Top 10 Female Stereotypes in Movies That NEED to Stop 

I'm happy to see people get a chance to be themselves whether there's stereotypes or not if they're happy they're happy why take that away

All the ones about BLACK WOMEN

While there are a lot of damaging Stereotypes about women in film, one I definitely think needs to die is that women either need to change for a man or that they need a man to be complete

I also agree that the stereotype about women needing to be rescued at all but specifically that they need to be rescued by men as if they aren’t capable and fully functioning and formed human beings need to die a fiery death

Tge heartless siren and the Mary Sue are the worst.

So tomboys.

@@ShinigamiRyan No, tomboys are actually realistic. "Cool girls" are figments of male writers' imaginations.

@MChantal76 ..there are women actually like those things though? You're basically saying "those things are much too cool for women to like" huh

@@abyssoflore3211 I think they meant that its a very overused trait to see in shows

@@MChantal76 not male writers, female feminist writers

and many female characters in MsheU

@@nabilghafar9150 you’re not as edgy as you think

Mulan was the worst offender. Almost as if they were afraid to make her imperfect which in turn led to one of the most boring main characters ever. Somehow the 1997 Mulan was more feminist than the 2021 Mulan

ähem Mary Sue ähem

She's a mary sue like Captain Marvel

THIS! As someone who is infertile because of SA, the infertility is the least of my tragic backstory smfh

This is so true! It's always treated so incorrectly. I'm infertile due to health issues and it wasn't the end of the world to hear. If someone wants a child but can't conceive one, adoption or surrogacy are viable options. I've come to look at my infertility as a bit of a blessing, though. I couldn't raise a child given my health problems and atleast I don't need to worry about accidental pregnancy.

The worst part of Avengers: Age of Ultron, when Nat thinks she’s a monster because she is sterile.

This is more in real life when a wife can't have children people are like " poor thing" but the wife might be like "I'm not that depressed as you all think I am" there is some who want children but people get into that sort of thing let her be.

@@anniebunny722 Good example. Who the hell came up with that idea? It´s fine showing Nat being vulnerable, but in that way? And what about the male characters? No one thought about portraying Bruce Banner as unhappy because he thinks he can never have kids because as Hulk he might be a danger to them. Because men don´t want kids or don´t care that much about such things, but women do?

That's true, also is weird to see someone getting femenine or masculine out of nowhere, if a girl is femenine she will pass away like it, if she is masc, same. I am a masc girl that SINCE ALWAYS behaved like that,not from one day to another. Also those femenine guys are femenine since always, maybe playing with her sister's clothes and makeup or being more delicated, not because yes.

Yes!!

¿Entonces te gustaría que fueran muy femeninas y masculinas a la vez?

@@leonardocaballero867 I mean, sure, why not? My main point about this trope and why I hate it, is that face value, the people using this trope probably saw it at as this very powerful, feminist statement that women can be physically strong and can take care of themselves, when actually it's a deeply sexist trope that screams that being traditionally feminine is weakness, and something to ashamed of, and that if a woman wants to become strong and independent then they need to ditch traditionally feminine traits to do it, which is bullshit.

Precisely, though it might be justified with the likes of "Bridgerton", in that emphasis was placed on having to marry well, particularly for aristocratic families.

@@trinaq That's set about 2 centuries ago, when marriage was de rigueur.

@@trinaq I don't think that could be brought up because that show's setting was many centuries ago. I think at that time period it works, but in these modern days with twitter everywhere, not so much

The bride trope is one of the worst because it´s so extreme and so connected to women in a stupid way. There is nothing wrong with love and marriage, in real life or in fiction. My criticism is all about how it´s often portrayed. According to the bride stereotype, every girl wants a princess wedding, but male characters never seem to dream much about love or marriage. It´s all about the bride, rarely the groom, and sometimes she is so desperate to get her princess wedding that´s she marries a jerk or someone she doesn´t even know. It´s beyond stupid.

All sane people want to marry

Yet when I've objected to that loads of people jumped on me, telling me that they know Latinas who are exactly like that.

I know hella Latinas like that tbh

All stereotypes tend to stem from some factual observation. It becomes harmful when you start saying everyone of group X is like Y. There's nothing with having a spicy latina in your film... provided you also have non-spicy latinas in your film and that goes for all the stereotypes mentioned in the video too. Nothing wrong with a woman who is obsessed with weddings and babies provided you show the exceptions. Nothing wrong with a fat comic relief provided you have serious plus sized characters and regular sized characters get to be comic relief too...

