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What is Manic Pixie Dream Boy?
Choi Beomgyu of TXT
"A manic pixie dream boy in the flesh" - papermag.com about beomgyu
Manic Pixie Dream Boy - video
Manic Pixie Dream Boy - what is it?
The manic pixie dream boy (MPDB) is the male equivalent to the manic pixie dream girl. He tends to be gentle-natured, low testosterone and non-threatening, and looks like he's just stepped out of a boyband... indeed a lot of boybands are designed with that look in mind.
See also manic pixie dream lesbian.
"The hashtag #manicpixiedreamboy has users retrospectively identifying the Manic Pixie Dream Boy in cinematic history (Ferris Bueller, Jack Dawson, Jesse from Pitch Perfect, Jacob from Crazy Stupid Love); arguing that we need more of them in current movies; and adding new names to the celebrity canon of Manic Pixie Dream Boys (notably, Hozier). " - Roisin Langan in Vice dot com
What does "Manic Pixie Dream Boy" mean?
Ferris Bueller is an example of a Manic Pixie Dream Boy.