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Female Character Taxonomy

SOURCE: NEATORAMA • 2010-10-12
TOPICS: Lois Griffin • Sexism • Entertainment_culture

The blog Overthinking It created an enormous infographic classifying female characters in movies, anime, literature, comics, and television. The author writes: Some of the listed tropes might be considered crazy-sexist, and others represent more positive stereotypes. The tropes are subjective, and they exist on a continuum of sexism. Consider Family Guys Lois Griffin (who falls under the category of Perfect Wife). Lois isnt a particularly complex female character, and the idea of a fun-lovin... read more »

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