@@Vincornelis this is what was great about the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. They'd either do something else, or take those stereotypes and push them 'til it hurt (the Jewish American Princess Rap Battle is a CLASSIC). Highly recommend!

I grew up knowing several short tempered "latin" women but it wasn't their personality. It was simply a piece of it that usually emerged whenever somebody did something VERY stupid

That's true, for example, in Turning red, a pixar movie,the tomboyish girl is straight and one of her friends, who by the creator's words is a bisexual and likes another classmate of hers (even tho they don't have an open relationship bc censorship, you can see they like each other,at 1st they were together but had to change it to ""crush"" in slightly ways because censorship), are both femenine girls with long hair. Not the typically masc girl both of em or one from the couple. Also they thought about maybe the boy on my pfp(one of the friends) in being bi/gay at 1st, (ended as unknown sexuality because censorship again) is a masc boy, so if he ended being confirmed as queerr (for now he is just unknown what he likes), he wouldn't have been the typical femenine sparkly sparkly diva guy who goes pink or behaves extremely exaggerated,maybe even close to mockery. for example, in another pixar movie, a kid who is the villain, behaved extremely effeminate, that much that made him look ridículous and a bad representation of femenine guys by how was done. Also his stereotype was a "racist" profile from an Italian that hey, we all had our laughs,he was funny,but maybe some italians didn't like it?(i dunno tho, maybe they didn't mind) Is as if they say that all spanish (I'm spanish) love beer, paella, always napping, are rude and dirty etc. yeah, some are,ofc we are, but not everyone, the majority is the opposite

@@xd._.28234 Good to know some are at least trying to change this, The Boys already adressed the issue in one episode with the media team of Vought trying to pull the latter in a way with Maeve and her girlfriend (both are traditionally feminine and they wanted to alter this a bit for the girlfriend) but the only other recent example that comes to mind would be Mother from Raised by Wolves. But I know more examples of media doing the trope straight and I know it hurts some people, because in general, people think in stereotypes, especially when they emboldened in media and make unwelcome assumptions (no one wants to be seen as something they aren't).

@@BjornV1994 ikr? couldn't agree more!!! For example I'm not a transgender man, i am a woman, but manly/masc one. Sometimes got asked if i was transgender (identifying like a guy), or if i was lesbian/bi. And yes, in my case i am "the stereotype", but I know lesbian/bi women who are femenine. Hell, my old bully from secondary school is an extremely femenine bisexual girl, or an old friend's girlfriend is so so masc but is straight!! Both are from the skater community Or when i was younger literally suffered transphobia comments even tho I'm not even a transgender 💀 But they assumed i was one because of my clothes and behavior And idk, but not everyone is a transgender, or there are extremely femenine guys and people assume that ALL OF THEM identify as female because ofc no way a cisgender guy ( a guy who was born xy and identifies as guy too, for example) would behave "like a woman", when some guys are extremely femenine as some woman are extremely masc, and keep being man and woman respectively, or some men dressing like woman(drag queens), don't make them transgender necessarily,most of em are actually cisgender too, they dress like woman because other reasons,gender identity isn't one of them most of the cases. Some drag queens even are literally straight and married,but ofc a man dressing like woman for society can't be straight and have a gf having fun with dresses next to him, right? -_-

