History Main / ThirdLawOfGenderbending

* This happens a ''lot'' in stories in the Transsexuals and Crossdressers section of Website/{{Literotica}}, though it's usually superficial stuff like buying dresses.

** Finally, the [[ComicBook/{{Oz}} Marvel Comics graphic versions of the novels]] have the script hew closely to the original text, but take advantage of the graphic format to show Ozma tries to act feminine, [[DifferentForGirls but does not instantly know how]]. Some of her expressions are just priceless.

* In Creator/DavidEddings' ''Literature/BelgarathTheSorcerer'', the narrator/protagonist says that the one time he transformed himself into a female animal he found it rather disconcerting because of the "extra internal organs" and "those strange chemicals in the blood", but refused to go into any further details.

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* Dylan Mulvaney, an American actor/comedian who has publicly chosen to chart her transition from male to female, has drawn criticism and controversy concerning her decision to very publicly display what her transition entails. An endorsement by a major beer company has propelled this into the mainstream news. As well as the expected harsh slating and trolling from conservative and religious groups, criticism has also been levvied from (certain) feminist critics, who point to her over-exaggerated and theatrical displays of what she appears to think femininity is, and that she is giving the trans movement a bad name at a time when it is seeking to be taken very seriously. Dylan's perceived cartoonish and over-the-top femininity is widely viewed as not helping. [[note]]Please be aware ROCEJ has been applied here and this entry is simply explaining the situation, not making any sort of opinion or editorial judgement[[/note]]
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* Dylan Mulvaney, an American actor/comedian who has publicly chosen to chart his transition from male to female, has drawn criticism and controversy from all sides concerning his decision to very publicly display what his transition entails. An endorsement by a major beer company has propelled this into the mainstream news. As well as the expected harsh slating and trolling from conservative and religious groups, criticism has also been levvied from feminist critics, who point to his over-exaggerated and theatrical displays of what he appears to think femininity is, and that he is giving the trans movement a bad name at a time when it is seeking to be taken very seriously. Dylan's perceived cartoonish and over-the-top femininity is widely viewed as not helping, and verging on ridiculous. [[note]]Please be aware ROCEJ has been applied here and this entry is simply explaining the situation, not making any sort of opinion or editorial judgement[[/note]]

* Explored in enough depth to constitute an entire subplot in ''Literature/MagicalGirlPolicy''. The need to maintain the {{Masquerade}} and go undercover as a cheerleader means Robynne gets dragged kicking and screaming (figuratively, anyway, she's too introverted to actually be that demonstrative) into a crash-course GirlinessUpgrade involving shoes, clothing, lingerie, and makeup. Fortunately, her fellow Spirit Guards are largely sympathetic to her desire to tone down her [[AttractiveBentGender spectacular looks]] to avoid unwanted male attention, though her UnwittingMuggleFriend Stacy has other ideas. She also has to learn to live with the permanent waist-length PeekABangs hairstyle that comes part and parcel with her MagicalGirlWarrior powers but is at least spared the cost and effort of maintaining it.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutron'' Episode "Trading Faces", Jimmy and Cindy trade bodies through a freak accident. After they're stuck that way long enough, [[TheMindIsThePlaythingOfTheBody their bodies start making their minds more like the one original in them]], which manifests in an unusually "girly" outburst from Jimmy-in-Cindy's body.

* Dylan Mulvaney, an American actor/comedian who has publicly chosen to chart his transition from male to female, has drawn criticism and controversy from all sides concerning his decision to very publicly display what his transition entails. An endorsement by a major beer company has propelled this into the mainstream news. As well as the expected harsh slating and trolling from conservative and religious groups, criticism has also been levvied from feminist critics, who point to his over-exaggerated and theatrical displays of what he appears to think femininity is, and that he is giving the trans movement a bad name at a time when it is seeking to be taken very seriously. Dylan's perceived cartoonish and over-the-top femininity is widely viewed as not helping, and verging on ridiculous. [[note]]Please be aware ROCEJ has been applied here and this entry is simply explaining the situation, not making any sort of opinion or editorial judgement[[/note]]

* ''Series/{{Degrassi}}'' features an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] where Adam, after briefly and uncomfortably de-transitioning, burns his last remaining girls' clothing with family and friends present.

--> '''Chandler''': Well, don't we look pretty, all dressed up.

* On one episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'', Quark (the male Ferengi bartender) has to be surgically changed into a female Ferengi. Soon after [[strike:he]] she completes the transformation, she finds herself taking on every stereotype of female behavior -- not as part of an act, but because her new hormones now rule her psyche. (Apparently, Ferengi females are ruled by the same emotions as ''human'' females!); although Ferengi do have a very sexist society.

* ''Literature/((Discworld))'': Gladys the golem from ''Literature/GoingPostal'' and ''Literature/MakingMoney''. Golems are sexless beings but are normally addressed with male pronouns [[ItIsDehumanizing as a courtesy]]. The golem responsible for cleaning the women's restroom was renamed Gladys and given female clothing to ensure propriety. Over the course of the books she starts adopting more and more female traits.

* ''Literature/TheMarvelousLandOfOz'': After Tip is turned back into Princess Ozma, he instantly transforms from a fairly rambunctious boy to an exceedingly GirlyGirl. However, given the date of publication (1903), it's highly unlikely anything else would have been considered acceptable.
** While this can be handwaved by saying "[[AWizardDidIt a witch did it]]" (not that the rest of the Oz magic made any sense), FanFic occasionally deconstructs this by establishing that Tip is still Tip and the Ozma personality is just a mask put on for the sake of the people.

