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minus-squareJyek@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 months agoDamsel in distress is where the woman needs saving. Fridging is where the woman has faced near or fully irreparable harm or death and the hero feels a need to avenge her as a result.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoThat’s only half of it. The point is that a woman is killed/harmed and her story cut short, simply to start the male hero’s story.
minus-squareRedSeries (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI didn’t disagree, I included bodily harm in damsel in distress. Just that it’s not the entire focus unlike fridging.
minus-squareGlytch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoIt’s a bit of a square/rectangle thing. All of the women who get fridged are/were damsels, but not all damsels get fridged.
minus-squareRedSeries (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoOh, I think it works as a subtrope really well that way
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoand rob roying is when the woman is raped and the guy has to fight a sword duel against a better British sword fighter but uses tricks to win
Damsel in distress is where the woman needs saving.
Fridging is where the woman has faced near or fully irreparable harm or death and the hero feels a need to avenge her as a result.
That’s only half of it. The point is that a woman is killed/harmed and her story cut short, simply to start the male hero’s story.
I didn’t disagree, I included bodily harm in damsel in distress. Just that it’s not the entire focus unlike fridging.
It’s a bit of a square/rectangle thing. All of the women who get fridged are/were damsels, but not all damsels get fridged.
Oh, I think it works as a subtrope really well that way
and rob roying is when the woman is raped and the guy has to fight a sword duel against a better British sword fighter but uses tricks to win