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This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered cliché in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the ...

There's a specific tired, overused trope that Kevin Feige says Marvel Studios films have tried to avoid from the get-go.

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A clever and unexpected take on the “damsel in distress” trope, “Damsel” starring Millie Bobby Brown demolishes the cliché, albeit with some flaws. Elodie, played by Brown, is the first daughter of ...

Who doesn’t love some good old-fashioned trope therapy? We’ve all seen these narrative archetypes reshaped and repackaged a thousand times, but some just stay fresh longer than others. We’ll still ...

CU Boulder sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the ‘damsel in distress’ trope Halloween may be over, but it ...

“Cross” creator Ben Watkins said the writers room was unwavering in their mission to ensure the role of Shannon Witmer (Eloisde Mumford) wasn’t merely a “damsel in distress” trope often seen in ...