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== [[Comic Books]] ==

 

 

* ''[[The Wheel of Time]]''. Some women are more inclined to it than others, but this always bears out as a cultural thing, where some societies encourage or discourage such behavior. A great deal is made of female hypocrisy as the characters look down on women who blatantly play up to male desire, but ultimately they ''all'' do it, deliberately embracing it after circumstance or jealousy drives them to it initially. This is seen as the natural and correct state of the world, as women who ''don't'' cater to male attention are even more underhanded and often outright villainous.

* The ''[[Narnia]]'' books have a fair amount of this. The otherwise completely down to earth Polly immediately starts to trust Diggory's [[Obviously Evil]] uncle after he calls her pretty. Lucy, generally shown as more virtuous than her older and vainer sister Susan (who was disgraced from the heroes after she grew up and took too much of an interest in lipstick and nylons), is so tempted by the idea of being more beautiful and desirable than her that only the appearance of Aslan stops her from casting a spell allowing her to do so.

{{quote| A pretty girl could express shock and distress if someone saw her bare torso, but privately she would be pleased if the reaction were favorable.}}

* Gilderoy Lockhart of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' ''[[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets|and the Chamber of Secrets]]''. His pride may have made him a villain, but it is his vanity that makes him unlikeable in the first place, and he's mocked for it throughout. He eventually proves to be a lying, ineffectual coward whose triumphs are a scam. Also, the guy dresses like [http://images.wikia.com/harrypotter/images/3/36/Gilderoy_Lockhart_002.JPG this].

 

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== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[The Smurfs]]'': [[Meaningful Name|Vanity Smurf]] would seem to fit the bill, a narcissist never seen without a mirror at hand. Naturally, he is quite [[Ambiguously Gay]].

* A ''[[Hey Arnold]]'' episode plays around with this when the girls throw a makeover party and deliberately exclude the tomboyish Helga. When Helga tries to play with the boys instead, they mock her for being ugly and unfeminine. Helga caves and dolls herself up, then joins the other girls at the party. After a while, she starts to realize how ridiculous the whole thing is, considering their age. "We're nine years old! We don't ''have'' signs of aging!" She persuades the other girls to her side... and they wind up administering the intended makeover to one of the unfortunate boys who tried to crash their party and found himself outmatched.