I can tell since I'm a woman but that way of entering the tub means it's a male Miku. When women enter a tub, they don't face it head-on but stand sideways at a slant and tend to enter with one foot pigeon-toed.
... orrr the artist has just never seen a woman getting into a bathtub, which explanation Ockham's razor favors. :)
That is the implied meaning of the comment, yes. The commenter is pointing out a female tidbit that males wouldn't be aware of. They're not literally claiming the artist drew a male Miku (though at least one person seems to be going along with that idea in the replies).
That is the implied meaning of the comment, yes. The commenter is pointing out a female tidbit that males wouldn't be aware of. They're not literally claiming the artist drew a male Miku (though at least one person seems to be going along with that idea in the replies).
Just had to create an account just to ask? What!!!? Like all women are suppossed to step into a bathtub in the exact same way? All of us? I don't think I've stepped into a bathtub the same way everytime myself. Let alone other women. And why would you even believe that?
Like are women biologically compelled to make the same motion entering a tub? Do you think we take special classes on the way women are supposed to step into a bathtub? Why on earth would you even think this is true?
Just had to create an account just to ask? What!!!? Like all women are suppossed to step into a bathtub in the exact same way? All of us? I don't think I've stepped into a bathtub the same way everytime myself. Let alone other women. And why would you even believe that?
Like are women biologically compelled to make the same motion entering a tub? Do you think we take special classes on the way women are supposed to step into a bathtub? Why on earth would you even think this is true?
This is the exact response I was waiting for, thanks.
EDIT because I feel the need to explain: Obviously, this is a generalization (and likely exaggerated for humorous effect, especially the oddly specific portions like the pigeon-toed thing). That should go without saying, though I guess it needed to be said. Whether it's true or not, I wouldn't expect it to apply to every person every single time. But there could very well be a trend towards this specific behavior.
There are physical differences between males and females that leads to unique behavior that the other sex may not be aware of. As someone with a passing interest in such things, this piqued my curiosity. It did seem pretty dubious but I'm not female so I wouldn't claim to have any authority on the matter. So I decided to share it here and, per Cunningham's Law, if it isn't true I'm sure one of my fellow denizens of the internet will correct me, as has happened here.
Just had to create an account just to ask? What!!!? Like all women are suppossed to step into a bathtub in the exact same way? All of us? I don't think I've stepped into a bathtub the same way everytime myself. Let alone other women. And why would you even believe that?
Like are women biologically compelled to make the same motion entering a tub? Do you think we take special classes on the way women are supposed to step into a bathtub? Why on earth would you even think this is true?
I couldn't find anything to back that claim up, but I was thinking maybe the Q angle might affect how someone gets in the tub. Since women tend to have wider hips, the line of pull of their quadriceps will be more outward, so it might take less energy for women to stand at an angle when going in. But there are other factors in play and I wouldn't make any sweeping generalizations about women and bathtubs based just on that.
I don't think the commenter likely had that in mind, though. It sounds like she just took what she (and maybe other women she knows) does and generalized it to all women.
I couldn't find anything to back that claim up, but I was thinking maybe the Q angle might affect how someone gets in the tub. Since women tend to have wider hips, the line of pull of their quadriceps will be more outward, so it might take less energy for women to stand at an angle when going in. But there are other factors in play and I wouldn't make any sweeping generalizations about women and bathtubs based just on that.
Something like that is what I had in mind.
This could also be a specifically Japanese phenomenon since Japanese ofuro bathtubs are deeper with higher walls. This could be something the commenter frequently observed at communal baths.
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