Line #14 PlayingWith/NoWomansLand


1	'''Basic Trope''': A place where women are treated very badly, with the HandWave that it's part of the culture.
2	* '''Straight''': Mansworld is ruled by men. Women are encouraged or required to StayInTheKitchen.
3	* '''Exaggerated''':
4	** If a woman does/says/wears/etc. something wrong (or a man just ''thinks'' she did), she can be publicly raped and then publicly executed. This happens for the tiniest infractions, such as looking at someone the "wrong" way, or burning the roast.
5	** Women are not even ''accepted'' in Mansworld and are killed on sight if they ever venture in it. Reproduction is taken care of through technological means and female babies are automatically aborted.
6	** ''Every single culture'' in the author's ConstructedWorld is this.
7	** Mansworld is a [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic]] world with ''literally'' no women exist, they are [[{{Gendercide}} extinct]].
8	** Women are [[BrainDrain driven out of the workforce]], discouraged or forbidden from being treated by a male doctor (leaving them to die of preventable diseases), confined to their homes, and no longer allowed to leave without a male "guardian" and a formless outfit that covers every inch of her body (whether that's what they want or not). They are forced to rely on their husbands and/or male blood relatives for basic survival; those who ''don't'' have any such men in their lives are forced into begging or prostitution to survive...which they won't for very long what with CulturePolice enforcing these harsh laws.
9	** All fertile women are locked naked in government facilities and raped to produce babies. All infertile women are executed.
10	** The men of Mansworld take joy in humiliating their women. It is legal and commonplace for a man to strip a woman naked in public and force her to humiliate herself if he feels like doing so. Anchorwomen are forced to report naked alongside their male counterparts and cheerleaders perform nude during games.
11	** Women are forced to be naked around the clock, locked outside chained to poles, made to crawl around naked on leashes held by men, and participate in shows. Meanwhile, [[TreatedWorseThanThePet dogs are allowed]] to vote and own property.
12	* '''Downplayed''':
13	** While women aren't treated horribly in this foreign land, there is noticeable prejudice.
14	** There is a small feminist movement in Mansworld that occasionally achieves small justices for women.
15	* '''Justified''':
16	** Mansworld is a religious nation, based around the worship of a StrawMisogynist war god and his ideals.
17	** A high mortality rate has led to a drastic reduction in the population and the people will die out if birth rates do not increase significantly, so the law punishes those who are not in the process of making babies. This obviously demands more from women than from men.
18	** Alternatively, Mansworld originated as a refuge for men from a LadyLand society.
19	** Mansworld was bombarded by a DepopulationBomb and [[{{Gendercide}} all women died]].
20	** The people of Mansworld is a OneGenderRace.
21	* '''Inverted''':
22	** Mansworld is ruled by men. But rather than oppressing the women, Mansworld makes an emphasis on protecting them [[MenAreTheExpendableGender at the cost of men themselves.]]
23	** Mansworld is a misandrist hell that oppresses men.
24	* '''Gender-Inverted''': LadyLand
25	* '''Subverted''':
26	** Although women in Mansworld are not seen in positions of power or significance, beating and raping them is severely frowned upon; aside from being ''required'' to [[StayInTheKitchen fulfill]] [[HouseWife certain roles and ideals]] whether they want to or not, they are treated very well.
27	** Higher-class women [[{{Bifauxnen}} dress and behave like men]].
28	** Women travel through with no ostensible trouble from the denizens of Mansworld.
29	** The women of Mansworld themselves decided that they should have to be either naked or covered in an unflattering garment.
30	* '''Double Subverted''':
31	** This state is a form of StepfordSuburbia; a woman who does not conform to accepted standards of beauty, lifestyle, personality, aspirations, etc. (i.e., a HollywoodHomely {{Tsundere}} who wants to be a scientist rather than a housewife) is killed (or {{brainwashed}}) by her nearest male relative.
32	** Their tolerance of women is all an act to avoid accusations from the outsiders.
33	** Female travelers are covertly kidnapped in the middle of the night and sold into prostitution or sexual slavery.
34	** It was a decision made under the influence of a FantasticDrug, or just under duress, or during a period now considered to be rife with ValuesDissonance. By now, the AppealToTradition is the only "reasoning" offered for why women should always have to be naked or covered in the unflattering garment.
35	* '''Parodied''':
36	** The men of Mansworld are all [[CampGay (hilariously stereotypical) homosexuals]] hell-bent into making every woman's life an unbearable tribulation... Except their methods to pull it off aren't [[PokeThePoodle all that villainous nor destructive]], so women just consider them a minor nuisance at worst, and quite amusing (and kind of cute) at best.
37	** The men of Mansworld still fear the possibility of catching cooties from their female counterparts, just as grade-school children do.
38	** Inferior women are required to wear leggings with an unsightly crease down the front and a matching ceremonial leash around their necks at all times -- in other words, a suit and tie. As the superior gender, the ruling men all wear far less restrictive floral dresses.
