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** Lesbian women represent a large group (even if only 1% of women were lesbians, it would still mean 35 million lesbians). Women suffering from dangerous psychosis are also a large group (if 1% of women were dangerously psychotic, it would account for 35 millions of them). Statistically, some degree of overlap between two sufficiently large groups which are not mutually exclusive is virtually guaranteed. So statistics dictate there would be at least a few psychotic lesbians running around.
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** Alice comes out of the closet, and immediately turns into a harmless CloudCuckooLander, with [[TheDreaded everybody terrified of her.]]
** Alice is revealed to be a lesbian, and nobody dares look at her, for fear they'll be hurt.

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* '''Parodied''': The lesbian villain Alice [[LargeHam enters loudly the scene]]], wearing a tampon costume and singing her VillainSong about munching carpets.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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The lesbian villain Alice [[LargeHam enters loudly the scene]]], scene]], wearing a tampon costume and singing her VillainSong about munching carpets.carpets.
** Lesbians in the show are all {{Straw Feminist}}s.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is completely out-of-control and will do [[MurderTheHypotenuse anything]] to get her hands on the women she desires.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Alice is completely out-of-control and will do [[MurderTheHypotenuse anything]] to get her hands on the women she desires.desires.
** Every single lesbian character in the universe is confined to a mental institution.



** Alice has been traumatized because she has been assaulted ''due'' to her sexual orientation, driving her insane.
** Or, Alice's girlfriend was assaulted, [[BuryYourGays resulting in her death]], and Alice is now on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, which has been going on for so long that's it's [[HeWhoFightsMonsters had a considerable detrimental effect on her personality]].
** Alice has a diagnosable and unrelated mental illness.

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** Alice has been traumatized because she has been assaulted ''due'' to her sexual orientation, driving her insane.
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Alice's girlfriend was assaulted, [[BuryYourGays resulting in her death]], and Alice is now on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, which has been going on for so long that's it's [[HeWhoFightsMonsters had a considerable detrimental effect on her personality]].
** Alice has a diagnosable and unrelated mental illness.
sanity]].



* '''Inverted''': Alice is the OnlySaneMan in a cast of psychotic straight people.

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** Being a lesbian doesn't make anyone less susceptible to TheDarkSide.
* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice is the OnlySaneMan in a cast of psychotic straight people.people.
** The villains are a straight guy who thinks GirlOnGirlIsHot and a rabid YuriFan that creep out Alice with their unwelcome propositions.



** Alice is insane, but she turns out not to be a lesbian.
** Alice the BloodKnight or MadScientist is clearly insane, but her relationship with Stephanie is portrayed as a [[MoralityPet humanising factor]].

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** Alice is insane, but she turns out not to be a lesbian.
** Alice the BloodKnight or MadScientist
insane... and so is clearly insane, but her relationship with Stephanie is portrayed as a [[MoralityPet humanising factor]].boyfriend.



** It turns out that she's only trying to woo Stephanie because she's TheMole and is working for Emperor Evulz, who needs the information that Stephanie has.



* '''Parodied''':
** Every single lesbian character in the universe is confined to a mental institution.
** To be granted entry to the dating pool, Alice acts insane.

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* '''Parodied''':
** Every single
'''Parodied''': The lesbian character in the universe is confined to a mental institution.
** To be granted entry to the dating pool,
villain Alice acts insane.[[LargeHam enters loudly the scene]]], wearing a tampon costume and singing her VillainSong about munching carpets.



* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz hires an entire battalion of lesbians, hoping that they are insane.

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* '''Exploited''': Emperor Evulz hires an entire battalion of lesbians, hoping promising that they are insane.the most bloodthirsty and most psychotic one will be able to molest his dauther.



* '''Deconstructed''':
** Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.

