According to female stereotypes, there are two known facts about tomboys and girly girls. Tomboys are mean, rude, aggressive, and violent, while girly girls are kind, polite, gentle, and passive. Right? Well, often the opposite is true. In some cases, tomboys are nice, while girly girls are mean.
The Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity trope is about Nice Girl Tomboys, and Jerkass Girly Girls.
This trope is quite common in stories set in high school where the Alpha B-tch is very feminine while the main heroine is very likely to be tomboyish to some degree. It also can be found in Action Girl-centric media with female villains, where the heroine is a noble, tomboyish warrior, and the villain is a feminine baroness.
Tender Tomboyishness, Foul Femininity has been suggested to play 4 roles. Click below to see other actors suggested for each role, and vote for who you think would play the role best.
