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* ''Manga/AoiHouse'' = [[GirlsLove Uri]] [[YuriFan House]].

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* ''Manga/AoiHouse'' = [[GirlsLove [[YuriGenre Uri]] [[YuriFan House]].

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->''"I mean, I've the exact same powers as him! I come from the exact same planet! I practically have the exact same backstory!"''
-->-- '''Kara Danvers''' a.k.a. '''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}''' (ranting about [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} her cousin]]), ''WesternAnimation/{{DC Super Hero Girls|2019}}'', "[[Recap/DCSuperHeroGirls2019S1E10SuperWho #SuperWho?]]"



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[[folder:Magazines]]
* ''{{Magazine/Playboy}}'' magazine -- ''[=Playgirl=]'' magazine.
* ''{{Magazine/Esquire}}'' magazine -- ''[=Cosmopolitan=]'' magazine.
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[[folder:Print Media]]
* ''{{Magazine/Playboy}}'' magazine -- ''[=Playgirl=]'' magazine.
* ''{{Magazine/Esquire}}'' magazine -- ''[=Cosmopolitan=]'' magazine.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]

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* [=YouTuber=] [[Creator/AnnaBrisbin Brizzy Voices]] has two: Creator/BrianHull (For their voice impressions, voice acting gigs and love of Disney- they have collaborated '''10 times!''', and even has narration roles in two Osmo Super Studio sets) and British [=YouTuber=] Seamus Gorman (Both fans of Disney and Harry Potter).

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* [=YouTuber=] [[Creator/AnnaBrisbin Brizzy Voices]] has two: Creator/BrianHull (For their voice impressions, voice acting gigs and love of Disney- they have collaborated '''10 times!''', and even has narration roles in two Osmo Super Studio sets) and British [=YouTuber=] Seamus Gorman (Both (both fans of Disney and Harry Potter).



* Since so many of Creator/{{Disney}}'s holdings, such as Franchise/DisneyFairies and [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Princesses]], appeal so much more easily to girls, Disney found that their market share in young children's entertainment was lopsided, so Creator/DisneyXD was specifically created in order to cater to boys. However, Disney has yet to develop a specific line such as the Fairies or Princesses aimed at boys; instead, Disney bought both Creator/MarvelComics and Franchise/StarWars (thus accessing their lines of boy-friendly characters).

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* Since so many of Creator/{{Disney}}'s holdings, such as Franchise/DisneyFairies and [[Franchise/DisneyPrincess Princesses]], appeal so much more easily to girls, Disney found that their market share in young children's entertainment was lopsided, so Creator/DisneyXD Creator/{{DisneyXD}} was specifically created in order to cater to boys. However, Disney has yet to develop a specific line such as the Fairies or Princesses aimed at boys; instead, Disney bought both Creator/MarvelComics and Franchise/StarWars (thus accessing their lines of boy-friendly characters).



* In Japan, Valentine's Day is seen as a day in were only women give a present (frequently chocolate) to their male love interest. White day, on the other hand, consists of a day where the males give a present to their confessed crush as a form of thanks (frequently white chocolate, where the day takes its name). What about non-heterosexual couples and why don´t both genders give presents to their special beloved ones on the exact same day? [[ValuesDissonance only Japanese people will know]]
* Shirley Temple "[[FrothyMugsOfWater mocktails]]" consist of ginger ale (OJ, Sprite, or lemonade), grenadine, and a cherry. Roy Rogers mocktails consist of cola, grenadine, and a cherry. Both are named after mid-20th century thespians, a [[Creator/ShirleyTemple child actress]] and a [[Creator/RoyRogers singing cowboy,]] respectively.
* Father´s day is this to mother´s day as if was internationally established some years after the second one.

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* In Japan, Valentine's Day is seen as a day in were only women give a present (frequently chocolate) to their male love interest. White day, on the other hand, consists of a day where the males give a present to their confessed crush as a form of thanks (frequently white chocolate, where the day takes its name). What about non-heterosexual couples couples, and why don´t don't both genders give presents to their special beloved ones on the exact same day? [[ValuesDissonance only Only Japanese people will know]]
know]].
* Shirley Temple "[[FrothyMugsOfWater mocktails]]" consist of ginger ale (OJ, Sprite, or lemonade), grenadine, and a cherry. Roy Rogers mocktails consist of cola, grenadine, and a cherry. Both are named after mid-20th century thespians, a [[Creator/ShirleyTemple child actress]] and a [[Creator/RoyRogers singing cowboy,]] cowboy]], respectively.
* Father´s day Father's Day is this to mother´s day Mother's Day as if it was internationally established some years after the second one.latter.
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* [[https://disneyfairies.fandom.com/wiki/Terence Terence]], from the Franchise/DisneyFairies franchise, is basically a male version of Tinkerbell, serving as her main romantic interest.[[WillTheyOrWontThey Sorta]].

