Bakuman

[Ryllharu]

"We men have dreams that you women will never understand."

Younger girls dream of meeting/dating a celebrity. Young boys dream of having a giant robot to smash things.

Women dream of getting married and having a family, men dream of making making something a gallon of gasoline explode in the backyard of that house, or shooting a tank of propane that's on fire. The nerdy ones build railguns in their garage.

I'm not really seeing the problem here...men have lots of dreams that women can't possibly understand, mostly because they're really impractical, risky, and on occasion, just plain stupid.

Like becoming a mangaka instead of focusing on school.

[Buffalobiian]

So you´re saying that its absolutely impossible for men and women to have a different comprehension of dreams/ideas?

No. Men and women can have things they don't understand, just like people in general. The assumption that they will not understand based on gender and not attempting to explain it sits unwell with me. (The lack of reference to an explanation suggests so).

I don't think I've left anything unsaid now.

[animus]

Younger girls dream of meeting/dating a celebrity. Young boys dream of having a giant robot to smash things.

Women dream of getting married and having a family, men dream of making making something a gallon of gasoline explode in the backyard of that house, or shooting a tank of propane that's on fire. The nerdy ones build railguns in their garage.

I'm not really seeing the problem here...men have lots of dreams that women can't possibly understand, mostly because they're really impractical, risky, and on occasion, just plain stupid.

Like becoming a mangaka instead of focusing on school.

Wait, this post was serious? Since when could females not dream of blowing shit up? Or young boys dreaming of getting married and having a family? Females can have the same dreams as males too. Aspirations and goals aren't gender exclusive.

[RyougaZell]

Wait, this post was serious? Since when could females not dream of blowing shit up? Or young boys dreaming of getting married and having a family? Females can have the same dreams as males too. Aspirations and goals aren't gender exclusive.

They can indeed. But I think Ryll wanted to point how the 'majority' of japanese teens act.

[Ryllharu]

Wait, this post was serious? Since when could females not dream of blowing shit up? Or young boys dreaming of getting married and having a family? Females can have the same dreams as males too. Aspirations and goals aren't gender exclusive.

True, but the point is that women tend to have more practical dreams, while men tend to have foolhardy ones. I'm not sure why you find the concept offensive.

Men and women are different, and there's nothing remotely wrong or even negative about that. It is a beneficial difference. Men take to stupid risks, women keep them grounded.

Saiko's mother is thinking the best for him, she doesn't want to see him go down the same path of despair his uncle did. The men in the family like that Saiko finally has a dream, and want him to pursue it despite the risks. She wants him to have a safety net through school. They're saying that she thinks it's impractical and risky, and that she can't understand that he should be able to take that risk, or he'll do anything to do it. Judging from his lines about being disowned if he has to, he would have. In essence, don't hold him back just because you don't understand why he wants to do it despite the history and the risks.

Saiko should know the risks of failing as a mangaka better than anyone, but he's not going to let that kind of risk hold him back. His mother is simply more practical, thus, "she can't understand."