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A damsel. In distress. | A damsel. In distress. | ||
The purpose of whom is to be rescued by the [[hero]]. | The purpose of whom is to be rescued by the [[hero]]. (If she isn't, she'll probably end up [[women in refrigerators|in a refrigerator]]...) | ||
It's a very [[gendered plot devices|gendered plot device]]. | It's a very [[gendered plot devices|gendered plot device]]. | ||
The damsel in distress becomes a [[white supremacist]]/[[racist]] plot device and pretext in [[white woman syndrome]]. | |||
==Further reading== | |||
* [[Manpain]] | |||
* [[Women in refrigerators]] | |||
[[Category:Plot devices]] | [[Category:Plot devices]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 6 January 2011
A damsel. In distress.
The purpose of whom is to be rescued by the hero. (If she isn't, she'll probably end up in a refrigerator...)
It's a very gendered plot device.
The damsel in distress becomes a white supremacist/racist plot device and pretext in white woman syndrome.
Further reading
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