AnonymousI don’t think Goku is necessarily sexist. He’s just a jerk who is so lost in his own thoughts, desires, and feelings that he often doesn’t take other people into account (men and women) even when they are obviously upset. He has this assholish behavior the ENTIRE SERIES (linked are only a few examples out of many). Goku is a very literal-thinking person who sees a problem and seeks solutions regardless of the ethics behind said solutions. He isn’t evil because he doesn’t intentionally hurt other people, but that doesn’t mean he’s not a jerk. It was tolerable and even cute and amusing when he was a kid.
We tend to let little kids get away with more because they’re still learning basic social skills while developing their emotional intelligence and empathy. They have a lot to learn!
But when he’s an adult and still behaving like this, I just want to smack him.
^ I love Goku, but this was very satisfying. ^ The guy deserved to be smacked 100 times over during the series because of some of the crap he said/pulled.
But I think this behavior is a big part of his character. While in some ways he gets older and more mature, in other ways, he NEVER grows up. It wouldn’t be Goku if he wasn’t bluntly and unapologetically saying unfiltered words off the top of his head.
He is actually the character that baffles me the most. He seems so simple but strangely enough I find his simplicity complex (and thus he’s very interesting). He often unquestionably does things just because someone tells him to (examples: listening to whatever his grandpa taught him and in filler eps listening to whatever Taopaipai tells him to do). On the other hand, he often couldn’t give a crap about what you say or feel because he’s going to do what he wants no matter how much it hurts you.
He takes things SO LITERALLY (marrying Chichi just because he promised to even though he initially doesn’t want to - conflicting between two things he tends to do: doing what he wants vs. doing what someone told him to do). He can quickly understand physical concepts but doesn’t seem to understand or care about the emotional cues of others. He has a difficult time picking up on or having interest in anything less than DIRECT and CLEAR communication. Subtle verbal and emotional cues tend to be completely lost on him.
HE JUST KILLED TWO PEOPLE
LOOK AT HIM SMILING GLEEFULLY OVER THIS AS BULMA STANDS STUNNED AND DISTURBED. He completely ignores her expression, her tone of voice, and her words. Still smiling as if she wasn’t upset at all, he changes the subject. This can be seen as Goku being a bit of a creep but he GENUINELY JUST DOES NOT UNDERSTAND nor does he care to.
But this is only one side of Goku’s character. He’s still a GREAT GUY AND A HERO. He’s just a bit of a jerk on top of it all.
All in all, I think Goku CAN be sexist and say some sexist things, but he’s an equal opportunity jerk.
This is an interesting look into Goku. It makes him almost seem like a high functioning sociopath. Not because he can’t understand, but because he doesn’t want to.
“This is an interesting look into Goku. It makes him almost seem like a high functioning sociopath." I am laughing at crying at the same time. Applause.
If anything, to put things hella simple. Goku is just a country bumpkin. He’s a mountain boy who didn’t experience society until he was12.
Bonus points: if you watched the series in japanese (and can understand/hear certain japanese dialects) you can hear his broken accent.And here I just thought Goku was Autistic.
I always assumed he had some sort of brain damage. Like he hit his head really hard when he was very young.
