The term has entered general usage to indicate left-handed people
I guess this is in North America but I saw this trope on a work's page and had no idea what it was on about until I clicked through. Certainly, in no part of Britain is the term ever used and saying 'Southpaw' anywhere around won't mean a thing to anyone. I think maybe the British equivalent is cack-handed, which is sometimes used more commonly than actually 'left-handed'. Someone who is cack-handed would be the 'cack-hander' or the 'cacker'. Perhaps one of these could be a redirect for The Southpaw as I can understand why the Yank creators'd like to keep their word, but for British works the term a Brit can understand would be useful; and I'm sure that the meaning of someone being a cack-hander is fairly obvious - far more obvious than saying someone is a Southpaw if nothing else.
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
'In fiction left-handedness ... is treated as a slight positive.' Really? It is *sometimes* treated as positive, but not that often and very rarely outside of the specific reason that it gives an advantage in sport or combat. In general it's A Sinister Clue. Is the line specifically about sport/combat? If so it should say so instead of implying it's in general.
Edited by CarrieVS
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- In Lucky Star's third volume there are thirteen character profiles scattered thoughout. A grand total of two are not left-handed. Author Appeal much?
We have Trope Decay right now. Because "southpaw" is a general term for any left-handed person, tropers are adding examples of any left-handed person, whether or not the left-handedness has any importance in the story.
Trope Repair Shop has discussion of "Everyone Is Right Handed"
. The fate of Everyone Is Right Handed might affect The Southpaw.
Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused
, started by grapesandmilk on Nov 25th 2014 at 4:29:01 AM
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