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Deadlock Clock: Apr 2nd 2012 at 11:59:00 PM
Jicragg Since: Jun, 2010
#1: Jan 27th 2012 at 9:06:45 AM

Vote to pull. It's a blonde on a unicorn.

ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#2: Jan 27th 2012 at 9:11:11 AM

I think you swapped the trope name and the topic name by accident. tongue

I dunno. Isn't the whole "unicorns are only tamable by virgins" thing ingrained enough for the "this woman is a virgin" implication to work?

edited 27th Jan '12 9:12:53 AM by ShadowHog

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#3: Jan 27th 2012 at 10:10:43 AM

Seems to be a stock virgin power to me.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Jicragg Since: Jun, 2010
#4: Jan 27th 2012 at 11:20:29 AM

[up][up] Darn, I still do that.evil grin

I was never made aware of this unicorn-virgin connexion so, to me, it's just "woman on a horse". I just don't see how it shows she's a virgin... plus I swear it's not even an example.

EDIT: Just been made aware of the new JAFAAC != insta-pull. Fair dos.

edited 27th Jan '12 11:29:50 AM by Jicragg

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#5: Jan 27th 2012 at 12:50:24 PM

I can live with the current.

Osmium from Germany Since: Dec, 2010
#6: Jan 27th 2012 at 12:57:21 PM

She is not an example, she can ride the unicorn because she is not human. And as far as I remember her being a virgin or not is never important to the plot.

edited 27th Jan '12 12:57:45 PM by Osmium

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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abk0100 Since: Aug, 2011
#8: Jan 27th 2012 at 9:14:17 PM

It isn't misleading at all, so there's no reason to pull it, but it would be better to have a picture that actually shows you what the trope is about.

DragonQuestZ The Other Troper from Somewhere in California Since: Jan, 2001
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#9: Jan 31st 2012 at 4:33:37 PM

I think it's bad because the caption does all the work, and we can't assume everyone knows unicorns do this (since not all works with them mention it directly).

A proper picture likely really would need dialog or text stating that someone is a virgin, and that some power or privilege comes from that.

edited 31st Jan '12 4:34:24 PM by DragonQuestZ

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CrypticMirror Cryptic Mirror from Scotland Since: Jan, 2001
#10: Feb 14th 2012 at 2:22:36 PM

You don't get more virgin-powered than being able to ride a unicorn. This seems perfect for the trope.

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
animeg3282 Since: Jan, 2001
#12: Mar 30th 2012 at 7:09:31 AM

This is going to be hard to picture. Any suggestions?

Willbyr Hi (Y2K) Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#13: Apr 3rd 2012 at 9:44:34 AM

Clock's up; locking for inactivity/lack of consensus. No action is to be taken based on this thread.

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