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* '''Parodied''':
** All female characters are increasingly mean depending on their level of femininity.
** [[TomBoyWithAGirlyStreak Sam]] decides to wear a dress at school and everyone treats her like the devil.

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* '''Parodied''':
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'''Parodied''': All female characters are increasingly mean depending on their level of femininity.
** [[TomBoyWithAGirlyStreak Sam]] decides to wear a dress at school and everyone treats her like the devil.
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** It turns out Julie was a completely nice gal who just held the {{jerkass ball}} while Sam undergoes a {{girliness upgrade}}.

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** It turns out Julie was a completely nice gal who just held the {{jerkass ball}} while Sam undergoes a {{girliness upgrade}}.[[KindnessBall the same goes for]] [[{{Bitch}} Sam]].
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** Sam and Julie have similar fashion senses and they even share some interests, but Sam is an energetic [[NoIndoorVoice loud]] PassionateSportsGirl who gets along with the boys better than {{Buxom|IsBetter}} HeadTurningBeauty Julie, [[GossipyHens who likes gossips]] and looks down with anyone but the GirlPosse and her MrFanservice boyfriend.

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** Sam and Julie have similar fashion senses and they even share some interests, but Sam is an energetic [[NoIndoorVoice loud]] PassionateSportsGirl who gets along with the boys better than {{Buxom|IsBetter}} [[BuxomBeautyStandard Buxom]] HeadTurningBeauty Julie, [[GossipyHens who likes gossips]] and looks down with anyone but the GirlPosse and her MrFanservice boyfriend.
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** Julie is a [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine dark feminine]] {{jerk with a heart of gold}} while Sam is a {{Bifauxnen}} and generally a {{nice girl}} but had many [[BewareTheNiceOnes moments of assertiveness, aggressiveness, and meanness.]]

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** Julie is a [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine [[LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine dark feminine]] {{jerk with a heart of gold}} cynical IceQueen but still has some HiddenHeartOfGold moments, while Sam is a {{Bifauxnen}} and generally a {{nice girl}} but had many [[BewareTheNiceOnes moments of assertiveness, aggressiveness, and meanness.]]
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** Sam is usually nice but she is [[JerkassToOne mean towards]] [[EspeciallyZoidberg Bob]] and [[SiblingRivalry her own siblings]]. Meanwhile, Julie is usually mean but she can be [[EvenEvilHasStandards nice toward her friends]] and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas her own family]].

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** Sam is usually nice but she is [[JerkassToOne mean mean]] [[EvenTheLovingHeroHasHatedOnes towards]] [[EspeciallyZoidberg Bob]] and [[SiblingRivalry her own siblings]]. Meanwhile, Julie is usually mean but she can be [[EvenEvilHasStandards nice toward her friends]] and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas her own family]].

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*** Alternately, Sam is nice just because [[DoggedNiceGirl she wants to make someone fall for her]] while Julie's jerkass behavior is just because of her {{Tsundere}} personality.



** It turns out Julie was a complete nice gal who just held the {{jerkass ball}} while Sam undergoes a {{girliness upgrade}}.

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** It turns out Julie was a complete completely nice gal who just held the {{jerkass ball}} while Sam undergoes a {{girliness upgrade}}.
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*** As mean as Julie was, she was never outright sexist. [[HeWhoFightsMonsters As a result, the femininity shaming mob has officially grown worse than Julie.]]
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** Julie is a [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine dark feminine]] {{jerk with a heart of gold}} while [[{{Bifauxnen}} Sam]] is generally a {{nice girl}} but had many [[BewareTheNiceOnes moments of assertiveness, aggressiveness, and meanness.]]

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** Julie is a [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine dark feminine]] {{jerk with a heart of gold}} while [[{{Bifauxnen}} Sam]] Sam is a {{Bifauxnen}} and generally a {{nice girl}} but had many [[BewareTheNiceOnes moments of assertiveness, aggressiveness, and meanness.]]

