History PlayingWith / LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine

* '''Averted''': [[UsefulNotes/TheBechdelTest None of the female characters in the story interact so their personalities can't be contrasted.]]

* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Alice! Carol's your exact opposite."

* '''Invoked''': Carol has DarkAndTroubledPast, so she seeks a lighthearted girl to fulfill her emotional neglection, and then she befriends Alice, TheCutie who grew up in a well-being family.
* '''Exploited''': [[Main/ManipulativeBastard Mark]] turns Alice and Carol against each other.

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* '''Inverted''': BifauxnenAndLadette--two girls who are both ''masculine'', but in different ways.

** NobleMaleRoguishMale--two guys who are both ''masculine'', but in different ways.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheIngenue {{Pollyanna}} [[VirginInAWhiteDress in a modest white dress]], and Carol is a {{Dominatrix}} EmotionlessGirl [[SpyCatsuit in a catsuit]].

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheIngenue {{Pollyanna}} [[VirginInAWhiteDress in a white dress]], and Carol is a {{Dominatrix}} EmotionlessGirl [[SpyCatsuit in a catsuit]].

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a ProperLady NiceGirl, and Carol has SugarAndIcePersonality.

* '''Straight''': Alice is sweet, kind, and demure. Carol is mysterious, worldly, and beguiling.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheIngenue {{Pollyanna}}, and Carol is a {{Dominatrix}} EmotionlessGirl.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a GeniusDitz NiceGirl, and Carol is an AloofDarkHairedGirl with SugarAndIcePersonality.

* '''Enforced''': Femininity doesn't just mean one thing, so the creators need to sell dolls both to girls who like "light" dolls and "dark" dolls.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is blond, and likes wearing yellow and pink. Carol has dark hair and likes wearing black. The first few times they appear, become clear that [[LightIsNotGood Alice is actually]] TheFakeCutie and Carol is actually a PerkyGoth.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a NiceGirl or perhaps CovertPervert, and Carol is an AloofDarkHairedGirl with SugarAndIcePersonality.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is blond, and likes wearing yellow. Carol has dark hair and likes wearing black. The first few times they appear, becomes clear that their personalities don't match expectations.

* '''Parodied''': Alice and Carol are bits of white chocolate and dark chocolate respectively.

** NobleMaleRoguishMale--two guys who are both ''masculine'', but in different ways
** Two guys are both ''[[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide feminine]]'' in different ways: Alex is a [[OtokonokoGenre girly cute femboy]] and Charlie is a sassy DragQueen.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is TheIngenue, and Carol is a {{Dominatrix}}.

* '''Downplayed''': Alice is a NiceGirl and Carol is an AloofDarkHairedGirl.

** Femininity doesn't just mean one thing.

* '''Enforced''': They need to sell dolls both to girls who like "light" dolls and "dark" dolls.

** Alice was raised by a sweet and kindhearted family, while Carol was raised by a serious and mature family. and they're either [[OddFriendship polar opposite friends]] or [[OppositesAttract love couple]].

* '''Justified''': Femininity doesn't just mean one thing.

** NobleMaleRoguishMale--two ''guys'' who are both ''masculine'', but in different ways.
** Alex and Charlie are both ''[[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide feminine]]'' in different ways.

* '''Invoked''': ???

** "We're hot and cold. Sweet and sour. Red and blue. Milk and lemon juice. [[Main/OverlyLongGag Boots and high heels]]...

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Lampshaded''': "Gee, Alice! Carol's so different from you."

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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

* '''Double Subverted''': It was because the others didn't know them well. After time passes, they definitely match expectations

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

** Alex and Charlie are both ''[[InTouchWithTheirFeminineSide feminine]]'' in different ways.

* '''{{Gender Inverted|Trope}}''': NobleMaleRoguishMale--two ''guys'' who are both ''masculine'', but in different ways.

* '''Subverted''': Alice is blond, and likes wearing yellow. Carol has dark hair and likes wearing black. The first few times they appear, they don't say much--but once they get some screen-time, it becomes clear that their personalities don't match expectations.
* '''Double Subverted''': …in fact, Alice is really the Dark Feminine, and Carol the Light.

* '''Averted''': [[TheBechdelTest None of the female characters in the story interact so their personalities can't be contrasted.]]

* '''Inverted''': [[NobleMaleRoguishMale Two guys who are both masculine, but in different ways.]]

* '''Straight''': [[TheChick Gabourey]] organizes community events, [[AllLovingHeroine supports others as best as she can]] and dreams of being a wife and mother. [[DarkChick Lupita]] keeps to herself, [[ManipulativeBitch takes advantage of others]] and hates marriage and family.
* '''Exaggerated''': Gabourey is a [[FairyGodmother fairy]] who grants wishes because she believes it's the right thing to do. Lupita is a [[WickedWitch witch]] who curses others because [[ForTheEvulz she enjoys it]].
* '''Downplayed''': Gabourey is outgoing and optimistic but Lupita is aloof and cynical.
* '''Justified''': Gabourey had a great childhood with [[GoodParents loving parents]] and [[TrueCompanions loyal friends]] who encouraged her to be good. Lupita had an awful childhood with [[FriendlessBackground no friends]] and terrible [[AbusiveParents parents]] and she [[FreudianExcuse eventually came to believe that hurting other people was okay]].
* '''Inverted''': NobleMaleRoguishMale
* '''Subverted''': [[BitchInSheepsClothing Gabourey]] puts on a façade of kindness to get what she wants while [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold Lupita]] is [[NiceGirl nice]] but has [[NoSocialSkills difficulty relating to others]].
* '''Double Subverted''': Gabourey [[BecomingTheMask pretends to be a good girl for so long that it eventually becomes genuine]]. Lupita becomes so frustrated with all the negative perceptions people have of her that [[ThenLetMeBeEvil she just gives in to all of it]].

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': [[TheBechdelTest None of the female characters in the story interact so their personalities can't be contrasted]].

* '''Lampshaded''':