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Note that many of the women on the list were also victims of sexual violence. WiR is an example of [[rape culture]] as seen through comics. |
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Revision as of 19:28, 16 February 2015
Women in refrigerators is a term used in Comic Book Fandom and, to a lesser extent, Science Fiction Fandom to describe a common trope where a woman is brutally murdered in order to progress the male protagonist's story line. The term is more broadly used to describe systemic violence against women in comics.
- Women in Refrigerators on Wikipedia
- Women in Refrigerators website
- Original list of women in refrigerators
- Additions to the list at comicvine.com
- WiR category at the DC comics wiki
- 10 worst women in refrigerators
- WiR at tvtropes.org
Note that many of the women on the list were also victims of sexual violence. WiR is an example of rape culture as seen through comics.