>>53647327I find it interesting and confusing at the same time. I think an argument could sure be made that amour is sexist and all that BUT BUT BUT
It's almost like Serena existing caused everyone on earth to conveniently forget all the problematic tropes Misty had. As well as the fact that the core force behind pokeshipping was the 90s insistence that boy/girl protagonists ALWAYS ALWAYS end up together.
Misty has been perved on by mutliple grown men by the end of OS, something that stopped dead in the water with May onward. Misty is "no angel" when it comes to tropes considered problematic in 2023. I guess being more relatable than serena doubles as a deflection shield