Follow TV Tropes

Following

Playing With / Monster Misogyny

Go To

Basic Trope: Women are the predominant or sole victims in a work, and they're treated as expendable.

  • Straight: The monster Cruncher attacks Alice, Bob, Carol, Dave, Eve and Fred. Cruncher devours Alice, Carol and Eve, but Bob, Dave and Fred survive.
  • Exaggerated: Dozens and dozens of women are eaten alive by Cruncher, and not a single man is so much as scowled at.
  • Downplayed:
    • In a mix gendered cast, most of the women are killed/eaten by Cruncher, but some men die as well, and at least one or two women make it to the end.
    • The men killed by Cruncher are active threats, the women are simply trying to survive.
    • Cruncher kills men quickly, but takes its time with women.
  • Justified: The cast of characters is almost or exclusively women, so obviously they would have the higher casualty rate.
  • Averted: Cruncher is just as likely to target Bob, Dave and Fred as it is to target Alice, Carol and Eve
  • Inverted: Cruncher kills Bob, Dave and Fred, but Alice, Carol and Eve survive.
  • Parodied: ???
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: In order to lure Cruncher into a trap, Alice is used as bait.
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: "Isn't it weird how Cruncher only goes after the girls?"

Back to Monster Misogyny

Top