History PlayingWith / ThirdLawOfGenderBending

** [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and she starts wearing a dress.
** She becomes a he, and he immediately signs up for the football team.

** He becomes a she, and immediately turns into a GirlyGirl.

** She becomes a he, and enlists in the army to engage in mass TestosteronePoisoning.

** The former-male's sex drive is a bit lower and/or she's slightly more emotional(ly expressive), but otherwise maintains the same personality and interests.
** The former-female is more perverted than before and/or slightly more stoic or aggressive, but other-wise maintains the same interests & personality.

** He is deliberately following gender stereotypes in an effort not to stick out like a sore thumb. (How successful these attempts are may vary wildly.)
** He is taking advantage of being a woman by doing things he'd usually get made fun of for if he was still a guy.
** She is taking advantage of her new status as a male and finally being taken seriously in her society, thus doing things that she wouldn't be able to get away with if she were still a woman.
** She was TheLadette or a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak and now that she's a he, those behaviors no longer stand out.

** He becomes a she, and immediately starts watching football wearing boxer shorts and scratching herself... which she didn't do when she was a he.
** She becomes a he, and becomes interested in very girly things such as fashion designing, which he had no interest in when he was a she.
* '''Subverted''': He becomes a she, tries out a feminine life, and decides that he dislikes it.

** He turns into a she, and refuses to change his dress in any way. However, it is later shown that in private, she is dressing up in frilly clothing[=/=]moonlighting at the local strip club[=/=]dating someone.
** She becomes a he, and acts the same way she used to so that her friends won't feel alienated from her. Underground, he's the [[ManlyMan macho man]] superhero who fights crime in the name of all things masculine.

** He becomes a she, and immediately starts acting like a GirlyGirl. '''Badly.'''
** She becomes a he, and enlists in the army to engage in mass TestosteronePoisoning. He fails [[IBrokeANail miserably]]

** He constantly switches between genders, instantly switching from a macho man to a girly girl inconsistently.
** He becomes a she and becomes a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak.

* '''Averted''': He turns into a she, and doesn't act any different in her new body.

* '''Invoked''': He becomes a she, and actively tries to learn more about the female condition.
* '''Exploited''': She is turned into a He so that He will be easy to {{distract|edByTheSexy}} when the BigBad's EvilPlan comes into operation.

* '''Conversed''': "Ok, have these writers ever heard of the term 'tomboy'? Why in the world does every gender bent kid turn into little miss cheerleader?"

** He becomes a she, and subconsciously takes on some classical feminine traits. However, it is shown that it was because he was sexist to begin with.
** He becomes a she and begins acting in stereotypically feminine ways, then realizes what is happening and stops it.
* '''Reconstructed''': He becomes a she, and takes upon newly appropriate gender stereotypes. However, upon changing back, he gains a new respect for the other gender, as well as a new understanding of his ''own'' gender stereotypes. Oh, and he never forgets to put the toilet seat down again.

** She becomes a he, and acts the same way she used to so that her friends won't feel alienated from her. Underground, he's the [[RatedMForManly macho man]] superhero who fights crime in the name of all things masculine.

** The former-male's sex drive is a bit lower and/or she's slightly more emotional(ly expressive), but other-wise maintains the same personality and interests.

** She becomes a he, and enlists in the army to engage in mass TestosteronePoisoning. He fails [[IBrokeANail miserably]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': He constantly switches between genders, instantly switching from a macho man to a girly girl inconsistently.

** Or alternatively, he is taking advantage of being a woman by doing things he'd usually get made fun of for if he was still a guy.

** He becomes a she and begins acting in stereotypically feminine ways, then realizes what is happening and is horrified by [[MindScrew her apparent lack of free will]]. She tries being completely asexual for a while, but her feelings of powerlessness eventually drive her into despair.
* '''Reconstructed''': He becomes a she, and takes upon newly appropriate gender stereotypes. However, upon changing back, he gains a new respect for the other gender, as well as a new understanding of his ''own'' gender stereotypes, and starts to subvert them. Oh, and he never forgets to put the toilet seat down again.

** The former-male's sex drive is a bit lower and/or she's slightly more emotional, but other-wise maintains the same personality and interests.

** The former-male's sex drive is a bit lower & she's slightly more emotional, but other-wise maintains the same personality and interests.
** The former-female is more perverted than before and slightly more stoic or aggressive, but other-wise maintains the same interests & personality.