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* [[https://disneyfairies.fandom.com/wiki/Terence Terence]], from the Franchise/DisneyFairies franchise, is basically a male version of Tinkerbell, serving as her main romantic interest. [[WillTheyOrWontThey Sorta]].



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* Freyr and Freyja in Myth/NorseMythology. Their names are even the masculine and feminine form of the norse word for "''lord''".

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* Freyr and Freyja in Myth/NorseMythology. Their names are even the masculine and feminine form of the norse Norse word for "''lord''"."lord".



* ''Literature/{{Peter Pan}}'' syndrome is a metaphor to refer to an adult, typically a male, who [[{{Manchild}} refuses to grow up and prefers to be a permanent infant]]. The wendy syndrome, the female equivalent, refers to an adult, usually female, having an obsessive need to satisfy others, mainly because of a fear of [[ParentalAbandonment rejection and abandonment]].

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* ''Literature/{{Peter Pan}}'' syndrome is a metaphor to refer to an adult, typically a male, who [[{{Manchild}} refuses to grow up and prefers to be a permanent infant]]. The wendy Wendy syndrome, the female equivalent, refers to an adult, usually female, having an obsessive need to satisfy others, mainly because of a fear of [[ParentalAbandonment rejection and abandonment]].



* In addition to [[DragQueen drag queens]], there are also drag ''kings''; performers, usually crossdressing women, who base their acts around an exaggeration of masculinity in the same way drag queens perform femininity.

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* In addition to [[DragQueen drag queens]], {{drag queen}}s, there are also drag ''kings''; performers, usually crossdressing women, who base their acts around an exaggeration of masculinity in the same way drag queens perform femininity.



* The magazine Magazine/Playgirl was created to be the distaff counterpart to Magazine/Playboy and Magazine/Penthouse by having male covers to appeal to female fans.

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* The magazine Magazine/Playgirl ''Magazine/{{Playgirl}}'' was created to be the distaff counterpart to Magazine/Playboy ''Magazine/{{Playboy}}'' and Magazine/Penthouse ''Magazine/{{Penthouse}}'' by having male covers to appeal to female fans.
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* The 2005 LLF rookie of the year Tsunami was called "La Chica" Wrestling/{{Kane}} because it was obvious she was a big fan of USA style pro wrestling, she [[TheSpook seemingly appeared out of nowhere to destroy people]] and she used a choke slam.

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* The 2005 LLF rookie of the year Tsunami was called "La Chica" Wrestling/{{Kane}} because it was obvious she was a big fan of USA style pro wrestling, she [[TheSpook seemingly appeared out of nowhere to destroy people]] and she used a choke slam.chokeslam.



** In later years, Charlotte has been compared to Wrestling/RomanReigns; both are considered CreatorsPet who have been heavily pushed from 2015 onward and come from a wrestling family. Like Roman, Charlotte was constantly pushed for title runs, overshadowing other wrestlers to the point the more popular Becky Lynch and [[Wrestling/JonMoxley Dean Ambrose]] are nothing more than their best friends.

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** In later years, Charlotte has been compared to Wrestling/RomanReigns; both are considered CreatorsPet [[CreatorsPet creator's pets]] who have been heavily pushed from 2015 onward and come from a wrestling family. Like Roman, Charlotte was constantly pushed for title runs, overshadowing other wrestlers to the point the more popular Becky Lynch and [[Wrestling/JonMoxley Dean Ambrose]] are nothing more than their best friends.



* After helping Wrestling/ShannonMoore off of his path to self destruction, Lindsay Snow, who formerly was an AllAmericanFace, became his distaff counterpart, showing a similar xenophillia for Japanese culture that he had developed while running with Tokyo Gurentai and painting her face in a similar manner to his.