@@xd._.28234 It is often ridiculous, I agree... Due to having long hair (I'm a metal fan and I too pretty much fit the physical stereotypes that comes with that, sans tattoos or body modifications. I often wearit on my sleeve as I like the style), I was once used as an example in a discussion about transgender as "you now have long hair"... Yeah, and I wear a band shirt, pretty clear link I would say... And this is just my hair length, I don't use make-up or do anything with my nails other that keep them somewhat short... There is nothing about me that would lead to such conclusions and yet... But I've seen this happen a lot more to girls with short hair. Whether they are actually are lesbian or not, the assumption is quickly made. And I feel media plays an important role in this. By constantly confirming this image, constantly establishing this link between the two, people are programmed to think that way and by actually acting on it, it is a good way to destroy someone's confidence in their identity. While there is a lot of different reasons why people dress and act the way they do. Often just because they like it better that way. Nothing more, nothing less. And I'm happy you mentioned the skater community, I would add the punk community to it as well or alternative culture in general as communities where alternative hair and clothing styles are common (the festival summer is upon us and I'm sure I will see a lot of dudes in skirts again, which is fine with me as long as they wear underwear). In all these environments, these things are also common but it says nothing about the gender or sexuality of the person. And I'm not saying that no short haired character can be a lesbian but it would a nice change of pace to for example see a film/series, with a short haired girl is a straight punker, while their long haired friend is the gay one and in a relationship with someone similar to herself (the latter isn't necessary but I don't want to give anyone the feeling I want to take away their representation, I don't mind it as long as the work isn't going out of its way to insult me). It would shake things up a bit and would come across as less lazy (but as always, it still need some proper writing, just checking boxes for its own sake is also very demeaning). But yes, as much as Hollywood wants to act like they care, it is still pretty clear they often care rather little.

@@xd._.28234 I’ve dealt with that experience one time on Instagram and Kik (formerly) 8 years ago. Those were very hurtful and offended when they assumed I’m trans even though I’m not (fucking idiots). Least it goes to show their true colors of their transphobic, I hope for no one to have to dealt those experiences from those assholes! But your comment here makes a good statement

Literally have been striving to write that for ages.

But it is interesting to know how and why they became evil nonetheless. Also for male characters.

Totally agree.

"Mmmm HMMM!" She's interchangeable with the sassy gay friend. Sometimes it's the sassy black gay fat friend. And all they do is exist to build up the MC's ego. "GURL, you are FABULOUS!" 'That's right, don't take none of that!" What would happen if this flat stereotype was revised as the main character? What might that look like?

@@DS-uh6ss actually it’s not

@@victord9814 yeah and most black men are thugs. I don’t see you shit talking them.

@@victord9814 Spoken like someone talking out of their ass.

Meanwhile the male tough superhero stereotype lives and thrives.

This has come up a few times in my writing group, because this trope makes it hard to write a character that grows and strengthens. "She's not a strong woman!" "She doesn't have agency!" I know... what if that's the story, though? With the current publishing/film/media industries, girls/women either have to be an ass-kicking super hero, or a blank avatar for the reader, like Bella/Ana. There are so many other possibilities.

Well, that is true for most people. But in my case, I am not childless by choice and have struggled for years to have children. Husband and I have been married for over twenty years and we have a good relationship. But that doesn't mean that the struggle isn't real. I'm glad you found your happy ending. You need to understand other people and their frailties. And if you don't, so be it.

YES, @Cats over brats. If we don't want kids, we're seen as cold, unloving, and inhumane. It's used as shorthand for "selfish" and having kids is used as shorthand for "caring." I've been told multiple times that my not wanting kids is "a slap in the face" to other women who do. I've been told I "can't really be a feminist" if I "haven't done the one thing women are biologically made to do." I've been told my husband will leave me for someone who will "give him his baby." Hey, how about if we stop tying women's worth and identity solely to whether or not they had/wanted kids? There are plenty of other interesting things about us. Like our cats!

@@DS-uh6ss Well spoken. I agree with everything.

@TheRapper10000 The biological clock is a myth that was invented by a male journalist in 1978 who wanted women to stay home and take care of husbands, children and houses. You don't have a magical clock inside you that suddenly starts ticking once you reach a certain age. You either want kids or you don't. And I don't.

@@gwendolynpugh5065 There's a difference between childless and childfree. You are childless, meaning wanting a child but can't or doesn't have one for one yet. I am childfree, meaning I don't want them.

So basically “Hallmark Movies”! 😂

@@beethovensfidelio I hope that Ms. Mojo does a video on Hallmark Channel movie tropes!

All of these are variations of the same propagandist message: women have to prioritise being useful to men. They're telling women to strive to conventional attractiveness; that marriage is the only way to be happy, that a career (which means independence) is inherently unfulfilling, that motherhood should come naturally to us... All things that happen to serve men who want to have families, careers, independence and fun all at once. Only way to have time for all of that is if someone else is picking up the slack.

I just want to see a woman who has an unplanned pregnancy, and doesn't either 1) melt in gooey delight and said baby magically fixes her abusive/problem partner, 2) decide to have an abortion and is then either punished for it, or has a miscarriage which makes her regret wanting an abortion. Just... can we see a few women who have abortions and it's just part of someone's life sometimes because it's not the right time?!

