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Of course, this trope is difficult to avoid in literature and other storytelling styles without high-resolution graphics or visuals. Some works may describe a character's appearance in glowing terms and let readers realize for themselves that the character is quite attractive, while others are content to just tell us that they're beautiful and move on. |
Of course, this trope is difficult to avoid in literature and other storytelling styles without high-resolution graphics or visuals. Some works may describe a character's appearance in glowing terms and let readers realize for themselves that the character is quite attractive, while others are content to just tell us that they're beautiful and move on. |
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This trope is related to [[The Glasses Gotta Go]] and [[She's All Grown Up]], where we're informed that a particular character is more attractive than they ''were''. The inverse of Informed Attractiveness is [[Hollywood Homely]], where we're told that a character is unattractive no matter what the viewer might think about the issue. |
This trope is related to [[The Glasses Gotta Go]] and [[She's All Grown Up]], where we're informed that a particular character is more attractive than they ''were''. The inverse of Informed Attractiveness is [[Hollywood Homely]], where we're told that a character is unattractive no matter what the viewer might think about the issue. [[Generic Cuteness]] is often the reason behind this trope. |
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'''Remember that this is not about how attractive or unattractive you subjectively believe the character to be.''' |
'''Remember that this is not about how attractive or unattractive you subjectively believe the character to be.''' |