The Smurfette Principle/Quotes

"If Transformers really do have no gender, then why isn't there a better ratio of male-to-female voice actors?"

—Breech Loader

Ronald Fisher: Beer and pussy. That's all I need.
Sean Smith: We gotta find ourselves a Smurfette.
Ronald Fisher: Smurfette?

Sean Smith: Yeah, not some tight-ass Middlesex chick, right? Like this cute little blonde that will get down and dirty with the guys. Like Smurfette does.

—Donnie Darko

Is her position within an ensemble cast “the girl”? As in, you have “geeky guy”, “strong guy”, “goofy guy” and “the girl”? WARNING WARNING WARNING.

Sonic: Mina?! Don't sneak up on me like that again! ...what are you doin' here?

Mina: Silly, to provide a female character.

—Final Fantasy Sonic strip #22

"Then you’ve got Smurf books. Not actual Smurfs. I mean stories where there are five major characters, and one is brave and one is smart and one is grumpy and one keeps rats for pets and one is a girl. Smurfs, right? Because there was Handy Smurf and Chef Smurf and Dopey Smurf and Painter Smurf and ninety-four other male Smurfs and Smurfette. Smurfette’s unique personality trait was femaleness. That was the thing she did better than anyone else. Be a girl."

—Max Berry, "Dogs and Smurfs"

"Red is the perfect one, Black is the brooding bad-boy, Green is the clown and Yellow - well, she's the girl."

—Tenaya 7, Power Rangers RPM

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