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== [[Advertising]] ==
* It is quite possible to spot this when the guy has a pink product, while the girl has the same one in blue.
▲== Anime, Manga, and Manhwa ==
* Akira and Mizuki from ''[[Ai Ore Love Me]]'' subvert this. Akira is feminine-looking and the "princess" of his all-boys school, while Mizuki is androgynous and the "prince" at her all-girls school. However, Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
* Kiri and Tohya from ''[[Never Give Up]]''.
* Tamaki Suoh and Haruhi Fujioka from ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''
* Asuka and Ryo from ''[[Otomen]]'', who embody the feminine/masculine hobbies side of this trope.
* Jung Suk Ha and Park Bong Bin from ''Utopia Of Homosexuality'' are respectively a [[Butch Lesbian]] and a [[Camp Gay]] {{spoiler|who eventually end up together. Yes, a very misleading title.}}▼
* Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki, the adolescent protagonists in ''[[Wandering Son]]'', each prefer things associated with the opposite gender.
** If you think of them as their desired sexes, then this is inverted as [[Pink Girl, Blue Boy]] ... then slightly inverted again when you notice Takatsuki has pink hoodies. The anime really likes to throw around pink and blue, especially for the Nitori siblings.
* In the manga ''[[Otome no Iroha]]'', the main siblings' grandmother comes back from the dead and forcibly [[Gender Bender|Gender Bends]] them because of this. Her feeling was that the odds of a Pink Boy and a Blue Girl successfully marrying, [[I Want Grandkids|let alone providing great-grandchildren]], were so minute she had to take matters into her own hands.
* ''[[Your and My Secret]]'' features a soft-spoken boy, Akira Urehara and loud-mouthed girl Nanako Momoi being [[Freaky Friday Flip|Body Switched]] into one another's bodies. Just about everyone notices how much more masculine Akira and how feminine Nanako has become, and approve.
* Chips (masculine-looking female) and Nachos (feminine male) from ''[[Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto]]''. They fit this more in their appearances (especially Nachos), although Nachos is definitely the more sensitive and kinder of the two.
* Mako-chan and Touma from ''[[Minami-ke]]''. Makoto isn't girly per se, but most of his scenes alongside the tomboy Touma feature him masquerading as a girl. In one episode, he also describes masculine and feminine traits inherited from his mother and father, respectively.
* Akira and Mai's little brother Takumi from ''[[My-HiME]]''.
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* Sora and Yukari from ''[[Family Compo]]'' are a married [[transgender]] couple. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090217065003/http://www.onemanga.com/Family_Compo/4/10/ Here] is what they look like the one time they dress accordingly to their birth gender.
* [[Official Couple|Chrono and Rosette]] in ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' have elements of this. Chrono is implied in both versions to be better with housework (in the manga he's shown ''in an apron'' at one point, and in the anime the Elder says he does the cooking and cleaning for him), and is much more meek and gentle (although has an extreme [[Berserk Button]], often putting him into an [[Unstoppable Rage]]), while Rosette is loud, brash, swears constantly and was a [[Lethal Chef]] as a child. They both have their moments where they act more stereotypically like their genders (Chrono is very protective of Rosette, and Rosette is very fond of pretty dresses), but they still don't fit neatly into gender roles.
* The ''[[Pokémon]]'' adaptations enjoy making at least one pairing like this. The
* ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' has Karin the [[tomboy]]ish [[Cute Bruiser]] and Kazune the [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|girly-faced]] [[Tsundere]].
* Deunan and Briareos from ''[[Appleseed]]'' could possibly count, except that Briareos is a hulking cyborg four times the size of Deunan. But their relationship follows the trope pretty straight.
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* Childhood Friends Tsuyomaru and Hazumi from ''Woman in the Man'', a short story by [[Masakazu Katsura]]. Mixed with [[Freaky Friday Flip]] as they switch bodies.
* Koume and Yaegashi from ''[[Blue Seed]]''.
* Ito and Makoto from ''[[W Juliet]]''. So much that it's even implied that
* Kazuto "Towa" Sakuma and Miya from ''[[Sensual Phrase]]''. He's a very girly-looking musician who dresses as a female even off-stage, she is the [[Bifauxnen]] who both dates him and pretty much created his androgynous looks.