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* After helping Wrestling/ShannonMoore off of his path to self destruction, self-destruction, Lindsay Snow, who formerly was an AllAmericanFace, became his distaff counterpart, showing a similar xenophillia xenophilia for Japanese culture that he had developed while running with Tokyo Gurentai and painting her face in a similar manner to his.



* In [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football/soccer]], countless top-level men's clubs have counterpart women's clubs, usually wearing very similar kit. Sometimes, both clubs are merely sections within a much larger multi-sport club.[[note]]One example is FC Barcelona.[[/note]] In other cases, the women's club is underneath the umbrella of the men's club.[[note]]Three current teams in the National Women's Soccer League in the States are run by UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer teams, namely the Houston Dash (Houston Dynamo), Orlando Pride (Orlando City SC), and Utah Royals (Real Salt Lake). Portland Thorns FC had been owned by the Portland Timbers, but was sold due to various organizational controversies. Two more, the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC, are run by teams in the second-tier USL Championship (respectively North Carolina FC and Louisville City FC). Another current NWSL team, OL Reign, is owned by the parent company of Olympique Lyonnais—whose women's section back in France won the UEFA Women's Champions League five straight times from 2016–2020 and again in 2022.[[/note]] In still others, the women's club is technically independent, but has agreements to use the facilities and (often) trademarks of the men's club.[[note]]Past examples include Arsenal in England, now owned by the [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Premier League]] club of that name, and FC Kansas City (linked with MLS team Sporting Kansas City), which folded after the 2017 season. Current examples in the NWSL are Angel City FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC, and the Washington Spirit, all of which play in MLS stadiums; San Diego Wave FC will join this club when San Diego FC starts MLS play in 2025.[[/note]]

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* In [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football/soccer]], countless top-level men's clubs have counterpart women's clubs, usually wearing very similar kit. Sometimes, both clubs are merely sections within a much larger multi-sport club.[[note]]One example is FC Barcelona.[[/note]] In other cases, the women's club is underneath the umbrella of the men's club.[[note]]Three [[note]]Four current teams in the National Women's Soccer League in the States are run by UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer teams, namely the Houston Dash (Houston Dynamo), Orlando Pride (Orlando City SC), Seattle Reign (Seattle Sounders), and Utah Royals (Real Salt Lake). Portland Thorns FC had been owned by the Portland Timbers, but was sold due to various organizational controversies. Two more, the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC, are run by teams in the second-tier USL Championship (respectively North Carolina FC and Louisville City FC). Another current NWSL team, Before the Sounders took over the Reign in early 2024, the women's team had been known as OL Reign, is Reign and was owned by the parent company of Olympique Lyonnais—whose women's section back in France won the UEFA Women's Champions League five straight times from 2016–2020 and again in 2022.[[/note]] In still others, the women's club is technically independent, but has agreements to use the facilities and (often) trademarks of the men's club.[[note]]Past examples include Arsenal in England, now owned by the [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Premier League]] club of that name, and FC Kansas City (linked with MLS team Sporting Kansas City), which folded after the 2017 season. Current examples in the NWSL are Angel City FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC, and the Washington Spirit, all of which play in MLS stadiums; San Diego Wave FC will join this club when San Diego FC starts MLS play in 2025.[[/note]]

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* Yes, there once was a YWCA (as well as an [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent Alternate Religion Equivalent]], the YM'''H'''A[[note]] Hebrew[[/note]], and ''its'' Distaff Counterpart the YWHA). Eventually, as the meaning behind the acronym [[ObligatoryCorporateInitialism was forgotten]], the other versions were folded into the YMCA, which then dropped [[TheArtifact the obsolete parts of their name]] and became the Y.

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* Yes, there once was a YWCA (as well as an [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent Alternate Religion Equivalent]], the YM'''H'''A[[note]] Hebrew[[/note]], and ''its'' Distaff Counterpart the YWHA). Eventually, as the meaning behind the acronym [[ObligatoryCorporateInitialism was forgotten]], forgotten, the other versions were folded into the YMCA, which then dropped [[TheArtifact the obsolete parts of their name]] and became the Y.
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* Wrestling/{{GLOW}} could be argued to have many distaff counterparts to male wrestlers (Big Bad Mamma to Papa Shango perhaps) but the standout example was Justice, who was a distaff counterpart to Film/{{Shaft}}!

