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Author: dakta

Mar 6th 2013 at 4:13:55 PM

If we create this trope, we should consider paring down and cleaning up the definition of {{Short Tank}} so that the two do not overlap as much as they would if this trope were created right this very moment. {{Short Tank}} isn't really the same thing, and though a {{Short Tank}} character may exhibit the characteristics describing this trope (they often do), a character need not be a {{Short Tank}} type to fit this trope. {{Short Tank}} is really about the female tomboy co-star sporting the eponymous garment, and seems to have been appropriated to encompass this trope.

I think the last sentence of the first paragraph of the description sums it up: "she's a surprisingly good cook and has neat domestic skills". Though, if that sort of thing is the only criteria, this trope need not apply only to Tomboys but may apply to any masculine character with a handful of seemingly juxtaposed characteristics often associated with more feminine characters. In that case, it would also apply to male characters who otherwise aren't seen to be particularly feminine, but who possess some number of typically feminine characteristics/skills.