@@DS-uh6ss Cristina in Grey's Anatomy fits the bill. The second time around she is adamant from the start she's having an abortion and goes through with it in the face of immense pressure from her husband. She never regretted it and exited the show on a high (moved to Switzerland to write the future of cardiology). A rare character on TV.

@@yoanastoyanova one of the other few positive examples is Paula on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. I may have cried when it was just presented as perfectly normal and acceptable.

Indeed. Society tells us that a woman is not complete until she's married with children. Ignoring if the woman doesn't want kids for any number of reasons especially if even she likes kids, she just doesn't want to be a mother herself. Also what about the women (or just people) who shouldn't have kids?

Whether it's a weird term, or not; and regardless of where one wants to start drawing the line, the fact of the matter is that you are going to have far, far fewer "plus-sized" characters (of either gender) in any sort of standard role. If you look at the top box office performers each year (and let's just write-off comic book movies for right now), there are not many roles AT ALL -- male or female -- for anyone beyond a pretty small physical type. It's frankly no different in the world of, say, cable news. The vast majority of new hires (again, any gender) are younger, attractive. Many of them are, tbh, stunning. The reasons, are ofc, fairly simple: People are more likely to tune into watch someone who represents the sort of person they want to look at. And really, I totally understand that completely. I mean, I'm a straight guy, and even then, if every male news anchor or late night host looked like George Clooney or Brad Pitt -- I'd end up watching more. Just the way it is.

"Big and tall" is the male version. Yeah, please interrogate that.

@@DS-uh6ss Big could mean fat.

Thank you!! There's a few points on here that just feel a bit backwards And some of the examples they used as movies where movies that took the stereotype and gave it more depth to understand the complexity of a character.

@@hizee5515 exactly. As a guy…I’m told not to do these things or want these things or if I do I’m a woman hater.

But it's not a stereotype

The Latin stereotype, the damsel in distress stereotype, the "girls can't do things boys can do" stereotype, the jealous girl stereotype, etc. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🎬🎬🎬🎬🎥🎥🎥🎥

@@shaliseshaw9385 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Say it louder to those in the back!

THIS. I don't want kids never wanted never will and people keep telling me you will someday cause every woman wants kids. Just no and I am totally happy with my choice 🙄

@@Liz__0062 lmao x2 luckily my mom supports me and doesn't force me to have babies or a boyfriend, she rathers me having my life fulfilled,and she says that my love life is only on me, not her

To be honest, ladies who don't want kids are so my type.😅

Well as Donald Glover stated in his standup, the reason you hear plenty of crazy ex-girlfriend stories, but not a lot of crazy ex-boyfriend stories, is that if you have a crazy ex-boyfriend, you’re gonna die. So in other words, a crazy ex-boyfriend will stalk you and kill you, and a crazy ex-girlfriend will ruin your life by harassing you and humiliating you with lies. It’s definitely a case of sexist male projection because it lets guy who harass and stalk their ex-girlfriends off the hook by making the women look worse by comparison.

Actually in real life men tend to be much more volatile and dangerous after a rejection, let alone a breakup. Women making a big deal out of it is, like the list says, just a stereotype. All these things do apply to men, but men aren't stereotyped as being these things, which is where the difference is.

@@yoanastoyanova Exactly! I feel like the crazy ex-girlfriend trope was created by men who refuse to take responsibility for how they treated their girlfriend because he ghosted her instead of trying to be upfront with his feelings and he gaslit her because apparently a woman refusing to be lied to or taken advantage of makes her “crazy”. 🙄

I am in the same boat, I have an idea but I am worried about it falling into the trappings of something else. That and it is hard to come up with a compelling middle.

@@Firstborn0Raz yeah, that's always a problem with me, too.

I think there’s a movie that fits the description. An animated movie called “Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs”. A twist on the Snow White story where Snow White is overweight but doesn’t care and is fine with it. She gets cursed with red shoes that make her thin and she doesn’t feel comfortable in that form which I think is interesting

Back in the 80s, Ricki Lake, fresh out of Hairspray, was in a TV movie called "Babycakes," about a plus size woman and a not-plus-size man. It was loving, funny, positive, and did not include drastic makeovers or the suggestion that the man had somehow lowered himself to be with a fat chick. I'm sure it's flawed if I were to see it again, but I've spent the rest of my life looking for similar representation. Yes, I've been writing it, too, but it's not "marketable."

