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Quick Hit: Female Character Flowchart

October 20, 2010 3:13 pm 1 comment

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female characters in fiction Overthinking It

The geniuses over at Overthinking It have created this extremely comprehensive flowchart which highlights the tropes and stereotypes to which female characters in Film and TV are often subjected. Check it out!

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  • Amy
    October 20, 2010
    4:04 pm

    I LOVE that flowchart. It is hilariously perfect.

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