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** All GirlyGirl characters [[AlwaysChaoticEvil are portrayed as]] CompleteMonster while all {{tomboy}}[[TheLadette ish ones]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]

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** All GirlyGirl characters [[AlwaysChaoticEvil are portrayed as]] CompleteMonster [[CompleteMonster Complete Monsters]] while all {{tomboy}}[[TheLadette ish ones]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]


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** Julie is a [[LightFeminineDarkFeminine dark feminine]] {{jerk with a heart of gold}} while [[{{Bifauxnen}} Sam]] is generally a {{nice girl}} but had many [[BewareTheNiceOnes moments of assertiveness, aggressiveness, and meanness.]]
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*** None of the characters are stupid enough to think all girly girls are as mean as Julie.
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** All GirlyGirl [[AlwaysChaoticEvil characters are portrayed as]] [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] while all {{tomboy}}[[TheLadette ish]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood ones are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]

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** All GirlyGirl characters [[AlwaysChaoticEvil characters are portrayed as]] [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] CompleteMonster while all {{tomboy}}[[TheLadette ish]] ish ones]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood ones are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]



** This starts an {{Unfortunate|Implications}} stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being boyish is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an {{Unfortunate|Implications}} stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being boyish is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, behave, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]
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* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, {{Hotblooded}} bully who [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale likes to physically attack guys]] while Julie is the sweet-hearted EnglishRose {{fashionista}}.

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* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, {{Hotblooded}} bully who [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale likes to physically attack guys]] while Julie is the sweet-hearted [[TheCutie sweet-hearted]] EnglishRose {{fashionista}}.
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** Alternatively: Both Sam and Julie are insufferable, cold-hearted, unscrupulous, selfish, revolting bitches who [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everyone around them including their own family members.]]

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** Alternatively: Both Sam and Julie are insufferable, cold-hearted, unscrupulous, selfish, revolting selfish bitches who [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everyone around them including their own family members.]]
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** Alternatively: Both Sam and Julie are insufferable, cold-hearted, unscrupulous, selfish bitches who [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everyone around them including their own family members.]]

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** Alternatively: Both Sam and Julie are insufferable, cold-hearted, unscrupulous, selfish selfish, revolting bitches who [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everyone around them including their own family members.]]

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** [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide All]] [[GirlyGirl feminine]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil characters are portrayed as]] [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood while all]] [[TheLadette mas]][[TomBoy cu]][[TestosteronePoisoning li]][[RatedMForManly ne]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood ones are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]

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** [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide All]] [[GirlyGirl feminine]] All GirlyGirl [[AlwaysChaoticEvil characters are portrayed as]] [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood while all]] [[TheLadette mas]][[TomBoy cu]][[TestosteronePoisoning li]][[RatedMForManly ne]] all {{tomboy}}[[TheLadette ish]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood ones are portrayed as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]



* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, hot-tempered bully while Julie is the sweet-hearted {{fashionista}}.

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* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, hot-tempered {{Hotblooded}} bully who [[DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale likes to physically attack guys]] while Julie is the sweet-hearted EnglishRose {{fashionista}}.



** This starts an {{Unfortunate|Implications}} stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an {{Unfortunate|Implications}} stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine boyish is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]


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*** Alternately, the CharacterDevelopment causes Julie to become a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and shows everyone that GoodIsNotNice.
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** [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide All]] [[GirlyGirl feminine]] characters are portrayed as [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] while all [[TheLadette mas]][[TomBoy cu]][[TestosteronePoisoning li]][[RatedMForManly ne]] ones are portrayed as [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]

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** [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide All]] [[GirlyGirl feminine]] [[AlwaysChaoticEvil characters are portrayed as as]] [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood while all all]] [[TheLadette mas]][[TomBoy cu]][[TestosteronePoisoning li]][[RatedMForManly ne]] [[AlwaysLawfulGood ones are portrayed as as]] [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]
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** Both Sam and Julie are lovable, considerate, selfless {{nice girl}}s.

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** Both Sam and Julie are lovable, considerate, selfless affectionate {{nice girl}}s.
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** It turns out Julie was a complete nice gal who just held the {{jerkass ball}} while Sam undergoes a {{girliness upgrade}}.