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* '''Deconstructed''':
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'''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.
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** Alice is a lesbian, and is psychotic, in the clinical sense. She requires psychiatric care and undergoes periodic hospitalization in a mental institution to treat her mental illness. She is not only completely harmless to others, but her condition, which is unrelated to her sexual preferences, renders her pitiable and sympathetic.
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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually calms down and realized that she won't get ''anyone'' to like her through her behaviour and resolves to remain a lesbian but to be more reasonable about it.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually calms down and realized that she won't get ''anyone'' to like her through her behaviour and resolves to remain a lesbian but to be more reasonable about it. It's an ongoing process.

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** It turns out that she's only trying to woo Stephanie because she's TheMole and is working for Emperor Evulz, who needs the information that Stephanie has.



** It turns out that she's only trying to woo Stephanie because she's TheMole and is working for Emperor Evulz, who needs the information that Stephanie has.
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The redundancy is purposeful since many people tend to conflate lesbians with bisexual women.


** "Lesbians are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."

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** "Lesbians "''True'' lesbians are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."



* '''Conversed''': "There are hardly ever positively portrayed lesbians on screen these days..."

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* '''Conversed''': "There are "There's hardly ever positively portrayed lesbians any positive non-bisexual lesbian on screen these days..."
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** "''Real'' lesbians (eg not bisexual) are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."

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** "''Real'' lesbians (eg not bisexual) "Lesbians are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."



* '''Conversed''': "There are hardly ever positive non-bisexual lesbians on screen these days..."

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* '''Conversed''': "There are hardly ever positive non-bisexual positively portrayed lesbians on screen these days..."
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** Alice Facebook-stalks Stephanie and keeps a [[HairDecorations hairpin]] that she saw fall out of Stephanie's hair. But really, she's mostly harmless.

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** Alice Facebook-stalks Stephanie and keeps a [[HairDecorations hairpin]] {{hair|Decorations}}pin that she saw fall out of Stephanie's hair. But really, she's mostly harmless.harmless, if a bit annoying.

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is only marginally less pleasant than the average people.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice is only marginally less pleasant than the average people.people.
** Alice Facebook-stalks Stephanie and keeps a [[HairDecorations hairpin]] that she saw fall out of Stephanie's hair. But really, she's mostly harmless.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.

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Went better under the \'Deconstruction\' section. Can I link in edit summaries?


** Alice is a lesbian, and is psychotic, in the clinical sense. She requires psychiatric care and undergoes periodic hospitalization in a mental institution to treat her mental illness. She is not only completely harmless to others, but her condition, which is unrelated to her sexual preferences, renders her pitiable and sympathetic.


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** Alice is a lesbian, and is psychotic, in the clinical sense. She requires psychiatric care and undergoes periodic hospitalization in a mental institution to treat her mental illness. She is not only completely harmless to others, but her condition, which is unrelated to her sexual preferences, renders her pitiable and sympathetic.

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* '''Justified''': Alice has been traumatized because she has been assaulted ''due'' to her sexual orientation, driving her insane.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice has been traumatized because she has been assaulted ''due'' to her sexual orientation, driving her insane.



* '''Subverted''': Alice acts insane, but that's only because her girlfriend Stephanie is a NightmareFetishist.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice acts insane, but that's only because her girlfriend Stephanie is a NightmareFetishist.



* '''Double Subverted''': It turns out that she's only trying to woo Stephanie because she's TheMole and is working for Emperor Evulz, who needs the information that Stephanie has.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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It turns out that she's only trying to woo Stephanie because she's TheMole and is working for Emperor Evulz, who needs the information that Stephanie has.



* '''Parodied''': Every single lesbian character in the universe is confined to a mental institution.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Every single lesbian character in the universe is confined to a mental institution.



* '''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually calms down and realized that she won't get ''anyone'' to like her through her behaviour and resolves to remain a lesbian but to be more reasonable about it.



* '''Averted''': Lesbians are just as sane or insane as the rest of the cast.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Lesbians are just as sane or insane as the rest of the cast.



