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The Women in Refrigerators Syndrome describes the recurrent use of the murder (or other mistreatment) of female characters as a plot device to advance a male character's story. | The Women in Refrigerators Syndrome describes the recurrent use of the murder (or other mistreatment) of female characters as a plot device to advance a male character's story. | ||
==Examples== | |||
* [[Veronica Mars]], first season finale (not cut up) | |||
Revision as of 14:20, 21 February 2007
Sexist trope prevalent within comics, but also present in other media, which was identified by Gail Simone, who coined the expression and compiled a list of "superheroines who have been either depowered, raped, or cut up and stuck in the refrigerator".
The Women in Refrigerators Syndrome describes the recurrent use of the murder (or other mistreatment) of female characters as a plot device to advance a male character's story.
Examples
- Veronica Mars, first season finale (not cut up)
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