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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...
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System
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2019-12-19T22:13:44Z (over 4 years ago)
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2019-12-08T11:35:29Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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 Is there some reason a brilliant chemist must also be mousy and withdrawn?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.
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2019-04-01T17:49:04Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 26