* The calm and serene So Touma and hyperactive tomboy Kana Mizuhara from ''[[Q.E.D.]]''.
* Ukyo Kuonji of ''[[Ranma ½]]'' is a [[Bifauxnen]] who manages to attract two different [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] suitors.
* Ryunosuke from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' was unwillingly raised to be the ultimate manly man by her father, and later discovers she's in an arranged marriage with Nagisa, the ghost of a guy raised to be ultra womanly. Though after coming back to life, he turns out to also be insanely strong, despite mostly hiding it behind over the top girly behavior.
* From ''[[World Destruction]]'', we have mild mannered [[Non-Action Guy|Ky]][[The Messiah|rie]] and arrogant [[Lady of War|Mo]][[Jerkass|rte]]. Because the two are so different, Kyrie
* Asuka and Shinji from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Shinji is obviously a [[House Husband]] in training, cooking and doing most of the chores around the house he occupies with Asuka and Misato, and has a shy and kind personality most of the time ([[Beware the Nice Ones|unless he's seriously provoked]] [[Despair Event Horizon|or completely snaps]]). By contrast, Asuka is a [[Fiery Redhead]] [[Action Girl]] who revels in combat and remains the better pilot for most of the series.
* A non-romantic example ({{spoiler|not counting Aoi's one-sided crush on her}}) is Misaki and Aoi from ''[[Kaichou wa Maid-sama]]''.
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* ''[[Chotto Edo Made]]'' pairs a [[Bifauxnen]] swordswoman with a feminine [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]].
* ''[[Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu]]'' with the identical twins Yuuko (masculine girl) and Hideyoshi (feminine boy) Kinoshita. While Yuuko is typically feminine in traits (such as being good at cooking), her personality fit this trope because of her aggressive, prideful, arrogant, quick-to-anger, and competitive behavior. Hideyoshi on the other hand is calm, helpful, and supportive. Ironically, he is also much more popular than Yuuko, much to her dismay, because of [[Attractive Bent Gender|his]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|looks]].
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has the title's [[Battle Butler|Hayate Ayasaki]] being quite feminine and being domestic enough to make women around him feel as if their femininity is challenged and has so far attracted at least one guy who was completely straight before (and fell in love when he thought Hayate was a woman only to later decide it didn't matter).
* Sumire and Momo from ''[[Kimi wa Petto]]''. Sumire is an efficient, successful journalist who watches pro wrestling and [[Sentai]] anime in her spare time and is a martial arts master on the side, while Momo is a modern dancer who is fairly emotional and doesn't mind taking on the role of Sumire's pet.
* Ayako and Mamoru from ''[[Mamoru Kun Ni Megami Ni Shukufuku O]]''. Ayako's the violent, tsundere [[Person of Mass Destruction]] who gives off [[Huge Schoolgirl]] vibes in her attempts to act more feminine (Not at all helped by the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] constantly teasing the two about their relationship), and Mamoru's a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] who takes all the craziness around him with a gentle smile.
* ''[[Haikara-san
* Lelouch with Kallen and C.C. of ''[[Code Geass]]'' [[Ship Tease|a non-romantic example (Maybe).]] Lelouch is [[Badass]] but [[The Chessmaster|his forte]] [[Squishy Wizard|is strategy]] and Kallen (the [[Ace Pilot]] [[Action Girl]]) and C.C. ( {{spoiler|the immortal witch}}) protect him.
* ''[[Elfen Lied]]'' has Lucy the [[Axe Crazy]] [[Mutants|mutant]] who will [[A Worldwide Punomenon|single-handedly]] [[Person of Mass Destruction|fight and kill armies in order to protect]] Kouta the [[Non-Action Guy]]. Like, ''[[Black Lagoon]]'''s example (Revy and Rock), Kouta isn't exactly girly.
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** In the prequel novel ''[[Another Note]]'', [[Action Girl|Naomi Misora]] acts as [[Voice with an Internet Connection|L's]] "shield" and teaches him [[Capoeira|how to fight.]]
* [[Half-Identical Twins]] Kou (feminine boy) and Tsukiko (masculine girl) in ''[[Samurai High School]]''.
