History PlayingWith / TheSmurfettePrinciple

* '''Enforced''': The show's TargetDemographic is adult men, yet at the same time, the creators don't want to look sexist.

* '''Enforced''': The team refuses to let Madam Mysterious join them, because they already have Amazing Girl.

* '''Exploited''': Alice uses her status as the soul female character to hook up with whomever she likes.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Amazing Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam, but there are lots of {{Badass Normal}} {{Recurring Character}}s who are female; they're just not official members of the team.

* '''Straight''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam.
* '''Exaggerated''': The team decides they need more members and expands to OneHundredAndEight superheroes... but Awesome Girl is still the only female.
* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam, but there are lots of {{Badass Normal}} {{Recurring Character}}s who are female; they're just not official members of the team.
* '''Justified''': The story takes place in a time period where women were considered less capable of being {{badass}} than men, so the team is [[FairForItsDay actually being very progressive]] by including Awesome Girl at all.

* '''Subverted''': Everyone ''thinks'' Awesome Girl is the only female, until [[NinetiesAntiHero the Slaughterinator]] turns out to be a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]].
* '''Doubly Subverted''': The Slaughterinator is actually [[GenderBender a man who was transformed into a woman]] via AppliedPhlebotinum.
** After the Slaughterinator is revealed to be a woman, Awesome Girl is revealed to be [[WholesomeCrossdresser a man]].

* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone else on the team treats Awesome Girl [[StayInTheKitchen differently]] [[DoubleStandard because she's the only female]]. Eventually, she gets sick of it and [[FaceHeelTurn switches sides]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The team only lets in the badassest of the badass, and so far, they haven't found any women as badass as Awesome Girl.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Awesome Girl is the only female member of her SuperTeam until she gets turned into Awesome Man. Then it's revealed that the Slaughterinator is a woman disguised as a man. Then [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Doctor Killblood]] zaps the team with the [[AppliedPhlebotinum Phlebotinumitizer 3000]], turning ''all'' of them into women, except for Awesome Man who is now the only man... at least until Doctor Killblood's son [[HeelFaceTurn switches sides]] and joins the team.

* '''Enforced''': The team refuses to let Madam Mysterious join them, because they already have Awesome Girl.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Awesome Girl? Yeah, she's our token chick."
* '''Invoked''': The team consists entirely of men, until they let Awesome Girl join them to avoid being criticized by {{Straw Feminist}}s.
* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkMeansFeminine Pink]] to join them because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

--> '''Awesome Girl''': Being surrounded by men all the time SUCKS!
--> '''Professor Pink''': Look on the bright side, [[ThisIsReality if this were a comic book there'd only be one of us]].

-->Go back to TheSmurfettePrinciple (but don't bring more than one woman with you).

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** While Awesome Girl is not the only important main character, she and other girls are still outnumbered by the boys.

* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkIsFeminine Pink]] to join them because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkIsForSissies Pink]] to join them because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam, but there are lots of {{Badass Normal}}s {{Recurring Character}}s who are female; they're just not official members of the team.

* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam, but there are lots of recurring {{Badass Normal}}s who are female; they're just not official members of the team.

* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam. But there are lots of recurring BadassNormal who are female, too. Just that they're not official members of the team.

* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkIsForGirls Pink]] to join them because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

* '''Downplayed''': [[SomethingPerson Awesome Girl]] is the only female member of her SuperTeam. But there are lots of recurring BadassNormal who are female, too. Just that they're official members of the team.

** There are no girls.

** '''Subverted''': Everyone ''thinks'' Awesome Girl is the only female, until [[NinetiesAntiHero the Slaughterinator]] turns out to be a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]].
* While Awesome Girl is not the only important main character, she and other girls are still outnumbered by the boys.

* '''Subverted''': Everyone ''thinks'' Awesome Girl is the only female, until [[NinetiesAntiHero the Slaughterinator]] turns out to be a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]].

* '''Subverted''': Everyone ''thinks'' Awesome Girl is the only female, until [[NinetiesAntiHero the Slaughterinator]] turns out to be a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]].

Go back to TheSmurfettePrinciple (but don't bring more than one woman with you).

* '''Invoked''': The team lets Awesome Girl join them so they won't be criticized by {{Straw Feminist}}s.

* '''Doubly Subverted''': The Slaugherinator is actually [[GenderBender a woman who was transformed into a man]] via AppliedPhlebotinum.
** After Slaughterinator is revealed girl, Awesome Girl is revealed to be [[WholesomeCrossdresser a man]].

* '''Invoked''': The team lets Awesome Girl join so they won't be criticized by {{Straw Feminist}}s.
* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkIsForSissies Pink]] to join because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

* '''Defied''': The team gets Madam Mysterious and Professor [[PinkIsForGirls Pink]] to join because Awesome Girl doesn't want to be TheChick.

* '''Doubly Subverted''': The Slaugherinator is actually [[GenderBender a woman who was transformed into a man]] via AppliedPhlebotinum.

* '''Justified''': The story takes place in a time period where women were considered less capable of being {{badass}} than men, so the team is [[FairForItsDay actually being very progressive]] by including Awesome Girl.

* '''Doubly Subverted''': The Slaugherinator is actually [[GenderBender a women who was transformed into a man]] via AppliedPhlebotinum.

* '''Deconstructed''': Everyone else on the team treats Awesome Girl [[StayInTheKitchen differently because]] [[DoubleStandard she's the only female]]. Eventually, she gets sick of it and [[FaceHeelTurn switches sides]].

* '''Averted''': The SuperTeam has a pretty even gender ratio.

--> '''Awesome Girl''': It really sucks, being just two girls surrounded by men.
--> '''Professor Pink''': Look on the bright side, [[ThisIsReality if this were a comic book there'd only be one of us]]!

* '''Exaggerated''': The team decides they need more members and expand to OneHundredAndEight heroes... but Awesome Girl is still the only female.

* '''Subverted''': Everyone ''thinks'' Awesome Girl the only female, until [[NinetiesAntiHero the Slaughterinator]] turns out to be a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]].
* '''Doubly Subverted''': The Slaughertinator is actually [[GenderBender a women who was transformed into a man]] via AppliedPhlebotinum.

* '''Enforced''': The team refuses to let Madam Mysterious join, because they already have Awesome Girl.

* '''Invoked''': The team lets Awesome Girl in so they won't be criticized by {{Straw Feminist}}s.

--> '''Awesome Girl''': Man, it sucks, being just two girls surrounded by men.

* '''Inverted''': Awesome Man is the only male member of his SuperTeam.

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