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Just wondering: if a character is supposed to be [[VagueAge somewhere around eight or nine or ten]], but is [[TheArtfulDodger self-sufficient, street-smart]], and WiseBeyondTheirYears (not to mention a [[LittleMissSnarker rather unusual level of sarcasm and dry wit for someone her age]]), would it count? And, on the other hand, if it\'s later revealed that she [[TheLinus can\'t \
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Okay, a complaint here: The main article states that children written from an adult\\\'s perspective show interests that characters their own age would not, or vice versa. To cite an example, they reference that \\\"a 16 year old won\\\'t be dying for sex\\\". I know it\\\'s a bit nit-picky, but [[ChasteHero some]] [[{{Asexuality}} of us]] [[ObliviousToLove just don\\\'t]] [[CelibateHero care]] about sex. The fact that \\\'\\\'having\\\'\\\' a sex-crazed teen character would be guilty of [[HormoneAddledTeenager another annoying trope]] makes this seem kind of \\\"damned if you do, damned if you don\\\'t\\\" kind of thing.

Just wondering: if a character is supposed to be [[VagueAge somewhere around eight or nine or ten]], but is [[TheArtfulDodger self-sufficient, street-smart]], and WiseBeyondTheirYears (not to mention a [[LittleMissSnarker rather unusual level of sarcasm and dry wit for someone her age]]), would it count? And, on the other hand, if it\\\'s later revealed that she [[TheLinus can\\\'t \\\"get\\\" an innuendo for the life of her]], is this a subversion?
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