Maybe a stupid and sexually timid/clueless girl is supposed to be more relatable because education and worldliness are intimidating? It worked for George W.
Also, regarding your final paragraph: Eeee. For similar reasons, I have always tended to identify with the villain instead of with the heroine -- the villain is off plotting world domination while the lead couple is busy canoodling. (I mean, the villain also usually gets to be queer instead of sickeningly vanilla, and worldly instead of innocent, and to have an amount/type of agency the female lead doesn't often get. But the ditzy heroines definitely were a factor too.)
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Date: 19 Feb 2011 09:43 pm (UTC)Also, regarding your final paragraph: Eeee. For similar reasons, I have always tended to identify with the villain instead of with the heroine -- the villain is off plotting world domination while the lead couple is busy canoodling. (I mean, the villain also usually gets to be queer instead of sickeningly vanilla, and worldly instead of innocent, and to have an amount/type of agency the female lead doesn't often get. But the ditzy heroines definitely were a factor too.)