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* Wrestling/{{GLOW}} could be argued to have many distaff counterparts to male wrestlers (Big Bad Mamma to Papa Shango Shango[[note]]who went on to much greater fame as [[Wrestling/CharlesWright The Godfather]][[/note]] perhaps) but the standout example was Justice, who was a distaff counterpart to Film/{{Shaft}}!



* Memphis Ladies Wrestling initially served as an obvious distaff counterpart to Wrestling/JerryLawler's Memphis Wrestling, with its first top stars being Lawler's then nemesis/[[RomanceOnTheSet girlfriend]] Wrestling/SuYung (an {{accidental pun}} if there ever was one) and Tasha Simone, who opposed Yung [[FleetingDemographicRule similarly to how]] Simone opposed [[Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Miss Texas]] in Lawler's USWA. Initially. The company's gradual transition into the less regional "Magnificent Ladies Of Wrestling" involved a GenreShift, [[AudienceShift among]] other [[LighterAndSofter things]].

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* Memphis Ladies Wrestling initially served as an obvious distaff counterpart to Wrestling/JerryLawler's Memphis Wrestling, with its first top stars being Lawler's then nemesis/[[RomanceOnTheSet girlfriend]] Wrestling/SuYung (an {{accidental pun}} if there ever was one) and Tasha Simone, who opposed Yung [[FleetingDemographicRule similarly to how]] Simone opposed [[Wrestling/{{Jacqueline}} Miss Texas]] in Lawler's USWA. Initially. The company's gradual transition into the less regional "Magnificent Ladies Of of Wrestling" involved a GenreShift, [[AudienceShift among]] other [[LighterAndSofter things]].



* AJ Lee eventually became one to Wrestling/CMPunk, especially after AJ delivered a blistering WorkedShoot promo against the rest of the WWE Diva roster, with {{worked shoot}}s in WWE's "Reality Era" being the wheelhouse of CM Punk. It's no surprise that the two ended up together in real life, and are now married.

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* AJ Lee eventually became one to Wrestling/CMPunk, especially after AJ delivered a blistering WorkedShoot promo against the rest of the WWE Diva roster, with {{worked shoot}}s in WWE's "Reality Era" being the wheelhouse of CM Punk. It's no surprise that the two ended up together in real life, and are now married.have been married since 2014.



* In WWE, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair is one to Wrestling/RicFlair minus the party lifestyle. She's called the Nature Girl, her entrance theme includes the famous intro of his, and she has adopted several of his moves and mannerisms (Figure 4 [though she now uses a bridging version], knee drop, strut, WOOOO, etc.). This is not lost on people; in fact the sheer number of borrowed aspects from her father has been openly criticized both in-universe by her rivals and by a growing list of detractors amongst the fans.

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* In WWE, Wrestling/CharlotteFlair is one to Wrestling/RicFlair minus the party lifestyle. She's called the Nature Girl, her entrance theme includes the [[StandardSnippet/AlsoSprachZarathustra famous intro of his, his]], and she has adopted several of his moves and mannerisms (Figure 4 [though she now uses a bridging version], knee drop, strut, WOOOO, etc.). This is not lost on people; in fact the sheer number of borrowed aspects from her father has been openly criticized both in-universe by her rivals and by a growing list of detractors amongst the fans.



* In [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football/soccer]], countless top-level men's clubs have counterpart women's clubs, usually wearing very similar kit. Sometimes, both clubs are merely sections within a much larger multi-sport club.[[note]]One example is FC Barcelona.[[/note]] In other cases, the women's club is underneath the umbrella of the men's club.[[note]]Two current teams and one past/future team in the National Women's Soccer League in the States are run by UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer teams. The current teams are the Houston Dash (Houston Dynamo) and Orlando Pride (Orlando City SC). Utah Royals FC was launched by Real Salt Lake in the 2018 season, but folded after the 2020 season due to controversies within Real's ownership, which put RSL up for sale and shut down the Royals. The NWSL offered Real's new ownership an option to return to that league, which they exercised; the Royals will now return in 2024. Portland Thorns FC had been owned by the Portland Timbers, but have been put up for sale due to various organizational controversies. Two more, the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC, are run by teams in the United Soccer League organization (respectively North Carolina FC in the third-level USL League One and Louisville City FC in the second-tier USL Championship). Another current NWSL team, OL Reign, is owned by the parent company of Olympique Lyonnais—whose women's section back in France won the UEFA Women's Champions League five straight times from 2016–2020 and again in 2022.[[/note]] In still others, the women's club is technically independent, but has agreements to use the facilities and (often) trademarks of the men's club.[[note]]Past examples include Arsenal in England, now owned by the [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Premier League]] club of that name, and FC Kansas City (linked with MLS team Sporting Kansas City), which folded after the 2017 season. Current examples in the NWSL are Angel City FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC, and the Washington Spirit, all of which play in MLS stadiums. KC's current NWSL team, the Kansas City Current, is playing in Sporting's stadium until it opens its own stadium in 2024 or later.[[/note]]

