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From YKTTW
Earnest: Apparently yes. I always wondered how this was done.
Po8: Wha? It looks like the referent was deleted here.
Pro-Mole: "The brainwashed Ju Dee's (Pronounced just like Judy's) from Avatar The Last Airbender. They're mentally literal Stepford Wives." So, they think they come from Stepford?... let's change it to practical. Some readers may describe any Housewife raising her own children as a Stepford Smiler on very little or no evidence, bringing in the Unfortunate Implications about "staying at home = women being slaves of those evil men.
fleb: ...I've never seen this. Stepford Smiler is a pretty objective and recognizable trope easily distinguishable from the normal Housewife.
Po8: I added "Mixed-Gender Examples" at the bottom, but it's a pretty stupid supercategory name. I think it highlights that the breakup is kind of arbitrary and weird. Perhaps it would be better to just do "Female Examples" and "Other Examples"? Is there an official term for this phenomenon - where a person hides deep insecurity or even psychological harm behind an artificial public persona? Or is Tv Tropes the first to categorize and name this type of thing? Aline: I took off this part:
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