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#1: Mar 13th 2022 at 4:46:16 AM

The image on All Amazons Want Hercules is actually an example of Women Prefer Strong Men, and I'd say it fits better than the current image there.

The difference is that Women Prefer Strong Men is, well, exactly that; whereas AAWH is that "physically strong women want physically even stronger men". And the image on AAWH doesn't show that these four women are amazons or strong women. It was picked by IP ten years ago, but I find it rather close to JAFAAC by our current standards.

So I suggest to move the image on AAWH to WPSM, and this pic for AAWH; or perhaps last two frames, arranged vertically

Edited by Spark9 on Mar 13th 2022 at 10:24:54 AM

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#3: Mar 13th 2022 at 5:43:41 AM

None of the suggestion illustrate this trope any better than the current.

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#4: Mar 13th 2022 at 6:22:12 AM

Yeah, while Wonder Woman is more iconic, the odd outfits of the women on the current indicates they are superheroines as well.

I also prefer the current on Women Prefer Strong Men because the strong "man" (well, insect-person) is compared to a weak man who's being rejected.

Edited by Snicka on Mar 13th 2022 at 2:23:44 PM

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#5: Mar 13th 2022 at 6:43:33 AM

[up] That's what I thought at first, but it turns out Women Prefer Strong Men is not about her choosing between two men (and picking the strongest). It would be more accurately titled "women want strong men" (like several related tropes).

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#7: Mar 13th 2022 at 7:57:55 AM

Current on Women Prefer Strong Men is better than moving All Amazons Want Hercules there. WPSM might not be precisely about the active choice of buffer > weaker, but it's a great illustration of the overarching concept.

Ambivalent on All Amazons Want Hercules. It seems like it was added more 'cos it illustrated the titlenote  but I agree from their headgear/crowns that the women are powerful as well. I guess I land on weak Keep Until Better Image Suggested?

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#8: Mar 13th 2022 at 10:24:22 AM

[up] For this trope, they need to be physically powerful (as in a metaphorical amazon), so being a princess, celebrity, or even a superheroine doesn't necessarily qualify.

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#13: Mar 14th 2022 at 1:17:08 AM

[tup] Very good!

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#19: Mar 14th 2022 at 9:47:29 AM

[tup] 9

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#20: Mar 14th 2022 at 2:15:33 PM

9's in and the tag's adjusted. Recycle the old caption?

Old pic:

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/all-amazons-want-hercules3b_9520.png
Not necessarily this literally.

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#21: Mar 14th 2022 at 2:26:14 PM

The caption made fun of the character in the image being The Incredible Hercules. Since it's now Thor, it wouldn't make sense.

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#22: Mar 14th 2022 at 3:33:38 PM

"Well, not all of them."

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#23: Mar 14th 2022 at 3:40:20 PM

"Sometimes they want Thor, too."

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