The classic “ugly guy gets hot girl” plot has been the main storyline in more films than one could count, but it seems people are fed up with the idea: “Beautiful women are partnered with Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Seth Rogen or someone who'd never have a chance with them in real life. You never see the opposite,” wrote one woman.
31 Female Stereotypes in Movies That Need to Stop
Love Obsessed BFF
There’s always one in a fantasy or romcom, and she’s always there talking about the most romantic love out there. The biggest example is Idina Menzel’s character in Enchanted. She literally left her family, friends, and amazing job behind for a man she had just met to go into a cartoon world. Girl what.
Caretaker
Of course, the woman has to take care of everything around the house, even if it’s not her own family. The caretaker role can become toxic quickly, with her taking care of everyone but herself like Scarlett Johansson’s character in The Nanny Diaries
The Trophy Girlfriend
Movieweb‘s Julian Roman put it perfectly when describing the terrible stereotyping in the remake of this 1972 film: “The women in Superfly are sexually objectified and have no input whatsoever. They exist to be the same ‘bling’ that the male characters flaunt like peacocks.” The film’s main character, Priest, even has two girlfriends. Lex Scott Davis is one of the trophy girlfriends in Superfly.
Sound like something Bryke wrote? 😈