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Author: Ridicumouse

Sep 15th 2008 at 6:51:47 AM

Does this split make sense?

TheTomboy will try to hide or downplay the fact she is female in order to be accepted as 'one of the guys'. She will be competitive, particularly at sports and doesn't back down from a fight. (Pip from GoodOmens.) She will wear her hair cut short and if she's forced to wear a dress, her friends may not even recognise her right away. (The Blacketts from SwallowsAndAmazons.) She will be disparaging about traditionally feminine pursuits and may take on a masculine or androgynous nickname. (George from the FamousFive books.)

The Tomboy is usually a younger character and you can expect a change when The Tomboy hits puberty. They will either freak out and try to hide the signs (Christina Ricci in that one movie and that softball player from the SweetValleyHigh novels) or they will start embracing some of the feminine pursuits she's been mocking for so long. If The Tomboy grows up to take on more adult male behaviours like drinking to excess or a hump-em-and-dump-em attitude, she may become The Ladette.