** Both Sam and Julie are lovable, considerate, kind-hearted {{nice girls}}s

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** Both Sam and Julie are lovable, considerate, kind-hearted selfless {{nice girls}}s girl}}s.
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* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, hot-tempered bully while Julie is the sweet-hearted fashionista.

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* '''Inverted''': Sam is a {{Tomboy}} and the aggressive, hot-tempered bully while Julie is the sweet-hearted fashionista.{{fashionista}}.



** Charlie [[GenreSavvy who is completely aware that in all high school sitcoms there’s always this mean girly]] AlphaBitch [[GenreSavvy and nice tomboy character]] decides to hang out with Julie for a while to prove his theory right. She really ''is'' a bitch but when Charlie hangs out with Sam, she is exactly as mean as Julie was. Julie was in a bad mood that day and was a complete NiceGirl while Sam is from far being at least one bit kind.

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** Charlie [[GenreSavvy who is completely aware that in all high school sitcoms there’s always this mean girly]] AlphaBitch [[GenreSavvy and nice tomboy character]] decides to hang out with Julie for a while to prove his theory right. She really ''is'' a bitch but when Charlie hangs out with Sam, she is exactly as mean as Julie was. Julie was in a bad mood that day and was a complete NiceGirl while Sam is from far being at least one bit kind.**



** Sam is just as much as an asshole as Julie.
** Julie is just as much of a nice person as Sam.

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** Both Sam is just as much as an asshole as Julie.
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and Julie is just as much of a nice person as Sam.are lovable, considerate, kind-hearted {{nice girls}}s
** Alternatively: Both Sam and Julie are insufferable, cold-hearted, unscrupulous, selfish bitches who [[HatesEveryoneEqually hates everyone around them including their own family members.]]
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** [[KnightInShiningArmor Sam]] is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles [[ProperLady Ju]][[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen lie]], [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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** [[KnightInShiningArmor Sam]] is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles [[ProperLady Ju]][[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Ju]][[EvilQueen lie]], [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.
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** Charlie [[GenreSavvy who is completely aware that in all high school sitcoms there’s always this mean girly]] AlphaBitch [[GenreSavvy and nice tomboy character]] decides to hang out with Julie for a while to prove his theory right. She really ''is'' a bitch but when Charlie hangs out with Sam, she is exactly as mean as Julie was. Julie was in a bad mood that day and was a complete NiceGirl while Sam is from far being at least one bit kind.
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** Sam's [[BitchInSheepsClothing kindness is all an act]] while Julie is shown to have a JerkassFacade.

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** Sam's [[BitchInSheepsClothing kindness is all an act]] while Julie [[LovableAlphaBitch Julie]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold is shown to have a a]] JerkassFacade.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles Julie, [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam '''Exaggerated''':
** [[KnightInShiningArmor Sam]]
is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles Julie, [[ProperLady Ju]][[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen lie]], [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.MoralEventHorizon.
** [[InTouchWithHisFeminineSide All]] [[GirlyGirl feminine]] characters are portrayed as [[CompleteMonster hideous scumbags]] while all [[TheLadette mas]][[TomBoy cu]][[TestosteronePoisoning li]][[RatedMForManly ne]] ones are portrayed as [[IncorruptiblePurePureness obstinately good.]]
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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles [[ProperLady Julie]], [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles [[ProperLady Julie]], Julie, [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles Julie, [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Sam is a [[TheLadette ladette]] and an AllLovingHeroine who battles Julie, [[ProperLady Julie]], [[TheBaroness the feminine, yet cold-hearted bitch]] who likes crossing the MoralEventHorizon.

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* '''Lampshaded''':
** "You'd think the girly girl would be nice, but she's awful." "It gets better. That scruffy-looking girl who plays basketball and wears a spiked collar and combat boots? ''She's'' the nice one!"
** “There are two types of women. A woman who is girly [[FalseDichotomy can’t be a woman who is nice.”]]