39	** "We, the inclusive Mansworld, don't allow women but we accept all kinds of men, including our team, Joe the [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy Average]], Warren the WorldsStrongestMan, Patrick the [[RealMenWearPink pink-wearing brutal boxer]], Steve the SensitiveGuy, Larry the LovableJock, Nate the Nerd, Keith the [[ProfessionalKiller killer]], Greg the {{Gentleman\|AndAScholar}}, Shawn the SharpDressedMan, Colin the CampGay, [[AgentPeacock Captain Peacock]] the CampyCombat master, Harry the HouseHusband, Tyler the UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} man, Dave the DudeLooksLikeALady, and [[SweetPollyOliver Oliver]] the...[[LoopholeAbuse obviously]] [[BreadEggsMilkSquick female-looking]] [[PaperThinDisguise self-identified]] [[RecursiveCrossdressing male crossdresser]].....err....[[BlatantLies there are only men in Mansworld!! I swear!!]]"
40	* '''Zig-Zagged''': Depending on the king they have at any given time and how he feels women are to be treated, the society fluctuates between treating women as subhuman just because they are women, women are seen as [[HystericalWoman inferior]], but tolerated and not treated too badly, and women are seen as just as valuable and competent as men and treated accordingly.
41	* '''Implied''': A school yearbook from Mansworld has all the girls posing naked but the boys clothed.
42	* '''Averted''': The society in question is a society [[GenderIsNoObject where men and women are seen as equally valuable and competent, and treated accordingly]].
43	* '''Enforced''':
44	** The writer [[HeManWomanHater believes women are inferior]], and [[AuthorTract this is his]] [[{{Utopia}} perfect society.]]
45	** The writer DoesNotLikeMen, and [[AuthorPhobia she fears]] that NoWomansLand is what happens when they are in charge.
46	** The writer is [[DeliberateValuesDissonance discussing a time and place]] where women have historically been (or still are) mistreated.
47	* '''Lampshaded''': "This place doesn't seem very female friendly..."
48	* '''Invoked''': Some man takes over (whether by military means, winning an election, or simply being born into the Royal Family), and seeks to create a {{Utopia}} where men are in charge.
49	* '''Exploited''': [[StrawMisogynist Bob]] moves to Mansworld so that he can be free to mistreat the women who "belong" to him as he's always wanted.
50	* '''Defied''':
51	** The laws (religious, secular, or both) of that society specifically state that men and women are equal and are to be treated as such, and the society does just that.
52	** A brave woman decides that [[RageBreakingPoint enough is enough]], and starts a revolution to depose Mansworld's retrograde ways. And when the dust has settled, and victory is attained, she (and her [[TrueCompanions loyal comrades]]) decides to reform the society into one where GenderIsNoObject.
53	* '''Discussed''': "Why do they treat women so badly?"
54	* '''Conversed''': "And I thought writers had grown beyond the 'virility equals misogyny' canard..."
55	* '''Deconstructed''':
56	** Mansworld was started by a bunch of StrawMisogynist[=s=], who believe mistreating and beating up women ensured the men would have a happy life. The abuse gets so bad that their women suddenly decide to [[{{Gendercide}} commit mass suicide]], leaving only men and boys in Mansworld.
57	** Mansworld’s women revolt, massacring every man and boy they find.
58	** Mansworld’s men balk when their mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters get abused by society and reform their country.
59	** Mansworld was started by escaped victims of LadyLand as a refuge for men who weren't taken seriously. Said victims became [[HeWhoFightsMonsters just what they tried to escape]].
60	** The practices stemming from the lack of respect for women in Mansworld results in a heavily skewed gender ratio, whether from abuse, honour killings, female infanticide, or high female suicide rates. This results in a dire demographic crisis and Mansworld goes extinct sooner or later.
61	** Mansworld is treated as a pariah nation for its abuses of women, and is unable to function as a nation because no one wants to work with it. Mansworld goes extinct sooner or later.
62	* '''Reconstructed''':
63	** The residents of Mansworld learn that women are a great asset to their society, and have much more to contribute than just sons and hot dinners. The society is reformed, and becomes a more egalitarian society, where men and women are seen as equally competent and valuable, and given the same rights and responsibilities.
64	** The residents of Mansworld learn that people with womb, ovaries and two X chromosomes are still a great asset to their society, but instead of accept them as a woman, They decide to GenderBending all women into men, making all men capable of reproducing with each other via [[MisterSeahorse pregnancy]] as well as keeping their sperm reproduction, so all citizens of Mansworld become the OneGenderRace with HomosexualReproduction and removing the need for a woman.
65	* '''Played for Laughs''': Since Mansworld only allow men to live but not require what kinds of men that they accept, Alice uses LoopholeAbuse to PaperThinDisguise [[SweetPollyOliver herself as a]] [[DudeLooksLikeALady flawlessly female-looking]] [[RecursiveCrossdressing male crossdresser]], and it surprisingly works!
66	* '''Played for Drama''':
67	** The story focuses on Alice, who has grown up in Mansworld and [[DarkAndTroubledPast suffered a life of discrimination and abuse]].
68	** President Bob grows [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]] at Mansworld's treatment of women but refuses to reform the system due to fearing that women will wreck revenge on men if they regain power, that the more misogynistic men will kill him if he attempts, and that he will lose his cushy job.
69	* '''Played for Horror''':
70	** Escaping from her hell, Alice leads a misandrist cult that kidnaps, rapes, tortures and sacrifice boys and men.
71	** Angry spirits of women haunt the men.
72	** Occasionally male criminals are sent to women to be raped and murdered to placate their rage.
73	** Alice kidnaps, rapes and murders little Charlie.
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