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HMSquared Since: Nov, 2018
4th Oct, 2021 04:21:23 PM

That does seem a little too snarky and bashy. Remove it.

laserviking42 Since: Oct, 2015
4th Oct, 2021 04:26:56 PM

Kill it with fire.

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Zyffyr Since: Apr, 2010
4th Oct, 2021 04:27:22 PM

Yeah, that seems wrong. Even if it were a valid entry (and I don't believe it is) it is both written questionably from a style point of view and is a ZCE as well.

ChloeJessica Since: Jun, 2020
4th Oct, 2021 04:33:32 PM

remove it.

for the record, it's okay to delete or comment out a folder if it only has bad or zero-context examples in it; ive done cleanups that ended up getting rid of four or five folders because of extensive misuse.

mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
4th Oct, 2021 04:54:23 PM

It's Word Cruft and it's misuse. There are prominent male characters in the movie and there's no logical conflicts with how many women are in the movie. It's set in modern times and women being scientists / paranormal investigators doesn't stand out as much as, say, women in the army in the 1800s.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
RobertTYL Since: Oct, 2019
4th Oct, 2021 05:36:46 PM

Why can't they use Mercenaries as an exemplar instead?

WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
4th Oct, 2021 05:40:37 PM

^ Until clicking that link I hadn't even heard of the work until now. Not exactly a great bar.

Just delete the example.

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MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
4th Oct, 2021 05:43:07 PM

How can a movie about ghostbusters even have an improbably female cast? You gotta wonder: improbable in comparison to which real-life ghostbusting organizations?

Edited by MichaelKatsuro
homogenized Since: Oct, 2009
4th Oct, 2021 07:48:51 PM

^ You'll need to ask WDS, since they're the one that added it.

Reads to me like they took their reaction to seeing the trope name and decided it was a good idea to add that to the page.

Edited by homogenized
mightymewtron Since: Oct, 2012
4th Oct, 2021 10:04:06 PM

WDS, huh? Sounds familiar. They just got released from edit banned too, then went back to complaining. I might have to bump the old report about them...

Edited by mightymewtron I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
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