All of the women in Dragonball Z are insanely annoying. They don't wait for a response before asking for one repeatedly (e.g. Bulma asking Piccolo to hear about Trunks' battle because she can't sense the fight). Chi Chi henpecks Goku to no end, won't let Gohan save the world (because apparently saving the world is less important than homework), and will not yield (except on a few occasions).
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Is the goal of this show to get people to disregard anything said by a woman? Because it's done a pretty good job. Actually, in the later seasons (7 onward), with the addition of Number 18 and Videl to the gang and the re-imagining of Chi Chi and Bulma, the women are much more reasonable and listening to what they have to say is no-longer painful. Plus Number 18 is kick-ass.
Also, the characters also often completely disregard what women say. Bulma had the brilliant idea of destroying Dr. Gero's lab before the Androids are completed but Nooo, the only way to defeat them would be to let them be free and then fight them.
Of course then there's Master Roshi's take on women, which is to ogle like a dirty old man at every opportunity, grabbing boobs as often as possible, and looking at nudie magazines all day.
Although, the status as a mother is quite important. Gohan listens to his mother, Trunks and Goten listen later on, and "mother knows best" comes in fairly often. Listen to your parents. This is a good message, I think (especially when compared to the others).
So yeah, from the perspective of a youth watching Dragonball Z, women suck.
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