* '''Enforced''': "''Real'' lesbians (eg not bisexual) are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"''Real'' lesbians (eg not bisexual) are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them and men just can't seduce them."



* '''Played For Laughs''': A LoveComedy series which casts are all {{Psycho Lesbian}}s.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads her to IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice eventually calms down and realized that she won't get ''anyone'' to like her through her behaviour and resolves to remain a lesbian but to be more reasonable about it.
* '''Played For Laughs''': A LoveComedy RomanticComedy series which casts are all {{Psycho Lesbian}}s.



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* '''Discussed''': "Gee, I hope Alice doesn't go insane. She took Stephanie breaking up with her ''hard''."

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* '''Discussed''': "Gee, I hope Alice doesn't go insane. She took Stephanie breaking up with her Stephanie's refusal ''hard''."
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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is completely out-of-control and will do [[MurderTheHypothenuse anything]] to get her hands on the women she desires.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is completely out-of-control and will do [[MurderTheHypothenuse [[MurderTheHypotenuse anything]] to get her hands on the women she desires.

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* '''Straight''': Alice, a lesbian character, is insane.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is StupidNeutral, or else is the most utterly AxCrazy OmnicidalManiac ChaoticEvil in the universe.

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* '''Straight''': Alice, a lesbian character, is insane.
mad about Stephanie. Literally.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice is StupidNeutral, or else is completely out-of-control and will do [[MurderTheHypothenuse anything]] to get her hands on the most utterly AxCrazy OmnicidalManiac ChaoticEvil in the universe.women she desires.



* '''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads to homophobia among the cast, who believe that all homosexuals are psychos.
* '''Reconstructed''': But they meet a MagicalQueer woman who restores their faith in the sanity of homosexuals.
** Or perhaps Stephanie, who is a hero, is both perfectly sane and an open lesbian herself, causing the group to understand that not all lesbians are psycho like Alice is.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Her insanity leads her to homophobia among the cast, who believe that all homosexuals are psychos.
IfICantHaveYou and she just won't accept any woman she has set her views on to say no to her.
* '''Reconstructed''': But they meet a MagicalQueer woman who restores their faith in the sanity of homosexuals.
** Or perhaps Stephanie, who is a hero, is both perfectly sane
Alice eventually calms down and an open realized that she won't get ''anyone'' to like her through her behaviour and resolves to remain a lesbian herself, causing the group but to understand that not all lesbians are psycho like Alice is.be more reasonable about it.



* '''Averted''': Everyone in the cast is sane.
** Everyone in the cast is ''insane''.

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* '''Averted''': Everyone in Lesbians are just as sane or insane as the cast is sane.
** Everyone in
rest of the cast is ''insane''.cast.



** The cast consists of a SingleGenderSpecies which reproduce hermaphroditically and are therefore incapable of homosexuality.
* '''Enforced''': "Well, this country is prejudiced against gays, we don't want to show them in too good a light..."

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** The cast consists of a SingleGenderSpecies which reproduce hermaphroditically and are therefore incapable of homosexuality.
* '''Enforced''': "Well, this country is prejudiced against gays, we don't want to show "''Real'' lesbians (eg not bisexual) are very efficient as scary opponents since women fear being raped by them in too good a light...and men just can't seduce them."



* '''Lampshaded''': "She's batshit crazy...like every other lesbian I've met. *sigh*"

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* '''Lampshaded''': "She's batshit crazy...like every other lesbian I've met. *sigh*""My dear Stephanie, you don't seem to understand. I want ''you'' and no is not an answer. Simple as that."



* '''Defied''': As soon as Alice shows the slightest bit of mental disturbance, Bob takes her to a therapist.
** Stephanie's LoveRedeems Alice.

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* '''Defied''': As soon as Alice shows the slightest bit "I'm not insane. I just happen not to want to suck your penis or anybody else's for that matter. Your genitals are not a recognized measure of mental disturbance, Bob takes her to a therapist.
** Stephanie's LoveRedeems Alice.
female sanity, are they?"



