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Usually the contrasting counterpart to the [[Lipstick Lesbian]], the [[Butch Lesbian]] (also known as the "bull dyke" in [[N
Traditionally, Butch Lesbians are paired up with high femmes (or [[Lipstick Lesbian|Lipstick Lesbians]], though the Lipstick contingent mostly stick together). The overuse of this trope sometimes comes under fire for allegedly enforcing the male/female dynamic in homosexual relationships, though it does exist in real life.
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Not always a mere stereotype, several Butch Lesbians in culture are self-depictions or nuanced portrayals by fellow members of the lesbian community.
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Scandal in ''[[Secret Six]]''.
** Not sure she fits the trope... About the only tell she has is short hair and a bloodthirsty streak. Out of costume she bounces between sensible businesswoman, Daddy's Girl (with Bane) and To Hell With Daddy (with Vandal Savage).
* Katchoo from ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'', and even more so, her [[Aloof Big Brother|Aloof Big Sister]] Tambi. They have both slept with [[Dogged Nice Guy|David]], but that's probably a case of [[If
* From the ''[[The Sandman|Sandman]]'' story arc "A Game of You", Hazel. She's a woman with a butch appearance, though her personality is very gentle.
* The Black Cat once faced off against a villainess team called "Leather and Lace". Leather dressed in a dominatrix outfit and appeared to be on steroids, fitting this trope to a "T", while Lace wore pink lingerie and flew around in a cloud of golden sparkles. They haven't had a second appearance.
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* Various characters in the Sarah Waters canon would be considered butch, though (due to the time period) they're not wearing the dungarees regalia. Not only are they mostly sympathetic, it's acknowledged they can even be attractive. Nan in ''[[Tipping the Velvet]]'' looks masculine to the extent she can pass as a rent boy. They're generally teamed up with feminine girls; a butch in ''The Night Watch'' even reflects 'You couldn't go with a girl from the same side'.
* Many characters in ''Stone Butch Blues,'' including the protagonist Jess, although Jess can also be seen as transgendered and spends some time passing as a man.
* [[Anti
* Mari Magot from the WH4K [[Ciaphas Cain]] series.
* Tooticki in the ''Moomin'' books is certainly butch, but since she never shows any romantic or sexual inclinations whatsoever, the "lesbian" part comes from being based on the author's lesbian partner.
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** What better way to induce overall serenity than pulverizing malcontents? In any case, significant Butch Lesbian characters are not hard to find in Exalted given how liberal it tends to be with social matters. There's also the Tya -- sea-faring women who adopt hypermasculine lifestyle and looks to bypass a sexist restriction set by ocean spirits (the Storm Mothers won't allow women more beautiful than themselves on boats, and the Storm Mothers are ''fuck ugly''). Basically, a fleet of hardy sailors and angry pirates who happen to be women. While not necessarily lesbians, their distinguishing features sit well with butch lesbian aesthetics.
* The [[Warhammer 40000|Sisters of Battle]], being the [[Amazon Brigade|all-female]] combatants that put the militant in [[Church Militant]], often get characterized this way by fans. Granted, there's nothing officially stating this to ever be the case, and in fact different Orders have different rules (from either outright chastity to ''encouraging'' a little bit of fun now and then,) most of the ones that ARE mentioned are either too devout to care, or simply straight.
** That said, the Sisters Repentia, that is those who have deemed themselves to have "failed" in some way, charge into battle [[Full Frontal Assault|virtually naked,]] with maybe a few scraps of cloth, prayer votives ''nailed'' into them, and a blindfolding hood (along with a [[BFS|six foot long]] [[Chainsaw Good|chainsword]]) and are lead/chastised into battle by what can only be described as a Dominatrix in [[Power Armor]] that is [[Dual
* This is the stereotype of the entire [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse (Tabletop Game)|Black Furies]] clan of werewolves.
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* ''[[Clone High]]'' - the P.E. teacher was the clone of Eleanor Roosevelt. No explanation is given why the evil scientists cloned her 30 years before the other clones, but she's big and butch and her voice is provided by a man, who adds on an extra layer of creepy as she enjoys watching Joan of Arc's walk.
{{quote| ''' Eleanor Roosevelt:''' If you like talking so much, you can talk your cute little butt down to the principal's office. Slowly. Oh yeah...}}
* Rainbow Dash of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' is often perceived this way, mostly due to how tomboyish she is (although the rainbow mane does not help).
** Applejack too, and this time both the original and her G4 [[Expy]]. Rainbow Dash from G3 comes off as a [[Lipstick Lesbian]] to people; she's rainbow colored, rather close to girls, and extremely feminine.
** Lauren Faust is on record as saying that assuming Rainbow Dash is a lesbian based on her tomboyishness is offensive both to [[The Ladette|straight tomboys]] and lesbian tomboys.
** Fulfilling the stereotype further than any pony on the show is [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)/Recap/S1 E5 Griffon the Brush Off|Gilda the Griffon]], who is not only even ''more'' of a [[Tomboy]] than R.D., but truly clinches the stereotype by acting ''way'' too possessive of her.
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