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I agree — I don't think we have it covered. And I agree it's an annoying trope (though tropes are tools but this is really unrealistic one).
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I suggest Rape Makes Victims Stronger or perhaps Abuse Makes Victims Stronger as a working title. Trope names at this phase are not set in stone and sometimes people suggest really cool names when the new trope is discussed in TLP.
It definitely should be a trope (it's discussed and given a thorough reaming in The Boys).
There's Misery Builds Character
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This is a particularly annoying trope which posits that when female characters are raped or endure horrible physical abuse, it makes them stronger, tougher people. Sometimes its framed as a necessary occurrence for them to become stronger. It's often employed to give a female character development or toughen her up. in reality, this usually gives a person PTSD and impedes their strength by giving them trauma to overcome, which is what makes it irritating. The trope can be seen in "The Perfection" and "Game Of Thrones"(Sansa) off the top of my head, and probably almost every rape revenge film. I was looking through the different tropes about rape and i dont think we have this one. Rape as Backstory is similar but doesnt quite cover it. What should we call this one and can it be added as it's own entry?