On TV Tropes, it's very common for editors to misuse appearance tropes, as well as tropes whose names make them sound like they could be appearance tropes.
Meaningful Appearance tropes are often misused in ways that overlook the "Meaningful" aspect, resulting in Zero Context Examples and misuse in the form of examples that have no meaning even if the tropes themselves are not People Sit on Chairs.
The Appearance Tropes Cleanup sandbox covers tropes with potential issues. Tropes that simply require cleanup will go through this thread, while tropes that require more significant action will have to go through the Trope Repair Shop.
April 2, 2023 update: This thread is no longer for making changes to tropes, and was brought back from the Projects Morgue solely for cleanup. Making changes to tropes is still a job for the Trope Repair Shop.
Edited by GastonRabbit on Apr 2nd 2023 at 9:18:26 AM
Alright, Hollywood Beauty Standards is finally launched.
I've attached a single proposition crowner for cutting/redirecting Hot Scoop to Hollywood Beauty Standards.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanSay, have we ever discussed the idea of attractiveness being stereotypically associated with certain occupations, and/or vice versa?
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.I recall discussing plots that are stereotypically associated with certain professions (Florence Nightingale Effect with a nurse, for instance, or Teacher/Student Romance). By virtue of Hollywood Beauty Standards, the person in the given profession would be hot without a doubt. However, "certain professions being intrinsically hot" is not something I think was addressed directly. I, for one, don't think so. I don't think people would be able to trope it. They'd just slap the trope on any character that was in a given profession because of Hollywood Beauty Standards.
Well, what about a general trope that revolves around how a character's attractiveness is either enhanced or (in case they're physically "plain" and unremarkable) entirely contingent on them holding a certain occupation because said job is considered prestigious/glamorous in and of itself? Basically, when you ask "Why do you think Alex is hot?", you'd get "Because he's a doctor/scientist/policeman/soldier, duh!" kind of answer.
It might be just me, but that seems to be a logical approach to dealing with Hot Occupation tropes; lump them all into one single trope, and disallow the creation of any occupation-specific subtropes unless there's a really damn good reason for doing so.
edited 8th Sep '17 4:49:38 PM by MarqFJA
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.That seems to be more a character reaction thing akin to Informed Attractiveness. Portrayals aimed at the audience are too subtle to make good tropes.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanVoted yay on the merge.
Should Shes Got Legs go on the watchlist? It was misused in the past, but I don't know if that's persisted.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.Calling crowner in favour of cutting Hot Scoop and merging it into Hollywood Beauty Standards.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanJust to be clear, does this means putting Hot Scoop on the Cut List and mentioning its contents on Hollywood Beauty Standards or does it mean turning Hot Scoop into a redirect for Hollywood Beauty Standards?
Redirect and delete wicks unless they can be transferred to Hollywood Beauty Standards.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanOr another appropriate trope, such as Hired for Their Looks.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.If Hot Scoop is used for characters in comic books, literature or animation works (neither of which have a real-life actor portraying them), should it still be replaced with Hollywood Beauty Standards or cut all together?
This account is dead. I’ve said a lot of dumb things in the past and I wish to forget them. I’m sorry if I’ve ever hurt anyone.I don't think it'd be a trope beyond Fanservice there, though.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
That would be By-the-Book Cop.
But yeah that trope needs to go, it doesn’t even have the sex gets you a scoop stereotype inherent with Hot Scoop.

No, these people ought to be pointed to Meaningful Appearance first.
Question I posted in the Hollywood Beauty Standards TLP: Should that trope be about Hollywood only or casting in general? Are the examples given enough to launch? Answer in the TLP, please!
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman