Quote Originally Posted by Dr.Samurai View Post
The OP is saying that if a magic user is portrayed female, the character is free to be cool or competent, young, etc. But if the magic user is male, then necessarily he must be old and frail, or nerdy and incompetent.

I'm not agreeing one way or the other, just clarifying.

I guess Dresden would qualify, since he's pretty nerdy.

I'd still be Dresden if given the chance.
I think it was just referencing the magic girl genre, which I think is an anime thing. Honestly, I don't have much experience with them, but from what I've seen of anime in general, the reality warping power of anime tends to be a bit higher, and sillier, than a lot of western shows.