* '''Conversed''': "This show is boring. All the gays are crazy."

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* '''Conversed''': "This show is boring. All the gays "There are crazy.hardly ever positive non-bisexual lesbians on screen these days..."
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** Alice: "Psycho ''lesbian?'' No, I like stabbing people because of the various personality disorders. Being turned on by boobs is incidental and unrelated."
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** Alice is a Yandere who happens to be a lesbian

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** Alice is a Yandere {{Yandere}} who happens to be a lesbianlesbian.



** Alice is insane, but she is not a lesbian.

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** Alice is insane, but she is turns out not to be a lesbian.

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* '''Averted''': There are no insane characters in the cast.

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* '''Averted''': There are no insane characters Everyone in the cast.cast is sane.
** Everyone in the cast is ''insane''.



** Everyone in the cast is sane.
** Everyone in the cast is ''insane''.
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** Alice is a Yandere who happens to be a lesbian
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** Alice is a lesbian, but she's actually a [[TheChessmaster Chessmaster]] or MagnificentBitch of the highest calibre. She's just invoking ObfuscatingInsanity to ensure that nobody picks up on her true goals.


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** [[BecomingTheMask Alice's insane persona ultimately starts taking over and she snaps for real]].
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** Alice is a lesbian, and is psychotic, in the clinical sense. She requires psychiatric care and undergoes periodic hospitalization in a mental institution to treat her mental illness. She is not only completely harmless to others, but her condition, which is unrelated to her sexual preferences, renders her pitiable and sympathetic.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice has fallen in love with Stephanie, but [[IncompatableOrientation Stephanie's straight]]. Stephanie is afraid of telling Alice she doesn't swing that way for fear of [[{{Yandere}} what her reaction]] [[IfICantHaveYou might be]].

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice has fallen in love with Stephanie, but [[IncompatableOrientation [[IncompatibleOrientation Stephanie's straight]]. Stephanie is afraid of telling Alice she doesn't swing that way for fear of [[{{Yandere}} what her reaction]] [[IfICantHaveYou might be]].
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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice has fallen in love with Stephanie, but [[IncompatableOrientation Stephanie's straight]]. Stephanie is afraid of telling Alice she doesn't swing that way for fear of [[{{Yandere}} what her reaction]] [[IfICantHaveYou might be]].
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** Or, Alice's girlfriend was assaulted, [[BuryYourGays resulting in her death]], and Alice is now on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge, which has been going on for so long that's it's [[HeWhoFightsMonsters had a considerable detrimental effect on her personality]].


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** Alice the BloodKnight or MadScientist is clearly insane, but her relationship with Stephanie is portrayed as a [[MoralityPet humanising factor]].


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** Alice ends up [[KickTheMoralityPet Kicking The Morality Pet]] until she runs away/dies and goes back to just being a psychotic lesbian.
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** Alice: "Psycho ''lesbian?'' No, I like stabbing people because of the various personality disorders. Being turned on by boobs is incidental and unrelated."

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* '''Downplayed''': Alice is only marginally less pleasant than the average people.



** Alice has been experiencing a series of relationship breakdown.



** Alice is insane, but she is not a lesbian.



** Alice is insane, but she is not a lesbian. Until she meet her ClosetKey, anyway.



** To be granted entry to the dating pool, Alice acts insane.



** Everyone in the cast is insane.

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** Everyone in the cast is insane.sane.
** Everyone in the cast is ''insane''.


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** Alice is in an anime/videogame/name-your-medium-here that covers a lot of fetishes.


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** Stephanie's LoveRedeems Alice.


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* '''Played For Laughs''': A LoveComedy series which casts are all {{Psycho Lesbian}}s.
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** Or perhaps Stephanie, who is a hero, is both perfectly sane and an open lesbian herself, causing the group to understand that not all lesbians are psycho like Alice is.

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