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>a trope that typically applies to males is applied to a female character, or the other way around (Gender-Inverted Trope) If the trope is "basement dwelling m
by robwilliams 11y ago
>a trope that typically applies to males is applied to a female character, or the other way around (Gender-Inverted Trope)
If the trope is "basement dwelling male nerd = good hacker" then they're inverting it and making the female a good hacker.
- mpweiher 11y agoThey're both excellent hackers. In addition, she is cool, whereas he is a bumbling idiot responsible for comic relief.
- robwilliams 11y agoYou're missing the point, "cool female hacker" isn't a trope.
- 13thLetter 11y agoThe original comment suggests that it quite definitely is a trope. (Which is fine, of course. But let's not kid ourselves that we're breaking media stereotypes that were gone years ago.)