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Author: HeartOfAnAstronaut

May 4th 2012 at 8:56:30 AM

But isn't this PeopleSitOnChairs because you could apply it to almost any female character who isn't just a 2 dimensional stereotype? Most characters are either Tomboys with some Girly traits or vice versa, e.g

Lily and Robin from HowIMetYourMother, Lisa Simpson, Hermione Granger, Eliot, Carla and Jordan from Scrubs, all the women from SexAndTheCity except Charlotte, JaneEyre, most of the Bennet sisters from PrideAndPrejudice, Jen from TheITCrowd, the three female leads from HappyEndings, Claire Bennet from Heroes, River and Kaylee from Firefly, most of the girls from BuffyTheVampireSlayer except Cordelia (I haven't seen Angel), Athena and Artemis from Greek myth, Roz and Daphne from Frasier, Misty from Pokemon, all the girls from Friends, Leela and Amy from Futurama, Jordan from TheGreatGatsby, Britomart from TheFaerieQueene, LadyGaga, AngelinaJolie, Ramona Flowers from ScottPilgrim, most characters from Bridesmaids except that one lady who got nominated for an oscar, both the GimoreGirls,

Almost every feminine character would fit this, whether they're girly girls who like sports, tomboys who have a weakness for cute boys, women who work in an industry such as fashion or bakery but are very ambitious, blushing shy girls who are karate masters, tough female spies who have caring, nurturing personalities, a ruthless lawyer who will flirt her way out of trouble... It's like listing all the male characters who don't fall into JerkJock or NerdsAndGeeks.

I'd argue that we only need tropes that involve specific combinations of the two, e.g. a FemmeFatale combines exaggeratedly feminine (beautiful, seductive, graceful) and masculine (ambitious, ruthless, desires money and power) qualities.