Top 10 WORST Female Character Tropes

A list of the worst female character tropes I’ve ever had the displeasure of finding in books, movies, and TV shows, from the love interest to the “strong female character.” If you’re a writer working on their next story, I am begging you: please don’t include these horrible cliches.

What are your least favorite female character tropes?

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Related videos/blog posts:

The Lone Vagina (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aXfskf6Kco

Damsels in Distress (podcast): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACyEh4hOX-o

Worst Tropes: Romantic Subplot (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzKJqLhYz2M&t=1s

Worst Tropes: the Female Mentor (blog post): http://www.dzamarie.com/blog/worst-tropes-the-female-mentor

How to Write Female Characters (blog post): http://www.dzamarie.com/blog/how-to-write-female-characters

We Need to Destroy the "Strong Female Character" (article): http://lunastationquarterly.com/we-need-to-destroy-the-strong-female-character/

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