* Haruka and Kotake from ''[[Himitsu Kirai]]''. She's a boyish [[Bifauxnen]] who practices judo and he's a feminine guy who likes cooking and sewing.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Possibly Redlance and Nightfall from ''[[Elf Quest]]'', although the elves don't quite go for the same kind of gender stereotyping that humans do. More to the point, the siblings Suntop and Ember. When trying to get a studio to do an animated version of the comic, [[Executive Meddling]] said that you can't have a calm guy and a tomboyish girl, and this is one of the reasons the author quickly abandoned that studio.
* Mister Miracle (escape artist and acrobat from New Genesis) and Big Barda (renegade Apokaliptian gladiator) are in many ways a [[Happily Married]] version of this.
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** The Cabot twins from ''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats]]'': the boy is a rich fashion plate (or a coward in the [[Animated Adaptation]]), while the girl is mean and aggressive.
== [[Film]] ==▼
▲== Film ==
* The Chinese movie ''Boxing Gloves, Rag Dolls''.
* The teenage couple in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''.
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' has Astrid and Hiccup. Hiccup ends up upstaging her in the dragon training exams, however.
* Ellie and Carl from ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'' in their younger years.
* In [[Impromptu]], [[Tomboyish Name|George Sand]] is, by 19th century standards, a [[Ladette]], and she [[Seme|takes the lead in her relationship with Chopin.]] Frederic Chopin is a [[Ill Boy|frail]], sensitive, [[Bishonen]] musician.
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* ''[[A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon]]'' has Lu-La and Bitzer. While Bitzer isn't exactly girly, he tries to keep order in the farm. Lu-La in contrast is definitely more chaotic and is more prone to acting like a dog than he is,...even though Lu-La is actually part of an alien race, instead of being a dog herself. Ironically, Bitzer himself is mistaken for an alien in this movie, which is understandable due to how smart he is.
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' and Wybie. While [[The Woobie|Wybie's]] not girly per se, [[Kid Hero|Coraline]] is definitely the more aggressive of the two.
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* ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' has best friends Keith and [[Tomboyish Name|Watts]], the former a shy and sensitive [[Starving Artist]], the latter a [[Ladette]] drummer going through a [[Green-Eyed Epiphany]].
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* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' has Tigress and Po, who aren't an [[Official Couple]] but have plenty of [[Ship Tease]]. Tigress is a tough-as-nails warrior who lacks [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]], while Po (who is also a skilled fighter, mind you) has a more cheerful and spirited personality and is an excellent cook.
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* ''[[Enchanted]]'' has Giselle and Robert. The former is extroverted while the latter is introverted. It’s not such a big surprise when Giselle goes after Narissa to rescue him.
== [[Literature]] ==
* [[Older Than Steam]], even: in 1620 England, in response to a pamphlet entitled ''Hic Mulier, or The Man-Woman'', which discussed the evils of women who dress and act like men, another pamphlet was published, ''Haec Vir, or The Womanish Man'', stating that women would stop acting like men when men stopped acting like women.
* ''Pinky and Rex'' about a boy whose nickname was Pinky (his favorite color was pink) and Rex, a girl who liked dinosaurs and soccer.
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* In ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', the title character has more moral strength and self-worth than Mr. Rochester. His feminine side comes out in the course of the relationship.
* At first sight, King Verence II and Queen Magrat in ''[[Discworld]]'' are more Feminine Boy, Feminine Girl. But when push comes to shove Magrat has [[Hidden Depths]] and can [[Beware the Nice Ones|transform]] into an [[Action Girl]]. Verence ... not so much.
** In [[
* In the ''Warhammer 40k Ravenor'' novels, Patience Kys and Carl Thonius are described this way. Hyper intelligent, scholarly dandy Thonius is frequently referred to as a pussy, frequently by Patience herself, a vicious battle telekine. This might be entirely fair, as the novel mentions that anything short of an Astartes in full battle plate is a pussy compared to Patience Kys.
* ''[[Animorphs]]'':
** Suffering, poetic Tobias is paired off with [[Blood Knight]] Rachel
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* Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', aesthetically, at least. Jaime is said to be so handsome it [[Bishounen|spills over into "pretty" territory]], while Brienne is known for her ''un''attractiveness and her un-lady-like habits of wearing armor, wielding a sword, and beating the crap out people who piss her off. They form something of an uneasy [[Battle Couple]] in ''A Storm of Swords''.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==▼
▲== Live-Action TV ==
* ''[[The X-Files]]'' was designed partly around this trope. Mulder is emotional and intuitive, cries a couple times a season, and tends to lose fistfights or drop his gun at important moments; Scully is logical, scientific, emotionally reserved, and has [[Improbable Aiming Skills]].
