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Q&A Avoiding the "not like other girls" trope?

Embrace the opposite of the trope. Is there some reason Supergirl cannot love talking fashion, and own ten pairs of shoes? Is there some reason a brilliant chemist must also be mousy and with...

posted 5y ago by Amadeus‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-19T22:13:44Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T11:35:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
Embrace the opposite of the trope.

Is there some reason Supergirl cannot love talking fashion, and own ten pairs of shoes?

Is there some reason a brilliant chemist must also be mousy and withdrawn?

There is no reason a brain surgeon can't be emotional about receiving unexpected flowers on her anniversary.

Whatever a woman's superpowers are, there is no reason they should preclude anything ELSE in her personality, so go ahead and make her a plausible woman first, and add her superpower as more of a tool she can use when it is necessary.

The superpower may have _some_ influence on her personality; but I'd make it more like _"Hey, I'm really good at math!"_ and not like _"I'm good at math so I must be a nerd and wear glasses and dress in a gray sack."_

Find (Invent) opportunities for her to express her femininity, so she IS like other girls; and at the same time IS NOT like other girls; which probably applies to MOST girls; they all likely deviate significantly from the average in some trait or another.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-04-01T17:49:04Z (over 5 years ago)
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