@@DS-uh6ss well, given our current social environment, it might be.

You want a medal☠️☠️😭??? No one rlly cares n it’s life😭

Marriage is still de rigueur for S Asians. If they chose to never marry, their families & community would likely react very badly.

@@andrewjones575 Yes, but that’s members of a community, not just women.

I agree, we need more rich black female characters

As well as misogynistic. It dates back to the early days of circuses and freak shows with the fat ladies

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Go to the gym bitch

It depends on the situation. Some guy who gropes a girl deserves a punch. Most other cases: a slap will do the trick

@@cooperminion825 There’s a difference between hitting a man in self-defense and hitting a man who didn’t provoke you in any way.

@@beethovensfidelio In my country Peru women permit this behavior because man can be soooo brain dead. In fact one stupidity causes them to spit on our faces

​​@@cooperminion825ut problem is attacker who is male retaliates and women owepower him as shown in movies appears so unrealistic ! why movies dont show reality much... I HAVE SEEN MANY ACTION MOVIES WOMEN FIGHTING BUNCH OF HENCHMEN DEFEATING THEM SO FUNNY TO EATCH

@@onidoremc9490 at least there's Kim Possible to fall back on

There's nothing wrong with you wanting it. It's assuming that everyone wants it too.

Because boys aren’t socialized to treat marriage as the “end all, be all”. Why is it that unmarried men are called bachelors, but unmarried women are called spinsters? 🤔

I guess I don’t get it? The idea of a nice, happy marriage has always inspired me and filled me with hope and joy. Out of the almost 8 billion people on this planet there has to be at least someone as naive as me who has the courage to go against the mainstream and be happy 😊

@Madama Belladonna please don’t think I’m trying to be rude to you, thank you for responding! I just think that the “domesticated” lifestyle is something to share so we can have a fulfilling and meaningful life. It’s physically easier than a lot of jobs to take care of a home, especially if that’s the persons inclination and interest. I think it feels demeaning and hurtful when it’s not appreciated and the person putting the love, thought and attention into the household is overlooked, ignored and feels taken advantage of. I personally have been a single father and I would never want a partner to feel ignored, overlooked and taken advantage of. But I don’t know everything and I’m always willing to learn.

That's unlikely to happen on this channel.

@@andrewjones575 my guy you just summed up this entire channel

@@andrewjones575 Well it’s called MS. Mojo, so it deals with women’s stuff. Go make your own channel!

What else is she?

@@andrewjones575 She's the core of the story, she has a developed background, plus almost all the flashbacks of the story, she has a complex personality, changes her mind, pushes Scott back and around, gives him a piece of her mind when she needs to, she has to struggle with her baggages, due to a whole life not linked to him, has her own fights, her own relationships, she's not even there to make him feel good, that's more what he's trying to do himself many times. Seriously, she isn't even the protagonist (a shame imho) and she's more developed and complex than he is. That's the complete opposite of a mpdg.

Cartoons maybe, but anime good luck with that. The fan service in anime will never stop coming

In the anime case, school girls who fall in love with an introvert guy they just met. They are just made for weeb fantasy

Yeah, but more often than not, career women are demonized because women aren’t socialized to be the breadwinner.

@@beethovensfidelio There are just as many demonized career obsessed men. The terrorizing boss is a common trope. But if I see one more tv show glorifying a woman overworking like it makes her a hero, I'm going to throw up.

Yeah the villain CEO man is a common trope. Or the overworking husband. Hallmark is known for the trope of the woman who has a career and just needs a man to show her the way. But what people rarely talk about is they do the same thing to men.

I believe that is #1 (The Disposable Female)

Yep or no other life in the film other than the man

@@knockofftasty9693 oh, thank you

What's good about it?

@@andrewjones575 writing may not be that great and it's so predictable amongst other things for sure but I can't help but like those kinds of movies cuz they remind me of my mom cuz we watched them together ( the proposal/you've got mail/ pretty woman/how to lose a guy in 10 days etc) movies she liked kinda hold a special place my heart even if they aren't well written etc (rant over sorry)