If a character following this trope suddenly "breaks down" and is seen crying or going through whatever emotion provoking the (temporary) loss of his smile, does that fact allow this trope to overlap with "OOC is Serious Business"?
Is there a trope for a character who goes through a lot (like a Woobie), but smiles through it all, that doesn't imply that it would be better for them to let it turn them into a jerk? Like Yashiro Isana from K - see the "fridge horror" section for that series for how his whole life is terrifying and awful (or don't because huge spoilers). But he's always smiling. And that's sweet. That's good. That keeps him going. It's not some awful oppressive things that's been forced on him. It's a positive and heroic trait. And it's not just because he's male - Nunnally from Code Geass would be the same thing. To say that either of them would be better off being nasty all the time wreaks of Jade-Colored Glasses and tacky Internet Tough Guy attitudes.
I made this Idolized Julius Kingsley icon back when Akito first came out, and now that the crossover is actually happening, I don't care.
So...can a page quote just be changed on a whim like that? Or was it just that the previous quote not as good at describing the trope?
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No, there is a process to change a quote. Reverted for now, as I think the original was much better.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
So why are the examples seperated rated by gender???
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The Infinitely Curious
In only the second entry on the Anime section, Allen Walker from D. Gray Man is referred to by the male pronoun but he's listed in the Female category.
"Hell exists not to punish sinners, but to ensure that nobody sins in the first place." - Eikishiki Yamaxanadu (Touhou)
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A lot of the page links are Red Text like they're empty but clicking on them shows they're just fine.
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The redlinker thingy changed how it worked recently. If you edit the page (even a null edit, opening the edit screen and saving without making a change), they'll turn blue.
That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.
Does anyone else feel less comfortable receiving service from a Stepford Smiler than someone who's not smiling?
Not sure of how to handle this, well, tastefully. Putting it up here.
- The daughters of Amy Chua
, a woman who wrote a book extolling the virtues of totalitarian Chinese parenting.
- Careful there, Your Mileage May Vary by a LOT on how to interpret that article. Your interpretation will change whether or not Chua's daughters are Stepford Smilers. Also, be VERY VERY careful about using "totalitarian", as that make people think of Nazis, which is not necessarily true.
I dunno. I'm pretty sure it'd be impossible to crack a genuine smile if your parents refused to let you live out your childhood like an actual child.
no Forever Alone?
That guy's the most miserable man ever, yet he smiles.
Still Forecharmer
I think that this article should be split into the 3 kinds of smiler. There is enough examples to make 3 full articles.
In between Not Even Human and Not Quite Human
Erda
Do we have some sort of rule against Real Life examples, or were those all deleted in another one of those weird glitches that come as the result of someone not knowing how to edit the page? I'm putting them back in for now, because I don't see anything about it here.
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Neves783, beginner
"One of the reasons for the "grim Russian" stereotype is that in Russian culture anyone who smiles when talking to complete strangers is assumed to be either a Stepford Smiler or just an insincere person. There is an old Russian joke about this: "Americans look at you with phony politeness. We look at you with sincere hatred"."
So does this mean that, in Russia, one has to be a Stepford Frowner?
And sometimes I wish our universe and the Tokimeki Memorial universe shall one day converge.
Pretty sure that most of the 'depressed' type Stepford Smilers qualify as victims of smiling depression?