Marvin said:
Nah, Chris came up with the ideas of tomgirl-tism on his own, for his own emotional problems.
I think part of the tomgirl thing is related to Chris' cargo cult way of dealing with the world, but he also has some serious "lack of focus" on matters of gender. I would say "confusion", but he's not so much confused as missing the whole concept. In other words, Chris' take on gender roles is just as "unique" and "individual" to him as his use of spelling and semi-colons.
Lesbians was just a bonus to him. Of course, a bonus he really likes the idea of.
Doubtless because Chris' concept of lesbians comes from Anna and pornography, not from any actual real world examples. Pornography has taught Chris that all lesbians are at least moderately attractive, young, and not just a little slutty.
In the real world, the only lesbians who would ever even consider this "bonus" for him would be even more unattractive, slovenly, and desperate than he is. And that's
another mental image I really didn't need.
Well, honestly, I agree with other people saying that telling the truth to Chris won't get him to stop being an asshole.
Probably. But asspatting him for his assholish behavior and reinforcing his delusions
definitely won't. Given the choice between a hurtful truth that probably won't improve him and a comforting lie that definitely won't, I have to go with the truth, no matter how hurtful. And besides, it's the
truth.
But I do think that she's at least encouraging him to be more of an asshole with her asspats. She has a responsibility not to asspat him, particularly on issues where other people are being harmed. Like Snyder, Megan and Chris' past galpals.
Yeah, that's the biggest problem with Anna. She goes beyond regular ass-patting Chris to never improve, and actually encourages Chris to be worse. And what's worse is she doesn't do it intentionally, but simply because she never, ever stops to think about what she tells him.
If Anna actually were some sort of cunning, master troll acting on a multiple year master plan intentionally working to drive Chris further down his downward spiral, well that would earn at least a little respect without admiration. But she isn't. She does what she does because she's too intellectually lazy and irresponsible to do better.