vLike I Just Want to Be Special , I Just Want to Have Friends and I Just Want to Be Normal, I Just Want to Be Badass describes one of those wishes that consumers of media like to have fulfilled by the works they consume. Typically, males are somewhat more prone to harbor this wish. A tentative explanation for this could be the fact that western popular culture's standards of masculinity and badassery have some similarities. An Escapist Character targetted towards the male demographic will often be a product of this desire. Compare/Contrast the Distaff Counterpart; I Just Want to Be Loved.