History PlayingWith / WomanlinessAsPathos

** The trouble is caused by a BrainlessBeauty DamselInDistress princess, but then the GirlyBruiser KnightInShiningArmor heroine, Sasha, steps in, defeats the problematic monster, and saves the princess. However, when Sasha suffers from a HeroicBSOD, she becomes a HystericalWoman with [[UnstablePoweredWoman unstable superpowers]] and accidentally destroys everything that costs the life of the princess, but then she recovers it and she TookALevelInKindness. Her recovery causes her to lose all of her powers and puts herself in danger, but the effeminate [[AgentPeacock Captain Peacock]] saves her in time only to reveal he's a SissyVillain who [[BitchInSheepsClothing acts like a hero]] to lure in innocent and helpless victims. After going through some internal reflection he pulls a HeelFaceTurn to become a proper hero [[BattleCouple alongside]] Sasha, but Sasha is SoBeautifulItsACurse and so [[DistractedByTheSexy distracts]] the male villagers to the point where they chase her; Captain Peacock decides to {{Gender Bend|ing}} Sasha to reveal that [[UnsettlingGenderReveal she is actually a "guy"]], but Sasha can't take being the opposite gender and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim the men keep]] [[TransgenderFetishization chasing him]] since the male Sasha still [[WholesomeCrossdresser looks, dresses and behaves like her feminine self]]. [[SecondLawOfGenderBending He eventually accepts this]] since he knows he can embrace it, and make [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys everyone in the village become a pretty boy.]]

** [[TheSmurfettePrinciple The girl]] and SensitiveGuy in the show are treated as the FlawlessToken, while [[RatedMForManly straight, manly male]] characters are incompetent and TooDumbToLive.

** [[RatedMForManly Masculine men,]] [[{{Tomboy}} masculine women,]] [[SensitiveGuy feminine men,]] and [[GirlyGirl feminine women]] live separately in four divided communities or even planets of [[BizarreSexualDimorphism their separate species]], each with members of only one gender and expression. There are only homosexual relationships and [[HomosexualReproduction reproduction]], no communities need others to survive and they don't even realize the existence of each other, so it's impossible for problems and drama to be caused by different gender identities and expressions.

** TheIngenue daughter and BrattyTeenageDaughter often put themselves into problems, that cause their father to become [[OverprotectiveDad extremely protective toward them.]]

* '''Played for Horror''': [[MonsterMisogyny A SerialKiller's agenda involves going after women exclusively and leaving men untouched, believing that if he can eradicate femininity, he's doing the world a service... and this includes torturing said women as well, in gruesome ways]].

** None of the conflicts is a result of women existing, instead, the problems are caused by non-human sources (such as natural disasters or the genderless MonsterOfTheWeek.)
** The story is completely SugarBowl with full-fledged gender equality, all men and women are extremely respectful in the JapanesePoliteness tier, they always help each other and there is NoAntagonist and no troublemaker of any gender at all.
** [[RatedMForManly Masculine men,]] [[{{Tomboy}} masculine women,]] [[SensitiveGuy feminine men,]] and [[GirlyGirl feminine women]] live separately in four divided communities or even planets of [[BizarreSexualDimorphism their separate species]]. Each with members of only one gender and expression. There are only homosexual relationships and [[HomosexualReproduction reproduction]], no communities need others to survive and they don't even realize the existence of each other, so it's impossible for problems and drama to be caused by different gender identities and expressions.

* '''Discussed''': "So, it's not possible to have women anywhere without something horrible happening because of them, even if they don't do anything, even if they do truly mean well?" "Women exist, this in itself is a problem, like it or not."

* '''Deconstructed''': Because men and women just can't come to an understanding and just can't interact with each other normally due to women's femininity being considered disruptive at best, destructive at worst, humanity slowly fades to extinction since both sexes just can't get along anymore, not even for reproduction, and actively avoid one another.
* '''Reconstructed''': Men eventually come to terms with the idea that women never asked to exist as women for the sole purpose of making men miserable. Women are just men's DistaffCounterpart, nothing more, nothing less, and femininity isn't inherently evil or chaos-inducing, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick so female is just]] [[FridgeLogic another kind of male.]]

