Wayne: So what exactly is the difference between Pac-Man and Mrs. Pac-Man?
Noah: Well, she's got a bow on her head!
Noah: Well, she's got a bow on her head!
"Y'see, I know it's a female dog because it has little pink ribbons on it's head. We wouldn't want to give the impression Marlowe is a gay, would we? Even in other dog movies we still feel the need to have that scene where the dog sees, like, a girl dog and is sexually attracted to her or somethin'. Can't they leave this sex stuff out of a kid's movie? I mean, kids have up until they're eight to start having sex, leave 'em with those precious few years of innocence for God's sake!"
— Mr. Plinkett reviews Cop Dog
Johnson: We believe that this crest and these markings indicate... a female.
— Press Start Adventures on Mrs. Pac-Man.
Roy Knable: Boy, this is strange! [after being turned into cartoon mice]
Helen Knable: Strange? I'm an animated rodent wearing high-heeled running shoes. The word "strange" is somehow lacking.
Helen Knable: Strange? I'm an animated rodent wearing high-heeled running shoes. The word "strange" is somehow lacking.
"So! Being a ladybug automatically makes me a girl! Is that it, flyboy?!"
— Francis, A Bug's Life
Edgeworth: I suppose this is the Pink Badger? But since it has the same design, doesn't it seem forced to call this one a female?
Kay: You think so? I mean, just look at how long her eyelashes are!
Edgeworth: That's the only difference.
Kay: And the fact that she's pink.
Edgeworth: Yes, and?
Kay: And her lips are red! See, lipstick!
Edgeworth: ....... (What? She has nothing to say about the giant pink ribbon, or is that too obvious?)
Kay: You think so? I mean, just look at how long her eyelashes are!
Edgeworth: That's the only difference.
Kay: And the fact that she's pink.
Edgeworth: Yes, and?
Kay: And her lips are red! See, lipstick!
Edgeworth: ....... (What? She has nothing to say about the giant pink ribbon, or is that too obvious?)
— Miles Edgeworth: Ace Attorney Investigations
Optimus Prime: Where are we?
Sari Sumdac: And who designs a robot with high heels?
Flareup: I don't know, but when I find him, ugh!
Sari Sumdac: And who designs a robot with high heels?
Flareup: I don't know, but when I find him, ugh!
—Transformers: Animated, "Bee in the City" script-reading
Somehow... the idea of a mouse, with lipstick and eyelashes and a dress with high-heeled shoes; a mouse, ten times bigger than the biggest rat... this idea has always made me sick!
— Donald Darnold Duck's thought bubble, MAD parody "Mickey Rodent"
Bob: There's a giant monster in the lake.
Jean: Hah?
Bob: An' I'm pretty sure it's a girl! It had eyelashes! I think only girl monsters have eyelashes.
Molly: (a girl monster with eyelashes) It's true!
Jean: Hah?
Bob: An' I'm pretty sure it's a girl! It had eyelashes! I think only girl monsters have eyelashes.
Molly: (a girl monster with eyelashes) It's true!
"In cartoon world, girls have lips and boys don't."
— Andrew Hussie
, regarding Homestuck
, regarding Homestuck"But he has a bow! According to the law of Pac-Man, that's practically video game genitalia!"
— Danny Sexbang of the Game Grumps, regarding Super Mario Bros. 2's Birdo.
guy at disney: sir? stitch, a small logic defying blue alien from outer fucking space, needs a heterosexual romance
disney ceo: okay... but we gotta know she's Female, do u understand?...she needs long antennae...like long hair...mascara...smooth chest that sticks out a little more because we need to be reminded that she still got titties even tho she's a tiny fucking alien
guy at disney: should we make her pink, sir?
disney ceo: ricky you goddamn genius. here are my keys. go to my house and fuck my wife
disney ceo: okay... but we gotta know she's Female, do u understand?...she needs long antennae...like long hair...mascara...smooth chest that sticks out a little more because we need to be reminded that she still got titties even tho she's a tiny fucking alien
guy at disney: should we make her pink, sir?
disney ceo: ricky you goddamn genius. here are my keys. go to my house and fuck my wife
— hugerez on Angel (Experiment 624) from Lilo & Stitch
on Angel (Experiment 624) from Lilo & StitchDr. Caldera: Just 'cause you don't see swinging dicks doesn't mean you can't tell a boy fish from a girl fish!
Jimmy: ...Oh. Yeah. Now I can see the lipstick.
Jimmy: ...Oh. Yeah. Now I can see the lipstick.
— Better Call Saul, "Chicanery", regarding a pet goldfish
You can tell I'm female because I have a bow on my head.
—Frog girl (who otherwise looks like a rather realistic frog), Chipper & Sons Lumber Co.
Gender-signifying symbols are way too damn powerful in character design, and people need to learn to use their heads a bit more; no eyelashes =/= instant boy. Don’t limit yourself like that.
—Evan Stanley discussing this trope in regards to a question of how Silver's sisters in Ghosts of the Future don't have eyelashes
to a question of how Silver's sisters in Ghosts of the Future don't have eyelashes"Woah, that's Miss Tomatopotamus! The game that shattered gender archetypes by putting a little red bow on the preexisting design!"
— Knuckles, Sonic Boom
Carl: I thought you were a woman.
Paul: Why would you think that?
Carl: Mostly the hat.
Paul: Why would you think that?
Carl: Mostly the hat.
"According to the Reignited Trilogy, [Sheila] isn't female unless she has pigtails and a VAG!"
— Caddicarus, "The Legendary World of Spyro Games"
Patient: I guess I'm just depressed about my precarious position.
Therapist: What do you mean?
Patient: Think about it. We're cartoon men, our gender can be altered with just six stray lines.
Therapist: (Now with six lines on his / her eyes, producing exaggerated eyelashes) What?!
(Alt Text: She's lucky I didn't stick a bow on.)
Therapist: What do you mean?
Patient: Think about it. We're cartoon men, our gender can be altered with just six stray lines.
Therapist: (Now with six lines on his / her eyes, producing exaggerated eyelashes) What?!
(Alt Text: She's lucky I didn't stick a bow on.)