* Eric and Donna from ''[[That '70s Show]]''.
** Friendship example: Fez and Donna. He and his girlfriend Big Rhonda subvert it, since she's bigger and stronger than he is but is also an awkward [[Huge Schoolgirl]].
* Wash and Zoe from ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''. He's not ''girly'', but less masculine by comparison.
* Lee "Apollo" Adama and Kara "Starbuck" Thrace from the rebooted ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' are an interesting example of how to flip a gender dynamic: it's not so much about the way they look and dress as how they behave with each other. Apollo tends to be the softer, more introspective of the two, while Starbuck is louder, brasher, and more of an alpha than he is. Despite this, no one in-universe sees them as less masculine or less feminine for it.
* J.D. and Elliot from ''[[Scrubs]]''. Elliot seems to have this in most of her relationships. Kelso once commented on she and Keith's relationship:
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* On "Will & Grace" gay Jack and straight boozehound Karen go to a meeting of an organization that promises to "cure" gayness. There they meet a married couple with a stereotypical effeminate man and very masculine woman who praise the organization. After they walk away tipsy Karen asks "Was that two men or two women?"
== [[Manhwa]] ==
▲* Jung Suk Ha and Park Bong Bin from ''Utopia Of Homosexuality'' are respectively a [[Butch Lesbian]] and a [[Camp Gay]]
== [[Music]] ==
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylcm0CC1Cmg "Those Masculine Women and Feminine Men"], written in 1905.
* In Wheatus song BMX Bandits invokes this trope with Nichole Kidman.
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends==
* In [[Classical Mythology]], the twins Apollo and Artemis ''might'' be considered such, but only by modern standards. Apollo is sometimes thought of as a [[Bishounen]]. He is the god of, among other things, music and art. He also spends a lot of time with the Muses. To classical Greeks, however, he was all man. Artemis, meanwhile, is a wild [[Action Girl]] who spends most of her time hunting in the wilderness with her [[Amazon Brigade]].
** Also Athene and Ares. Both Gods of war and victory, but the male Ares is something of a [[Glass Cannon]] and a serious [[Miles Gloriosus]] while Athene kicks his ass every time they fight, ''and'' is a [[Genius Bruiser]] to boot.
* In Ovid's Metamorposes, Hermaphroditus and Salmacis. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111212015020/http://www.terminartors.com/artworkprofile/Scarsellino-Salmacis_and_Hermaphroditus]
== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==▼
▲== Professional Wrestling ==
* [[Beth Phoenix]] and Santino Marella. Santino also got a bit of this when he started dating Tamina as well but that didn't really last long.
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== [[Radio]] ==▼
▲== Radio ==
* In ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'': Lake Wobegon, where "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average."
== [[Theatre]] ==▼
▲== Theatre ==
* Commander Up and Lieutenant Taz in [[Team Starkid]]'s musical ''[[Starship]]''.
* A case can be made for Elphaba and Fiyero in the stage version of ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]''. He's a [[Fun Personified]], [[The Ditz|foppish]] [[Non-Action Guy|slacker]] who previously existed primarily to be Glinda's arm candy, and she's a [[Reality Warper|practicing witch]], [[Rebellious Spirit|rebel]], and [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|active civil rights activist.]]
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** By the standards of the time, [[Romeo and Juliet]], based on the notion that Romeo was emotional (a traditionally feminine trait) while Juliet was practical (a traditionally masculine trait).
** This applies to some degree to many of the lead couples in Shakespeare's comedies; the woman is typically wittier and more practical.
** This idea is played with in ''[[Macbeth]]'', with Lady Macbeth being the more aggressive and ambitious of the two. In fact as soon as she finds out about the witches' prophecy she immediately begins formulating how to kill Duncan. While Macbeth is torn with internal guilt about his feelings, she's the one that goads him into doing it by questioning his manhood and saying he has no courage. Of course, after the murder their typical gender roles are reinforced, with Macbeth turning into a kill-crazy tyrant and Lady Macbeth so wracked with guilt that she goes insane.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Khalid the sensitive guy with Jaheira as the more masculine one in ''[[Baldur's Gate]]''.