** The trouble is caused by BrainlessBeauty DamselInDistress princess, but then GirlyBruiser KnightInShiningArmor heroine, Sasha, steps in, defeats the problematic monster, and saves the princess, but when Sasha suffers from HeroicBSOD, she becomes a HystericalWoman with [[UnstablePoweredWoman unstable superpower]] and accidentally destroys everything that costs the life of the princess, but then she recovers it and she TookALevelInKindness as well, but the recover causes her to lose all of her power and puts herself into problems, and [[AgentPeacock Captain Peacock]] quickly save her, but Captain Peacock is actually a SissyVillain who [[BitchInSheepsClothing acts like a hero]] to lure the innocent and helpless victims, but later he HeelRealization and pulls a HeelFaceTurn to becomes BattleCouple alongside with Sasha, but Sasha is SoBeautifulItsACurse so causes the [[DistractedByTheSexy distraction]] of the male villagers and they predatory chase her, so Captain Peacock decides to GenderBending Sasha to reveal that [[UnsettlingGenderReveal "she" is actually a guy]], But Sasha can't take being the opposite gender and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim the men keep]] [[TransgenderFetishization chasing him]] since the male Sasha still [[WholesomeCrossdresser looks, dresses and behaves like an original Sasha]], But then [[SecondLawOfGenderBending he accept it later]] since he knows he can embrace it, and make [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys everyone in the village becomes a pretty boy.]]

** Women and SensitiveGuy in the show are treated as the FlawlessToken, while [[RatedMForManly straight, manly male]] characters are incompetent and TooDumbToLive.

** None of the conflicts is a result of women existing.

** TheIngenue daughters always run themselves into problems, that cause their father to become [[OverprotectiveDad extremely protective.]]
** A {{Salaryman}} spends his days at work fretting about what his {{Housewife}} is doing.

** A father is extremely protective of his beloved daughters.

** Women and SensitiveGuy in the show are treated as FlawlessToken, while [[RatedMForManly straight, manly male]] characters are either incompetent ButtMonkey or the CasanovaWannabe.

** The trouble is caused by BrainlessBeauty DamselInDistress princess, but then GirlyBruiser KnightInShiningArmor heroine, Sasha, steps in, defeats the problematic monster, and saves the princess, but when Sasha suffers from HeroicBSOD, she becomes a HystericalWoman with [[UnstablePoweredWoman unstable superpower]] and accidentally destroys everything that costs the life of the princess, but then she recovers it and she TookALevelInKindness as well, but the recover causes her to lose all of her power and puts herself into problems, and [[AgentPeacock Captain Peacock]] quickly save her, but Captain Peacock is actually a SissyVillain who [[BitchInSheepsClothing acts like a hero]] to lure the innocent and helpless victims, but later he HeelRealization and pulls a HeelFaceTurn to becomes BackToBackBadasses alongside with Sasha, but Sasha is SoBeautifulItsACurse so causes the [[DistractedByTheSexy distraction]] of the male villagers and they predatory chase her, so Captain Peacock decides to GenderBending Sasha to reveal that [[UnsettlingGenderReveal "she" is actually a guy]], But Sasha can't take being the opposite gender and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim the men keep]] [[TransgenderFetishization chasing him]] since the male Sasha still [[WholesomeCrossdresser looks, dresses and behaves like an original Sasha]], But then [[SecondLawOfGenderBending he accept it later]] since he knows he can embrace it, and make [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys everyone in the village becomes a pretty boy.]]

* '''Inverted''': The story is a FeministFantasy of [[WomenAreWiser women getting things done]], while the male characters cause problems or stress through stereotypically male traits (e.g. SmallNameBigEgo ArrogantKungFuGuy who drives the heroines into problems).

* '''Inverted''': The story is a FeministFantasy of women getting things done, while the male characters [[WomenAreWiser cause problems or stress]] through stereotypically male traits.

