Talk:Women in refrigerators

Latest comment: 10 months ago by BilledMammal in topic Requested move 8 January 2024

is deadtown even still relevant now? the source it cites is from 2018.

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even just a simple google search shows only results from ~2018-2019. JanSowan (talk) 15:12, 1 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

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Requested move 8 January 2024

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The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Rough consensus against; editors on both sides claim that their preference is the common name, but only those in opposition have provided evidence.

Editors who are interested in merging should feel free to either open a merge request or attempt to do so boldly at any time. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 02:56, 24 January 2024 (UTC)Reply


Women in refrigeratorsFridging – The more common name. And it isn't always women who get fridged. See this. Kailash29792 (talk) 04:23, 8 January 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. – Hilst [talk] 17:31, 15 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Merge to Damsel in distress#21st century. It is a subtopic of that, and not more significant than other examples there.
In this rare case of gender diversity on the old trope, that is worth a mention at the target. SmokeyJoe (talk) 07:56, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
If not merged and redirected, OPPOSE this shortening as astonishing. As a term for a very modern description of a plot device, it is jargon. You can tell it is jargon because good sources have to define it in detail. SmokeyJoe (talk) 01:04, 18 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Note: WikiProject Literature has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:46, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
Note: WikiProject Women has been notified of this discussion. Vanderwaalforces (talk) 11:47, 8 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Oppose until there's reliable evidence that "fridging" (regarding the trope) is more common. In Google Scholar, "women in refrigerators" gets 482 results, compared to the 339 for "fridging" (not even accounting for the "fridging" results that are not related to the trope). -- Primium (talk) 18:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
  • Comment - One example doesn't really make the term gender neutral. While the person in the interview excerpt you've provided is discussing a male character, it's being used explicitly in connection to the historical trend of victimized female characters, and therefor still retains its roots in being a gender-specific trope. I don't believe "fridging" is wholly gender-neutral just because it doesn't include the word "women". -- Primium (talk) 18:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)Reply
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