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'''Lampshaded''': "You'd think the girly girl would be nice, but she's awful." "It gets better. That scruffy-looking girl who plays basketball and wears a spiked collar and combat boots? ''She's'' the nice one!"
** “There are two types of women. A woman who is girly [[FalseDichotomy can’t be a woman who is nice.”]]
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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' {{Unfortunate|Implications}} stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]
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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' StereotypeFlip about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' StereotypeFlip stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, nice according to the way Sam and Julie behaves, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** Sam is usually nice but she is [[JerkassToOne mean towards]][[EspeciallyZoidberg Bob]] and [[SiblingRivalry her own siblings]]. Meanwhile, Julie is usually mean but she can be [[EvenEvilHasStandards nice toward her friends]] and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas her own family]].

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** Sam is usually nice but she is [[JerkassToOne mean towards]][[EspeciallyZoidberg towards]] [[EspeciallyZoidberg Bob]] and [[SiblingRivalry her own siblings]]. Meanwhile, Julie is usually mean but she can be [[EvenEvilHasStandards nice toward her friends]] and [[EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas her own family]].



** While Sam is nice and Julie is mean, some [[TomBoy tomboys]] are [[JerkAss mean]] and some [[GirlyGirl girly girls]] are [[NiceGuy nice.]] There seems to be a fair balance between nice tomboys, mean tomboys, mean girly girls, and nice girly girls.

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** While Sam is nice and Julie is mean, some [[TomBoy tomboys]] {{tomboy}}s are [[JerkAss mean]] and some [[GirlyGirl girly girls]] are [[NiceGuy nice.]] There seems to be a fair balance between nice tomboys, mean tomboys, mean girly girls, and nice girly girls.



** "You'd think the girly girl would be nice, but she's awful." "It gets better. That scruffy looking girl who plays basketball and wears a spiked collar and combat boots? ''She's'' the nice one!"

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** "You'd think the girly girl would be nice, but she's awful." "It gets better. That scruffy looking scruffy-looking girl who plays basketball and wears a spiked collar and combat boots? ''She's'' the nice one!"



* '''Invoked''': Sam [[TookALevelInKindness tries to be nicer]] because she don't want to be a rude tomboy, while Julie thinks [[BeingGoodSucks being nice isn't satisficed enough]] while [[EvilIsCool being mean brat is cooler]], so she [[TookALevelInJerkass becomes a jerk]].

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Sam [[TookALevelInKindness tries to be nicer]] because she don't want to be a rude tomboy, while Julie thinks [[BeingGoodSucks being nice isn't satisficed enough]] while [[EvilIsCool being mean brat is cooler]], so she [[TookALevelInJerkass becomes a jerk]].jerk]].
** Julie starts [[WhosLaughingNow revenging against people who treats her like a shit]] [[RealWomenDontWearDresses due to her girliness.]] Meanwhile, Sam has no reason to revenge because she can get away from them and she has been already EasilyForgiven to everyone else.



* '''Conversed''': [[RealWomenDontWearDresses "Why does this show think that being girly is the exact same thing as being a dick?!"]] "[[NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice Girly girls aren't always delicate]] and they can even be MoreDeadlyThanTheMale, also plenty of SensitiveGuy protagonists have JerkJock rivals, so I guess it's only fair to avoid a DoubleStandard."

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--> '''Alice''':
[[RealWomenDontWearDresses "Why does this show think that being girly is the exact same thing as being a dick?!"]] dick?!"]]\\
'''Billie''':
"[[NothingNiceAboutSugarAndSpice Girly girls aren't always delicate]] and they can even be MoreDeadlyThanTheMale, also plenty of SensitiveGuy protagonists have JerkJock rivals, so I guess it's only fair to avoid a DoubleStandard."



** This starts an '''AWFUL''' stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' stereotype StereotypeFlip about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun women for being feminine.]]


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** Sam and Julie are in an ImprobablyFemaleCast that features TomboyAndGirlyGirl of various levels of morality and common sense favoring neither of them, even if Sam and Julie in isolation would seem to be playing it straight. So people are able to distinguish gender expression from morality.
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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun girls for being feminine.]]

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** This starts an '''AWFUL''' stereotype about girly girls. If being girly is mean and being masculine is nice, then people will [[RealWomenDontWearDresses shun girls women for being feminine.]]

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