** The trouble is caused by BrainlessBeauty DamselInDistress princess, but then GirlyBruiser KnightInShiningArmor heroine, Sasha, steps in, solves the problem and saves the princess, but Sasha is actually an IdiotHero who gains all wise and powers via [[FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome flower-of-algernon]], but Sasha later learns to merge herself with [[AppliedPhlebotinum the flower]], so she TookALevelInBadass and capable to fight by herself without any additional things, but when Sasha suffers from HeroicBSOD, she becomes a HystericalWoman with [[UnstablePoweredWoman unstable superpower]] and accidentally kills the princess, but then she recovers it, but the recover causes her to lose all of her power and puts herself into problems, and [[AgentPeacock Captain Peacock]] quickly save it, but Captain Peacock is actually a SissyVillain who [[BitchInSheepsClothing acts like a hero]] to lure the innocent and helpless victims, but later he HeelRealization and pulls a HeelFaceTurn to becomes BackToBackBadasses alongside with Sasha, but Sasha is SoBeautifulItsACurse so causes the distraction of the male villagers, so Captain Peacock decides to GenderBending Sasha to reveal that [[UnsettlingGenderReveal "she" is actually a guy.]]

** The story is completely SugarBowl with full-fledged gender equality, all men and women always extremely respect each other and there is NoAntagonist and no troublemaker caused by any gender at all.
* '''Enforced''': The writer is a HeManWomanHater and lets his AuthorAppeal bleed into his work.

** Men in the show aren't with women.

** Rather than the trope being exhibited with multiple characters, or one character who is an extreme example, it's instead present in one or two subtropes, such as a SissyVillain or a TerritorialSmurfette.

* '''Justified''': The show is a LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek intent on displaying women as obligatory victims of external circumstances.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Some drama and tension is caused by women and femininity, some of it has different causes.
* '''Averted''': None of the conflict is a result of women existing.

* '''Discussed''': "So, it't not possible to have women anywhere without something horrible happening because of them, even if they don't do anything, even if they do truly mean well?" "Women exist, this in itself is a problem, like it or not."

** AgentPeacock hero solves problems and saves the world, while DamselInDistress always puts herself into problems.

* '''Reconstructed''': Men eventually come to terms with the idea that women never asked to exist as women for the sole purpose of making men miserable. Women are just men's DistaffCounterpart, nothing more, nothing less, and femininity isn't inherently evil or chaos-inducing, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick so female is just]] [[FridgeLogic another kind of male]].

* '''Downplayed''': Rather than the trope being exhibited with multiple characters, or one character who is an extreme example, it's instead present in one or two subtropes, such as a SissyVillain or a TerritorialSmurfette.

* '''Reconstructed''': Men eventually come to terms with the idea that women never asked to exist as women for the sole purpose of making men miserable. Women are just men's feminine counterparts, nothing more, nothing less, and femininity isn't inherently evil or chaos-inducing, it just is.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Two men have a wimpy slap fight over a woman who can't care less.

* '''Inverted''': The story is a FeministFantasy of women getting things done, while the male characters cause problems or stress through stereotypically male traits.

* '''Exploited''': A criminal weaponizes the above's abilities to make committing crimes much easier.
* '''Defied''': The men deliberately ignore whatever conflict a woman brings, knowing better than to be pigs.
** Or the women stay away from men as much as possible, realizing their very presence could cause trouble.

* '''Deconstructed''': Men being unable to control themselves around women results in a lot of crimes towards women, including assault, rape, and abuse.
* '''Reconstructed''': The women commit crimes of their own, serving as a justification for their conflict-creating tendencies.

* '''Played for Horror''': A SerialKiller's agenda involves going after women exclusively and leaving men untouched, believing that if he can eradicate femininity, he's doing the world a service... and this includes torturing said women as well, in gruesome ways.

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* '''Conversed''': "Why does fiction always does its best to make men paranoid about women and women paranoid about the rest of the world?"

* '''Justified''': The show is a LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek that is trying to send a message about some of hardships RealLife women faced.

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** A {{Salaryman}} spends his days at work fretting about what his {{housewife}} spouse is doing.
** A bitchy woman causes trouble for a group of people trying to concentrate on important business.