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EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#26: Jan 16th 2011 at 4:25:32 PM

[up][up][up][up] I think an ugly subject is even better than a normal one, it reflects those examples where the woman creates an unnatural life form, and still treats it like her daughter.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#27: Jan 16th 2011 at 4:29:30 PM

That works when we have the story prepping us to sympathize with them despite their appearance, but not so well when it's just one picture that you'll likely never see in context for the rest of your life. Basically, the ugly picture relies on the text of the article to explain it, while a cute one would not.

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#28: Jan 16th 2011 at 4:35:10 PM

I think it being ugly makes her affectionate pose more striking, and a "monstrosity" really hammers home that they are performing experiments. (Note that I have no idea what the "actual" context is, maybe I am way off.) Petting something cute might be more "just motherly" and not so much "motherly scientist". Maybe.

edited 16th Jan '11 4:36:45 PM by rodneyAnonymous

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EternalSeptember Since: Sep, 2010
#30: Jan 16th 2011 at 4:43:27 PM

[up][up] Yeah, that's what I meant. Anyone would act like that with a kitten, or a baby, but only a Motherly Scientist would act like this with a Half-kitten-half-baby.

We could probably find something from the later part of the movie, where it looks like on the Splice page image, but they don't wear labcoats that time, so there are less scenes that show the scientist part.

edited 16th Jan '11 4:45:47 PM by EternalSeptember

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#31: Jan 16th 2011 at 5:44:09 PM

But not even most Motherly Scientists love half-kitten half-babies. Them loving something that is at first glance unlovable isn't really important to the trope. If anything, it's a bit distracting. The original image was of terrible quality, but I think the idea of cute children is a good one.

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#32: Jan 16th 2011 at 5:48:19 PM

Lets see.. El Cazador De La Bruja has a great example of this trope with Ellis and Professor Schneider. There's a good scene where she's hugging him after he sincerely promises that he won't conduct any more experiments on her. Unfortunately, there's no good screenshots to show this. I probably could if I broke it up into two frames though.

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
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#33: Jan 16th 2011 at 5:50:18 PM

I don't like the current one because I couldn't tell the scientist was a chick, the distinct lack of boobs or long hair threw me. I'm liking Splice 1 though.

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#34: Jan 16th 2011 at 5:55:50 PM

BTW, I've got a bone to pick with the name of the trope, but I made a topic for that on the appropriate forum.

What about Professor giving the Power Puff Girls a hug? You see that fairly often in the series.

Crap. GIS gives me nothing for that. -_-

edited 16th Jan '11 5:58:41 PM by DRCEQ

boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
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#35: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:20:05 PM

The mother from "My Life as a Teenage Robot" might be good, although I can't find a good image.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#36: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:22:26 PM

[up][up] I looked. I need Brain Bleach now. Why?

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DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#37: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:31:10 PM

^ You must have used the wrong search words, because I didn't see anything that would require the BB.

shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#38: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:34:17 PM

Don't google Professor loves powerpuff girls. Just don't. I did find something that would work though. [1]

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boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
on a horse
#39: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:35:14 PM

[up] The trouble is, he doesn't necessarily look like a scientist there.

edited 16th Jan '11 6:37:37 PM by boobustuber

Edmania o hai from under a pile of erasers Since: Apr, 2010
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#40: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:38:46 PM

I can't be the only one who thinks he looks like a creep there, right?

Also I googled that just now and didn't see anything disturbing. On the first page of the images, anyway.

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shimaspawn from Here and Now Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: In your bunk
#41: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:41:04 PM

It wasn't on the first page it was farther down, but it started on the row I got that image from and it got worse.

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boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
Haven Planescape Hijack Since: Jan, 2001
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#43: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:45:09 PM

I really like the first "Splice" one. I don't see why it being cute would make things any better, since the focus is on the scientist.

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boobustuber on a horse from hey what did i just say Since: Apr, 2010
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#44: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:49:56 PM

I find the Splice thing cute. It looks like a mutant Babe.

Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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#45: Jan 16th 2011 at 6:52:27 PM

I think "mutant" would be the part that's uncute here.

DRCEQ Since: Oct, 2009
#46: Jan 16th 2011 at 8:25:27 PM

Yeah I'm not liking that... thing.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#47: Jan 16th 2011 at 9:40:32 PM

I rather like the first Splice one, too. It doesn't matter that the thing is ugly, the way she's holding it says "she cares about it".

Deboss I see the Awesomeness. from Awesomeville Texas Since: Aug, 2009
I see the Awesomeness.
#48: Jan 16th 2011 at 9:47:16 PM

Yeah, that was why I like it. I don't like the anime one because it's entirely from the kids perspective that we are informed that she's motherly.

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Clarste One Winged Egret Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
One Winged Egret
#49: Jan 17th 2011 at 8:12:41 AM

No one likes the anime one, that hasn't been the issue for a long while. The question is whether to settle with Splice or keep looking. I think the Power Puff Girls idea isn't a bad one.

Madrugada Since: Jan, 2001
#50: Jan 17th 2011 at 8:35:48 AM

The thing I don't like about the Powerpuff girls ones are that the first one doesn't indicate the scientist-subject relationship although he looks quite fatherly, and the second one doesn't really indicate that relationship or fatherly attitude.


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