** Finally, the recent [[ComicBook/{{Oz}} Marvel Comics graphic versions of the novels]] have the script hew closely to the original text, but take advantage of the graphic format to show Ozma tries to act feminine, [[DifferentForGirls but does not instantly know how]]. Some of her expressions are just priceless.

Since most GenderBender characters are male-to-female, this frequently results in scenes where the newly minted girl is confronted with all of the requirements of his new sex, which can include [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics skirts, hose, makeup, high heels and other trappings of femininity]]. This can result in a HardTruthAesop reinforcing stereotypical behavior. Some people may find the notion of underlying biological imperatives enforcing such behavior offensive or simply ridiculous, as nothing about being a woman inherently results in a need to wear the stereotypical outfit.

--->'''Matsuri''': ''(thinking)'' It’s so obvious where you’re looking. Do they think we can’t tell? [[AllMenArePerverts Guys are so stupid!]] [[BoomerangBigot Wait, I’m a guy.]]

** Literally the only changes to his wardrobe are adding a sports bra and switching the slacks in his school uniform for a skirt (the shirt and blazer are the same design, though he needed a new pair to fit his altered body). However, the girl's school uniform is by far Matsuri's most shown outfit, as most of the manga takes place at or on the way to/from school, and he often [[ForgotAboutHisPowers forgets]] to change into his ninja gear when he should.

** Finally, the recent [[ComicBook/{{Oz}} Marvel Comics graphic versions of the novels]] take advantage of the graphic format to deconstruct this trope a bit within the art while the script hews closely to the original text. Some of Ozma's expressions are just priceless.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': Ranma is not usually more feminine [[SexShifter in female form]], but he is quite prone to [[HypocriticalHumor undermining his own claims of manliness]] out of opportunism, narcissism, or pure RuleOfFunny:
** Ranma is confident in his looks even as a man, but is ''particularly'' [[VanityIsFeminine vain]] about how his female form looks. He's complained about P-chan scratching his "perfect skin", gotten enraged at being called ugly, and [[BigBreastPride gloated about having bigger breasts than Akane]]. In one particularly ridiculous moment in the manga, a spirit imitating his female form says they both look ugly. Ranma tries to prove her wrong by taking the lead as they ''get dates from men off the street''.

** Initially, Ranma completely hated wearing girls' clothes in female form, though he occasionally ended up in them anyway. Eventually, he becomes very quick to dress up and pretend to be feminine, either as part of a disguise or to take advantage of people who don't know his true nature. He [[OverlyStereotypicalDisguise typically overdoes it]], becoming a loud FakeCutie, implying that he's consciously trying to act out stereotypes. When he hits his head in one episode and thinks he was always a girl, he becomes the ''epitome'' of this trope.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' fanfiction ''[[http://rugratonline.free.fr/rrfan45.html Tommy's Change]]'', Tommy turns into a girl from eating a strange blue worm. Lil tells him to always wear a dress and play with only "girl toys", even though Tommy in the fanfiction itself points out that some females in the actual show wear pants, and (though this was not pointed out) ''Rugrats'' generally has the mentality that there's no such thing as girl and boy toys.

* It happens in most of the stories on the TG-transformation fiction site [[http://www.fictionmania.tv/ Fictionmania]], willingly or not.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': [[spoiler:The Master]], after regenerating into a female incarnation, changes her name [[spoiler:to "the Mistress" (Missy for short)]] and insists on being addressed as Time ''Lady'' rather than Time Lord, explaining that she considers herself old-fashioned. She also proceeds to dress like a gothic Mary Poppins and plays up her high heels and frills for everything they're worth, including a {{Yandere}} attitude towards the Doctor that would make most yanderes blush. Then again, considering the long, long HoYay and FoeYay history of the characters in question, some of her behaviour might just be trolling an old frenemy.
** Keep in mind also that when Time Lords/Ladies regenerate their personality changes.

It should be noted that this trope is not necessarily TruthInTelevision. In reality, gender presentation - the way a person dresses and behaves with respect to gender - is completely separate from assigned gender at birth or gender identity. While some UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} people do start wearing outfits and adopting the mannerisms of their gender identity after transitioning, this shouldn't be taken as a given. Some trans men and trans women choose a more androgynous presentation or one more in line with their assigned gender at birth - for example, some trans women are [[Main/{{Tomboy}} tomboys]].

** Ranma is confident in his looks even as a man, but is ''particularly'' [[VanityIsFeminine vain]] about how his female form looks. He's complained about P-chan scratching his "perfect skin", gotten enraged at being called ugly, and [[BigBreastPride gloated about having bigger breasts than Akane]]. In one particularly ridiculous moment in the manga, a spirit imitating his female form says they both look ugly. Ranma tries prove her wrong by taking the lead as they ''get dates from men off the street''.

** Ranma is confident in his looks even as a man, but is ''particularly'' [[VanityIsFeminine vain]] about how his female form looks. He's complained about P-chan scratching his "perfect skin", gotten enraged at being called ugly, and [[BigBreastPride gloated about having bigger breasts than Akane]].
** His [[CompetitionFreak hypercompetitive nature]] has repeatedly lead him to prove aptitude at things like cooking, women's gymnastics, selling things to boys via female sex appeal, and cheerleading. Even besides applying general physical abilities, he's quite good at all of them. In one particularly ridiculous moment in the manga, when dealing with a spirit imitating his female form, Ranma tries to show her up at ''getting dates from men off the street''.