** The former-male sex drive is a bit lower & she's slightly more emotional, but other-wise maintains the same personality and interests.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Straight''': [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and she starts wearing a dress.

* '''Exaggerated''': He becomes a she, and immediately turns into a GirlyGirl.

* '''Justified''': The gender-bending magic includes a compulsion to act the gender.

* '''Inverted''': He becomes a she, and immediately starts watching football wearing boxer shorts and scratching herself... which she didn't do when she was a he.
** She becomes a he, and becomes interested in very girly things such as fashion designing, which he had no interest in when he was a she.

* '''Double Subverted''': He turns into a she, and refuses to change his dress in any way. However, it is later shown that in private, she is dressing up in frilly clothing[=/=]moonlighting at the local strip club[=/=]dating someone.

* '''Parodied''': He becomes a she, and immediately starts acting like a GirlyGirl. '''Badly.'''

* '''Deconstructed''': He becomes a she, and subconsciously takes on some classical feminine traits. However, it is shown that it was because he was sexist to begin with.
** He becomes a she and begins acting in stereotypically feminine ways, then realizes what is happening and is horrified by [[MindScrew her apparent lack of free will]]. She tries being completely asexual for a while, but her feelings of powerlessness eventually drive her into despair.
* '''Reconstructed''': He becomes a she, and takes upon newly appropriate gender stereotypes. However, upon changing back, he gains a new respect for the other gender, as well as a new understanding of his ''own'' gender stereotypes, and starts to subvert them. Oh, and he never forgets to put the toilet seat down again.
* '''Zig Zagged''': He constantly switches between genders, instantly switching from a macho man to a girly girl incosistently.

* '''Enforced''': "Well, ViewersAreMorons, so it's probably better to just make her, you know, act like a girl."

* '''Defied''': "Aw man, I'm going to have to learn how to wear heels and everything, right? You know what? Screw that. I'm gonna be a {{tomboy}}."

* '''Exploited''': She is turned into a He so that He will be easy to [[DistractedByTheSexy distract]] when the BigBad's EvilPlan comes into operation.

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* '''Straight''': [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses she starts wearing a dress.]]

* '''Exaggerated''': He becomes a she, and immediately turns into a YamatoNadeshiko.
** She becomes a he, and enlists in the army to engage in mass TestosteronePoisoning
* '''Justified''': The gender-bending magic includes a compulsion to act feminine.

** She becomes a he, and acts the same way she used to so that her friends won't feel alienated from her. Underground, he's actually the [[RatedMForManly macho man]] superhero who fights crime in the name of all things masculine.
* '''Parodied''': He becomes a she, and immediately starts acting like a YamatoNadeshiko. '''Badly.'''
** She becomes a he, and enlists in the army to engage in mass TestosteronePoisoning. He [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption fails]] [[IBrokeANail miserably]].

* '''Defied''': "Aw man, I'm going to have to learn how to wear heels and everything, right? You know what? Screw that. I'm gonna be a tomboy."

* '''Exploited''': She is turned into a He so that He will be easy to [[DistractedByTheSexy distract]] when the BigBad's plan comes into operation.

* '''Straight''': [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and [[RealWomenNeverWearDresses she immediately starts wearing a dress.]]

* '''Subverted''': He becomes a she, and retains mostly gender-neutral clothing. She does, however, wear a bra for support.
** She becomes a he, and nothing happens to her other than gaining a Y chromosome.
* '''Double Subverted''': He turns into a she, and refuses to change his dress in any way. However, it is later shown that in private, she is dressing up in frilly clothing / moonlighting at the local strip club / dating someone.

* '''Deconstructed''': He becomes a she, and subconsciously takes on some classical feminine traits. However, it is shown that he genuinely had no sexist thoughts, and just feels comfortable expressing those traits now.
** He becomes a she and begins acting in stereotypically feminine ways, then realizes what is happening and is horrified by [[MindScrew her apparent lack of free will]]. She tries being completely asexual for a while, but her feelings of powerlessness eventually drive her to suicide.

* '''Zig Zagged''': He constantly switches between genders, instantly switching from a macho man to a girly girl. Every. Single. Time.

* '''Straight''': [[GenderBender He becomes a she]], and she immediately starts wearing a dress.

** He becomes a she, and immediately discovers the downsides to his new gender -- lack of respect in his chosen profession, different physical attributes, former friends harassing her, etc.