* Tends to show up with Alistair and a female player character in ''[[Dragon Age]]''.
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* Meryl and {{spoiler|Johnny}} in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]''. {{spoiler|When he proposed to her, she declines. Because she wanted to do that and proposes to him half a minute later.}}
** Meryl and her partner Dave in ''[[Policenauts]]'' also qualify.
* ''[[Persona 4]]'' has Kanji Tatsumi (master tailor) and {{spoiler|Naoto Shirogane}} ([[Bokukko]] and
* Homer and Edy from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' qualify, with the former being a meek, [[Bishounen|pretty]] little masochist and the latter a [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Idiot Hero]] [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|who]] [[Cute but Cacophonic|can't sing]]. Likewise Karl and Lynn. Although they have similar temperaments, Karl is an engineer supporting the troops while Lynn is in the front lines as a shock trooper.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Luigi, the [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|sensitive guy to Mario's manly man]] and Daisy, the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|tomboy to Peach's girly girl]], whenever they're paired.
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** Subverted when you learn that Desireé first fell for Ron when he protected her from a mugger. A [[Double Subversion]] occurs when you find out that he rescued her [[Wimp Fight|through high-pitched shrieking and wildly flailing about]], and that it was Desireé that leapt into action first.
* [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]] includes Rafiel, prince of the heron laguz, a race too emotionally and physically fragile to attack enemies. The woman who saved his life, to whom he is now wholly devoted? Nailah, the wolf Laguz Royal (read: absurdly badass [[Crutch Character]]). ''One'' of them wears an elaborate robe, sings like an angel, and has ankle-length golden tresses. Guess which?
** ''[[Seisen no Keifu]]'' has Brigid, an assertive [[The Archer|sniper]] raised by pirates and sensitive, submissive [[Horse Archer|horseback archer]] Midayle as a predestined pair; to a smaller degree she has these dynamics with her other predestined lover, [[The Archer]] Jamuka, who is similar to Midayle but more reserved. Another one would be Tiltyu, the [[Tsundere]] [[Black Magician Girl]], and her shy childhood friend and local [[Badass Adorable]] Azel.
** In ''Rekka no Ken'', we have [[Ladette]] Vaida and gentle, honorable Heath. Kent and Farina are a borderline case; Kent isn't exactly feminine but he's somewhat shy compared to the outgoing, tomboyish Farina.
** The [[Nice Guy|kind and gentle]] [[Holy Hand Grenade|Monk]] Artur and the [[Sugar and Ice]] [[Black Magician Girl]] Lute in ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''. Their ending says that Artur managed the household while Lute was the main breadwinner.
* [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but a Female [[Player Character|Shepard]] and either Thane or Kaidan can come across like this, especially if Shepard is a hardass renegade. Shepard has to be the strongest human in existence, can drink anyone under the table, headbutts krogan like it's nothing, and generally is a stoic character. Thane and Kaidan meanwhile are sensitive and fairly soft-spoken, very moral, and the former waxes philosophical every so often. As a bonus, at the beginning of [[Mass Effect 2]], Shepard will be clad in the black N7 armour, whilst Kaidan is in the pink and white Phoenix armour.
* ''[[Lost Odyssey]]''. Possibly [[Action Girl|Seth]] and the husband who encouraged her to settle down and
* Saki and Kojirou from ''[[Danball Senki]]'' are alike in many different ways, but you can tell who's the man in the relationship by how they dress. Saki wears a bandana and a tube top that exposes her midriff, and Kojirou wears an apron. It's not hard to see why they love each other so much, though.
* The short story included in ''[[Mount & Blade]] II: Bannerlord: Digital Companion'' follows protagonist and narrator Asaios the scribe, whose writings are not shy about how (regardless of his extensive travels) he is a [[Non-Action Guy]] whose primary value is his literacy. At one point in his journey he is accompanied by Atun of the Khergit, a nomadic horsewoman that has killed two soldiers. While prideful of her tribal traditions, Atun notes she's unlikely to find a good man that has fulfilled the traditional requirement of marriage (killing an enemy) to be her husband let alone one that exceeds her two kills (and thus won't resent a wife of superior score). {{spoiler|At the end Asaios, a bit too full of himself after having come into enough money to buy a reasonable plot of land, proposes to Atun when the two run into each other again by chance. She enjoys the offer and says she'll consider it, with the story ending before the audience learns what happens.}}
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* Zombie children Bridget ([[Cute Bruiser]]) and Alphonse (master of [[Cower Power]]) from ''[[Far Out There]]'' are a non-romantic example.
