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Smurfette principle


The Smurfette principle is the practice in fiction, such as film and television series, to include only one woman in an otherwise entirely male ensemble. It establishes a male-dominated narrative, where the woman is the exception and exists only in reference to the men. As a consequence, works employing this trope often fail the Bechdel test, an indicator of gender bias in fiction.

The term was coined by Katha Pollitt in 1991 in The New York Times:

Named after Smurfette, the only female among the Smurfs (a group of comic book creatures), the principle has been observed in the following works among others:

The user-edited TV Tropes website collects further uses of the trope.


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