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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
2014-12-14 02:08:07

Hats are the same thing as glasses? Yeah, no. Keep that entry gone. It's a ZCE anyhow.

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ryanasaurus0077 Since: Jul, 2009
2014-12-14 02:38:33

So basically, assuming I interpreted that correctly, even if Oresky's example wasn't a ZCE, Tropes Are Flexible can only go so far, and in this case it doesn't go far enough for him to be an example, right?

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SolipSchism Since: Jun, 2014
2014-12-15 08:20:00

^ Yeah. Tropes Are Flexible, but Not That Flexible. Hats!=Glasses by any stretch of imagination. The most flexible I think it could be would be to define "glasses" in the context of the trope as an accessory that clearly marks the character as a nerd, or an intellectual, or otherwise not a physical combat type. Like, I don't know, a pocket protector or a retainer. And even then you'd be really stretching it.

Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2014-12-15 08:45:02

That is one major problem with appearance tropes; they confuse the appearance with the characterization that it is intended to invoke. Pocket protectors, thick glasses, and such are an example of stereotypical nerd accessories. That's the trope, not "thick glasses".

The Glasses Come Off is not about the item of apparel; it's about a transition of the character from introverted to extroverted, meek to badass, dorky to sexy — symbolized by the removal of a stereotypical 'nerd' accessory. I can't imagine anything about a hat that evokes similar imagery.

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