Tropes - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/tropes en Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500 <![CDATA[In Defense of the "Friend Zone" (Kind Of)]]>

I understand how people might get sort of weirdly hopeful about slow-dancing with their BFFs to Billie Holiday 10 years down the line.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/relationships/in-defense-of-the-friend-zone-kind-of http://www.xojane.com/relationships/in-defense-of-the-friend-zone-kind-of Relationships Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0500 Kate Conway <![CDATA[Sorry, But Rape Won't Make Your Female Character More Interesting]]>

Sexual violence shouldn't be the go-to standard test we use to make sure heroines are "badass."

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/sorry-but-rape-wont-make-your-female-character-more-interesting http://www.xojane.com/issues/sorry-but-rape-wont-make-your-female-character-more-interesting Issues Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0400 Kate Conway <![CDATA[Rape Tropes: Too "Obscene" For Google's Tastes]]>

Google recently pressured popular site TV Tropes into removing all mentions of rape from its trope index. But that won't just make the trope go away.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/issues/rape-tropes-tv-google http://www.xojane.com/issues/rape-tropes-tv-google Issues Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:00:31 -0400 Kate Conway