Yeah, this definition requires either an idea of “tropes” where they’re not “descriptions of patterns” or indescribable originality
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Replying to @chrysopoetics @BootlegGirl
And indescribable originality is both impossible in that it is created via description and in that the first pair of eyes will describe it
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Like, I was introduced to the concept via the actual TVTropes wiki as an impresionable teenager, so that’s my baseline of “wow it’s huge”
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But “X exists”, “X doesn’t exist”, “X looks like it exists but doesn’t”, and “X doesn’t exist but looks like it does” can all be established
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Replying to @chrysopoetics @BootlegGirl
“Two people with contrasting personalities are friends” is a trope. “Two people with contrasting personalities are enemies” is a trope.
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“Magic makes sense” is a trope. “Magic doesn’t make sense” is a trope.
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“Dark Is Evil” and “Dark Is Not Evil” are named tropes on TVT and I don’t think I can make my point more conclusively than they do for me.
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Replying to @chrysopoetics @BootlegGirl
FTR a lot of people criticize TV Tropes for this reason, it broadens the definition of the word "trope" to meaninglessness
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"Chairs exist and people use them for sitting" could be a "trope" by their standards
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Although even then you can see some nasty biases in what they consider a "trope" bc it's a noticeable deviation from ordinary reality
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"Action Girl" is a named trope for female characters who are physically competent, no equivalent needed for action men
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Counterpoint: Exceptions are worth naming within the context of all comparable texts; this is not solely a cataloguer’s fault.
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