Not Tropeworthy: Blondes Are Witches

Right now the description of the trope is "(Female) magic users who are blond". But there is nothing in this description setting these characters apart from other magic users of different hair color.

I assumed this was a euphamism for Blondes Are Bitches, but it isn't. This doesn't seem tropeworthy at all. I could probably think of more magic women who aren't blond.

I third this motion.

I agree that it isn't tropeworthy. It isn't thriving, either (9 wicks, 12 inbounds, mostly Zero Context Examples (probably due to not being a trope) earliest edit is from April 2012); cutlist or try to work into something?

Not tropeworthy. There lot's of not blonde witches in media. In fact, I thought dark-haired green-eyed stereotype of witches was more prominent. Also in old times redheads somitemes were thought as witches because red hair are the most rare. Thus to have a witch who is blonde is not a stereotype, but rather trying to avert other strereotypes about witches.

edited 23rd Jul '12 6:51:22 AM by kundoo

+1 for "not tropeworthy".

And a further 1+.

Heck, in I Shall Wear Midnight, a blonde girl laments that blondes are always quiet princesses that need rescuing rather than mysterious and powerful witches. And Pratchett tends to know his tropes.

Probably not tropeworthy.

I agree that it probably should be cut.

I wouldn't mind if it was cut but I think we can make something out of this. Blonde is more of a color for genies and sorceresses. I think people also call their blonde magic user a witch when they want to take the eerieness out of the traditional Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette.

Not a trope.

Coincidence, not trope. Cut.

I think this may have been intended to be Attractive Magic User, but I think that is covered more-than-adequately by other tropes, and I don't think this can really be salvaged. Cut.

We could put a line saying that Cute Witches are often blonde on the page

edited 23rd Jul '12 1:59:09 PM by animeg3282

Is that even true?

Hmm....I'm not actually sure. Thus the face

Sure, it's true that Cute Witches are often blonde. It's also true that they're often brunette. And often red-headed. Rarely bald, though, I think.

A GIS for "cute witch" does not suggest that they are predominately blonde. I actually see more red hair than any other color, but not even enough of that to call it a trend.

edited 23rd Jul '12 3:20:19 PM by ccoa

I'll also throw in my +1 to this being not a trope and cutworthy.

Not a trope vote here. Cut it.

Consensus looks to be "not a trope, cut the page". Should somebody add a Cut List entry?

Dewicked, note on discussion page, and shima ninja'd me on the cutlisting.

Cut is done, let's lock up.