“All the ‘born sexy yesterday’ women. Has to be one of my least favorite tropes.”
“For those that don’t know, ‘born sexy yesterday’ is a trope where a fully mature woman is created, seems to have incredible skill/power/intelligence, but lacks knowledge of the world. Think Fifth Element or Tron Legacy. They often fall in love with a hapless dude, since they seem impressively knowledgeable about things, but really they’re just some guy. Coined by Pop Culture Detective on YouTube.”
“Splash is a great example of this. As a kid I was like ‘yay, mermaids!’ But as an adult it’s so cringe. She’s beautiful, naked a lot, wants to have sex with Tom Hanks all the time, AND she’s ignorant about the world.”
