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Anon notices a trope (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Kyatto@leminal.space 31 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've done it before too, lowest point in my life, just grabbed some scissors and cut down my long hair :(

A little upsetting to see people calling it a trope, when it is a real reaction to trauma :/

[–] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 34 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Tropes can absolutely be based in reality. A trope is simply a commonly used stylistic device or convention in media. Sometimes it's commonly used because reality just works that way. There nothing inherently cheap about it.

Cutting the hair short as a trope tells us that the character is in an extremely stressful or even traumatic situation and is trying to regain a sense of control. That's a complex situation but can be told in seconds by relating to actual reality.

It's not a trope in reality but it is one when used to convey a characters emotional state in a story.