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* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' toys with this when it comes to Jigsaw and Slick—Jigsaw's a bit of a tomboy (her main team color is light blue), while Slick's not above dressing in harem wear (and his team's main color is purple). Of course, they're not quite an [[Official Couple]]...
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== [[Web Original]] ==▼
▲== Web Original ==
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] and [[The Nostalgia Critic]]. She's a ladette sociopath who fights dirty and gets turned on by weakness. He's a girly, weepy psychopath who likes to be dominated.
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** The [[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]] review gives us him and [[Diamanda Hagan]]. She's a [[Butch Lesbian]], he goes for manicures and eyebrow waxing.
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* [[Metroid|Samus]] x [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] shipping. The former is an [[Action Girl]] of the [[Bounty Hunter]] variety, who usually wears full body armor. The latter is a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] with [[Our Angels Are Different|angel wings]]. ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' put them in the same game, and several varieties of shippers have had a field day [[Opposites Attract|putting them together]] since.
** Should we mention that they were created by the same guy, Gunpei Yokoi, and that some [[Squick|considered them to be siblings]]?<ref>In either literally or spiritually senses</ref>
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** It should be noted that this is only by comparison as while sensitive, Clawd is the captain of the Casketball (basketball) team and is largely seen as [[The Big Guy]] / [[Big Man on Campus]] alongside Deuce. Clawdeen in turn isn't as masculine as she is sharp witted and fiercely protective of her friends, as this comes up when he begins to start dating her best friend [[Vegetarian Vampire|Draculaura]]. In the past and on usual terms neither are seen this way.
* O'Brady Shaw and Brooke Alvarez of ''[[The Onion]]'', as shown in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfVScr30e2I this video].
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* Sarah and Jimmy on ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy]]'', though not a proper "couple" unless you go into [[Toy Ship]].
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' gives us Aang, an easygoing, energetic, and non-confrontational [[Martial Pacifist]]. It also gives us Toph, a [[The Ladette|bullheaded and casually violent brawler]] and former [[Professional Wrestling|Professional Earthbender]] who is about his (physical) age. If the former's feelings toward resident [[Team Mom]] Katara were not so blatant this pairing would not be dismissed as a mere case of [[Pair the Spares]].
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* On ''[[Daria]]'', Helen and Jake have a lot of this—she's a workaholic career women, while he works a lot less and seems to enjoy cooking.
** [[Straw Feminist|Mrs. Barch]] and [[Hippie Teacher|Mr. O'Neill]] also probably count, though this crosses over with [[Pitbull Dates Puppy]].
* ''[[Wonder Pets]]
* Mr. and Mrs. Test in ''[[Johnny Test]]''
* Phil and Lil's parents (Betty and Howard) in ''[[Rugrats]]''.
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* June and Henry on ''[[KaBlam!]]'', though they're [[Platonic Life Partners]] according to [[Word of God]].
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* Polish pianist, composer and [[Ill Boy]] [[Frederic Chopin]] was paired up with George Sand (the ''nom de plume'' of Amantine Dupin), a [[Tomboy]] writer overlapped with [[The Ladette]].▼
▲== Real Life ==
▲* Polish pianist, composer and [[Ill Boy]] Frederic Chopin was paired up with George Sand (the ''nom de plume'' of Amantine Dupin), a [[Tomboy]] writer overlapped with [[The Ladette]].
* This is how many saw [[Michael Jackson]] and Lisa Marie Presley.
* Another sensitive male musician with a harder-edged lady: [[Nirvana|Kurt Cobain]] and Courtney Love.
* There are several animals that exist where the females are dominant over the males, such as hyenas and spiders.
* [[Harper Lee]] and [[Truman Capote]].
* [[Zig Zagged]] with autistics. While autistic have traits stereotypically associated with their gender, it's the other way around when it comes to being frank. Girls are more likely to speak their mind & boys often are more likely not to.
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