Are MPDGs a lazy screenwriting trope or a legitimate expression of young males unrealistic and flawed perceptions of...

dubs don't lie

Like anything, the answer is both.
Sometimes they're well written examples of pussy-on-a-pedestal syndrome. Sometimes they're poorly written cliches. Sometimes they're a deconstruction of one and or both of those things.

>Sounds like you haven't found your MPDG IRL yet
I did and she broke me when it didn't work out.

mine was a heroin junkie. we had two kids. she lives in a commune now. MGTOW

i do like that the idea of a woman making the first move or romancing a man is literally considered misogynistic to portray.
for the record, they're usually shit writing. but offensive?

100% correct and based

You know you're in for a shit film when the plot circles around the 'deconstruction' of the female gender. Une femme esta une femme, take that as you will

Give one (1) example of each

>i do like that the idea of a woman making the first move or romancing a man is literally considered misogynistic to portray.
I wouldn't go that far but it's definitely wish fulfillment, doesn't happen unless you're chad

Perhaps