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Women in refrigerators (en.wikipedia.org)

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Women in refrigerators is a literary trope coined by Gail Simone in 1999 describing a trend in fiction which involves female characters facing disproportionate harm, such as death, maiming, or assault, to serve as plot devices to motivate male characters, an event colloquially known as "fridging" (originating from the gruesome death of Alex DeWitt in the Green Lantern comics). Simone's original list of over 100 affected female characters, published on the "Women in Refrigerators" website, sparked discussions on sexism in pop culture and the comic-book industry.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Evolution of damsel in distress?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and specifically referring to disproportional acts of brutality against women characters

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

ngl, I'm 25 years behind on this trope - left out of the cold.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

The original website mentioned there is like my platonic ideal of a website. https://www.lby3.com/wir/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Boys Pilot, spoiler alert.