110%. Basically two characters can do the same thing, both horrible and deplorable actions yet only one of them is despised due to not having a Y chromosome. An example I can think of right now is Fruits Basket. But that's another debate...
edited 13th Jul '15 7:04:54 AM by LLSmoothJ

Chi-Chi is likely the most normal member of the cast (though by Real Life standards she'd still be superhuman, obviously). I agree with Drake when she said she doesn't really comprehend any of this. And honestly? She's sort of right. Six-year-old boys shouldn't skive off their education to go fight alien warlords.