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** Averted with a vengence in the ''Protector of the Small'' quartet: Kel wears dresses to dinner in order to remind the other pages that she is a girl and isn't ashamed of it.
** In one of the short stories, when Fedal complains about women of Tekalimy's Islam [[Expy]] religion being forced to wear veils, she gives a speech about how she ''likes'' wearing them, since it means she isn't judged on her looks. Another short story follows this girl as she speaks for the female side of her god as a prophet, but continues to wear the veil.
** Also averted in Tamora's other "Circle" universe. Of the four main characters there are three girls- the [[Tomboy]] Daja, the [[Badass Bookworm]] Tris and [[The Chick]] Sandry. This last one can control thread, which can elicit a [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]] response, especially compared to the other two's abilities to control metal and weather respectively...but not only has Sandry's compassion and peace-making skills saved their hides repeatedly, we discover that [[Heart Is an Awesome Power|thread is an awesome power!]]
* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' is a mixed bag, but the two Stark girls draw an unflattering contrast between masculine and feminine behavior. Arya is a tomboy whose interest in swordplay helps her overcome many trials, while Sansa, who is better at traditional feminine pursuits, spends half the first book crying helplessly and the other half misreading people completely. Once she's gotten past her initial idealism, though, Sansa becomes much more competent, and her femininity and awareness of social customs is helping her as she {{spoiler|keeps house for and trains under the series' resident [[Magnificent Bastard]]}}. The girls' mother Catelyn is also a much better blend of confidence and femininity.
** Additional aversions include [[God Save Us From the Queen|Cersei]] and Dany (particularly Dany, who wears pants and dresses as she pleases, stereotypes be damned), while there are other completely straight examples such as [[Fiery Redhead|Ygritte]] and ''especially'' [[Hot Amazon|Asha Greyjoy]]. There's even a possible subversion, depending on your perspective, with Brienne. While she fully fills the quota of "never wears dresses", she doesn't try to invoke this trope.
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