History Main / WomanlinessAsPathos

For example...y es, without a DaddyDNATest, a man will [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe always have uncertainty]] about his paternity, and thus fear being a {{Cuckold}}. A PregnantHostage will ''always'' be considered [[WomenAreDelicate more delicate]] and more sympathetic due to the impossibility for cis men to bear life. As long as [[AllMenArePerverts "boys only want one thing"]], a BoyfriendBlockingDad will ''always'' fight to defend his daughters from that. And if a male character [[ARealManIsAKiller constantly uses]] [[MachoMasochism destructive means]] to achieve success, then yes, [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication women who don't like those things]] will ''always'' [[WetBlanketWife oppose]] them.

However, like any {{Stereotype}}, this is ''easily'' taken too far, especially when people/characters [[HeManWomanHater despise]] femininity, or [[StayInTheKitchen want them kept out of the way]] just to avoid these issues, or when [[GoodVictimsBadVictims women/feminine characters]] are themselves blamed for something bad happening to them.

* SeeminglyWholesomeFiftiesGirl: A girl who looks pure and wholesome on the outside, but has some dangerous or unchaste practices when no one's watching.

* TransgenderFetishization: A trans character (especially trans women) is presented as ''exceptionally'' sexy or attractive.

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: A timid girl is really scared of a horror film or story, often clinging to her date out of fear--who may have ''brought her'' to this particular film just to get that reaction.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Gwen Stacy is a constant source of angst and turmoil for Peter, resulting in the circumstances her death being retreaded several times throughout publication, as well as many stories that resulted directly from her death or the events immediately leading up to them. For example, The Clone Saga started when StalkerWithACrush Miles Warren cloned both her and Peter Parker as revenge for Peter letting the object of his affection die. The story ''Sins Past'' revealed more details about her past, including that [[spoiler:she cheated on him with his archenemy ComicBook/NormanOsborn and bore two children.]]

* ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}'': Sarah Conner in ''Film/TheTerminator'' was scripted to be a vulnerable, accessible GirlNextDoor compared to the unstoppable, terrifying monster coming to kill her. Her design was crafted to be as far as possible from what you'd expect from a woman destined to save the world. In ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay'', she was redesigned so that the girl we knew was gone. Now, we have a [[ActionGirl tougher, more proactive Sarah]], but she is described as being like a "cornered animal" whose voice and behavior are simultaneously defiant and chilling. She attempts to become a Terminator herself when stalking Miles Dyson but finds she's not a machine after all.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'': Gwen Stacy is a constant source of angst and turmoil for Peter, resulting in the circumstances her death being retreaded several times throughout publication, as well as many stories that resulted directly from her death or the events immediately leading up to them. For example, The Clone Saga started when StalkerWithACrush Miles Warren cloned both her and Peter Parker as revenge for Peter letting the object of his affection die. The story ''Sins Past'' revealed more details about her past, including that [[spoiler:she cheated on him with his archenemy ComicBook/NormanOsborn and bore two children.]]

-->-- ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', "Metamorphosis"

For example...yes, without a DaddyDNATest, a man will [[MamasBabyPapasMaybe always have uncertainty]] about his paternity, and thus fear being a {{Cuckold}}. A PregnantHostage will ''always'' be considered [[WomenAreDelicate more delicate]] and more sympathetic due to the impossibility for cis men to bear life. As long as [[AllMenArePerverts "boys only want one thing"]], a BoyfriendBlockingDad will ''always'' fight to defend his daughters from that. And if a male character [[ARealManIsAKiller constantly uses]] [[MachoMasochism destructive means]] to achieve success, then yes, [[MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication women who don't like those things]] will ''always'' [[WetBlanketWife oppose]] them.

* WedLocking: A woman's sexual reputation has been destroyed, so a man offers to do the "honorable" thing and marry her to restore it.

* SissyVillain: A villain who behaves effeminately. Often, his feminine nature is explicitly what makes him a villain, but other times, it merely adds to his creepiness.

* DarkChick: A woman whose female intuition and tact for empathy and diplomacy are used for sinister purposes.

->''"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine."''
-->-- '''Rick''', ''Film/{{Casablanca}}''

Compare and contrast with FemalesAreMoreInnocent, {{Moe}} and WomenAreWiser; while on the surface, they seem to "counter" this trope by eliciting "positive" emotions, the wiser or “innocent” women are often seen as valuable enough to protect. This trope is common in FilmNoir and HardboiledDetective stories, often to make the protagonist uncomfortable or to make him "care" about solving the case. Also ''the'' calling card of NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice.

* GirlInABox: The characters come across a small, seemingly-vulnerable woman stuffed inside of a box.