Hi. I'm swanangel15, and I like the fact you're discussing cliches. I just want to ask you if these are also considered cliches:
1. Your background determines your Understanding of love. It's like basically, if you're from a loving family, it's confirmed you'll understand love (and most likely be a hero). And if not, you definitely won't (and be a villain).
Examples: diabolik lovers: yui komori is happily adopted and most likely understands love. While the sakamaki brothers have tragic backstories of their own. One of them can't tell between lust and love mainly because of his mother's influence.
Another is phantom of the opera: Erik , the phantom doesn't understand love because he had a tragic past and despised for his looks, while Christine daae late father was loving. She was the first to show Erik love and most likely knew how it works
Why it's harmful: it teaches the audience, that only blessed ones could understand love. Reducing them to backgrounds.
2. Blonde and brunette besties.
Blonde: loves feminine activities like shopping , fashion, daydreaming about hot boys, falling for superficial qualities, extrovert, cheery, always in dress and / or skirt.
Brunette: realistic, the brains, usually less attractive than the blonde. Introvert
Examples: Tiana and Charlotte from princess and the frog, KC and Marisa from KC undercover. Wednesday and Enid from Wednesday (though not completely one dimensional')
Why it's harmful: showing hair colour determines personality and all blondes are extrovert.
3. Gentleness and empowerment are exclusive (especially for female characters) when was the last time you saw a female heroine whose both gentle and empowered. Almost never right?
Why it's harmful: showing that one has to sacrifice gentleness to be empowered.
Am I right? Please correct any if I'm wrong
