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* Diana, the HotBlooded tomboy lead of ''Film/{{Girlfight}}'', never had much interest in looking or being feminine, but this definitely kicks up a notch after she gets into amateur boxing and becomes obviously more fit and muscular than before. Between the change in her appearance and Diana easily excelling in physical exercises in her high school gym class, the local AlphaBitch at her school and some her mean girl posse start dropping comments about Diana not being a girl at all.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "The Great Snail Race", when training Gary for the eponymous race, [=SpongeBob=] calls him a lady "to humiliate and demean [him]", saying that it's a motivational tactic that coaches use. Meanwhile, miles away, [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Sandy gets the sudden urge to kick SpongeBob's butt tomorrow]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': In "The Great Snail Race", when training Gary for the eponymous race, [=SpongeBob=] calls him a lady "to humiliate and demean [him]", saying that it's a motivational tactic that coaches use. Meanwhile, miles away, [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling Sandy gets the sudden urge to kick SpongeBob's butt tomorrow]].the following day]]. And come the end of the episode, [[BrickJoke she actually does with a "That's for yesterday, [=SquarePants=]!"]].
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* In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts'', [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential punching Lili]] while in Oleander's mind will have her hit you with the rare DistaffCounterpart insult "You hit like a BOY!".

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* In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts'', ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential punching Lili]] while in Oleander's mind will have her hit you with the rare DistaffCounterpart insult "You hit like a BOY!".
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* In ''VideoGame/Psychonauts'', [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential punching Lili]] while in Oleander's mind will have her hit you with the rare DistaffCounterpart insult "You hit like a BOY!".
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* In ''FIlm/KingOfSnake'', the {{tomboy}} protagonist loses a race to a couple of neighborhood boys. Who proceeds to make fun of her that she lost because "she's a girl".
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* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': After preventing ComicBook/{{Morbius}} from attacking a male victim, Spider-Man tells him to pick on someone his own size and/or gender, then asks what gender Morbius is anyway (even though he knows perfectly well Morbius is male).

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* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': After preventing ComicBook/{{Morbius}} from attacking a male victim, Spider-Man tells him to pick on someone his own size and/or gender, then asks what gender Morbius is anyway (even though he knows perfectly well Morbius is male).
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* In ''[[Film/SpiderMan2002 Spider-Man]]'', Peter makes his debut in a CheapCostume battling a pro-wrestler, and at one point mocks him with “That’s a cute outfit. Did your husband give it to you?”
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}} has Boingo insult Red's fighting by saying she "hits like a girl!" while pointing his bunny ears into a sword-like formation.


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* A variant occurs in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'''s fourth season where Aelita rips into XANA's monsters by calling them "ladies," especially to the [[GiantEnemyCrab Krabes]] and Tarantulas.
--> '''Aelita''': (''upon clearing an approximate twenty-five foot jump across a chasm and seeing the two Krabes dawdling'') What's wrong, ladies? Having a bad leg day?!
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* Dua's species ''Literature/TheGodsThemselves'' have BizarreAlienSexes with rather rigid gender roles. Dua has been shunned for not conforming to those roles as a child. Nowadays, being in a loving partnership with successful and glamorous Odeen, she doesn't need to worry about that. She's still quite a non-conformist.

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* Dua's species ''Literature/TheGodsThemselves'' have BizarreAlienSexes with rather rigid gender roles. Dua has been shunned for not conforming to those roles as a child.child - other Emotionals used to call her "Left-Em". Nowadays, being in a loving partnership with successful and glamorous Odeen, she doesn't need to worry about that. She's still quite a non-conformist.
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* Dua from ''Literature/TheGodsThemselves'' was called Left-em when she was young (a long story involving BizarreAlienSexes).

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* Dua from Dua's species ''Literature/TheGodsThemselves'' was called Left-em when have BizarreAlienSexes with rather rigid gender roles. Dua has been shunned for not conforming to those roles as a child. Nowadays, being in a loving partnership with successful and glamorous Odeen, she was young (a long story involving BizarreAlienSexes).doesn't need to worry about that. She's still quite a non-conformist.
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* Insulting a person for not conforming to their gender (e.g., You like clothes? That's a ''girl'' thing)
* Insulting a person for conforming to their gender (perhaps StopBeingStereotypical, perhaps just [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication "how like a man to resort to violence"]])

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* Insulting a person for not conforming to their gender (e.g., You "You like clothes? That's a ''girl'' thing)
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* Insulting a person for conforming to their gender (perhaps StopBeingStereotypical, perhaps just [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication "how "How like a man to resort to violence"]])violence."]])
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Supertrope to CountryMatters and ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Contrast SlapstickKnowsNoGender.

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Supertrope to CountryMatters and ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Contrast SlapstickKnowsNoGender.ThisIsForEmphasisBitch.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Tyler calls Mei "Little momma's girl.".

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* In the epilogue of ''Film/GrampsIsInTheResistance'', Ramirez Jr. calls (the rather effeminate) Guy-Hubert a "fake blonde" as they start trading insults. Guy-Hubert promptly shows he's still manly enough to beat Ramirez up.

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