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* In [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball football/soccer]], countless top-level men's clubs have counterpart women's clubs, usually wearing very similar kit. Sometimes, both clubs are merely sections within a much larger multi-sport club.[[note]]One example is FC Barcelona.[[/note]] In other cases, the women's club is underneath the umbrella of the men's club.[[note]]Two [[note]]Three current teams and one past/future team in the National Women's Soccer League in the States are run by UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer teams. The current teams are teams, namely the Houston Dash (Houston Dynamo) and Dynamo), Orlando Pride (Orlando City SC). SC), and Utah Royals FC was launched by Real (Real Salt Lake in the 2018 season, but folded after the 2020 season due to controversies within Real's ownership, which put RSL up for sale and shut down the Royals. The NWSL offered Real's new ownership an option to return to that league, which they exercised; the Royals will now return in 2024. Lake). Portland Thorns FC had been owned by the Portland Timbers, but have been put up for sale was sold due to various organizational controversies. Two more, the North Carolina Courage and Racing Louisville FC, are run by teams in the United Soccer League organization second-tier USL Championship (respectively North Carolina FC in the third-level USL League One and Louisville City FC in the second-tier USL Championship).FC). Another current NWSL team, OL Reign, is owned by the parent company of Olympique Lyonnais—whose women's section back in France won the UEFA Women's Champions League five straight times from 2016–2020 and again in 2022.[[/note]] In still others, the women's club is technically independent, but has agreements to use the facilities and (often) trademarks of the men's club.[[note]]Past examples include Arsenal in England, now owned by the [[UsefulNotes/EnglishPremierLeague Premier League]] club of that name, and FC Kansas City (linked with MLS team Sporting Kansas City), which folded after the 2017 season. Current examples in the NWSL are Angel City FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC, and the Washington Spirit, all of which play in MLS stadiums. KC's current NWSL team, the Kansas City Current, is playing stadiums; San Diego Wave FC will join this club when San Diego FC starts MLS play in Sporting's stadium until it opens its own stadium in 2024 or later.2025.[[/note]]



* In ice hockey, the Canadian Women's Hockey League, which folded after its 2018–19 season, had the Calgary Inferno, a counterpart of the NHL's Calgary Flames, and Les Canadiennes de Montréal, a counterpart of the Montreal Canadiens. The CWHL's former US counterpart, the Premier Hockey Federation[[labelnote:*]]originally the National Women's Hockey League[[/labelnote]], averted this trope; although all of its teams were in NHL markets (as of its final season in 2022–23, seven), none had names similar to those of NHL teams. After said 2022–23 season, the PHF was purchased by the backers of a new women's pro league and shuttered, with the new Professional Women's Hockey League set to start play in January 2024. All of the six inaugural PWHL teams are in NHL markets, but their names have yet to be officially announced.

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* In ice hockey, the Canadian Women's Hockey League, which folded after its 2018–19 season, had the Calgary Inferno, a counterpart of the NHL's Calgary Flames, and Les Canadiennes de Montréal, a counterpart of the Montreal Canadiens. The CWHL's former US counterpart, the Premier Hockey Federation[[labelnote:*]]originally the National Women's Hockey League[[/labelnote]], averted this trope; although all of its teams were in NHL markets (as of its final season in 2022–23, seven), none had names similar to those of NHL teams. After said 2022–23 season, the PHF was purchased by the backers of a new women's pro league and shuttered, with the new Professional Women's Hockey League set to start starting play in January 2024. All of the six inaugural PWHL teams are in NHL markets, but their names have yet to be officially announced.
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