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0 pointsmpweiher10y ago0 comments

They're both excellent hackers. In addition, she is cool, whereas he is a bumbling idiot responsible for comic relief.

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You're missing the point, "cool female hacker" isn't a trope.

The original comment suggests that it quite definitely is a trope.

(Which is fine, of course. But let's not kid ourselves that we're breaking media stereotypes that were gone years ago.)

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0 pointsmpweiher10y ago0 comments

They're both excellent hackers. In addition, she is cool, whereas he is a bumbling idiot responsible for comic relief.

You're missing the point, "cool female hacker" isn't a trope.

The original comment suggests that it quite definitely is a trope.

(Which is fine, of course. But let's not kid ourselves that we're breaking media stereotypes that were gone years ago.)

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