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On the surface, it's nice to hear someone say you're special. It's flattering to the ego to hear that you're better than the competition. That might be why this line is almost only found in young adult and teen stories. Writers may not expect teens to take subtext or larger social implications into consideration. However it's meant, this line can be interpreted as a backhanded compliment or even outright Condescending Compassion. By saying that your intelligence, sense of humor, chastity, lack of interest in makeup, independence, or whatever make you "different from other guys/girls," it's implied that your gender is inferior by default (compare You Are a Credit to Your Race). A more tactful person may ease the blow to feminism by saying she's different from other girls he knows or the kind of girls he usually dates. The inverse of this works as well. This line is also commonly used with girls with superpowers or some other kind of secret for the irony factor. May also be a catchphrase of the woman who is Really 700 Years Old but looks like a teenager/supermodel or the Green-Skinned Space Babe. In these cases, the implications are less unfortunate because it is literally true and not because they are unfeminine but because they have unexpected abilities. Context is important for whether or not the Unfortunate Implications are present though. When invoked in An Immigrant's Tale, it generally isn't a problem: since the implication isn't that femininity is bad but rather that the speaker's home culture's idea of proper femininity is bad. Usually because said culture doesn't believe in educating women, or teaches girls not to talk much, or the like. The same can apply to stories involving Time Travel. Indeed, Unfortunate Implications can (though do not necessarily) result when this trope isn't used in such stories. Can also be appropriate when there's a sufficiently large age gap between the girl and the speaker, because then it's not a comment on femininity but rather on the lack of maturity of the speaker's peers: this variant is most commonly invoked by other women (though it can be used by a man). Sometimes, this term is used verbatim as a pejorative towards gender-nonconforming women by overbearing and reactionary female authority figures, female bullies, and, in more modern works, Straw Feminists. The idea is that if a woman is not stereotypically feminine, she is "like a man" and thus, free game for ostracism and bullying from her peers until she starts acting "normal" (read: feminine). This variation of the trope can sometimes go much further and the offending parties can suggest a woman is "not like other girls" because of her race, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability - meaning they only consider women of their group to be "normal". In the case of the Straw Feminist variant, they believe that if a woman has stereotypically masculine interests or behaviours, or has more male friends than female ones, it must clearly be because she's a Category Traitor who hates her own gender and wants male approval. On the other hand, using it in a derisive fashion can be valid; if a woman (particularly a Ladette or Nerdy Bully) is using her apathy or disregard for "traditional" femininity as a reason to denigrate other women and/or as a justification for their own internalized misogyny (e.g. "I'm not some dumb Stepford bitch who only cares about taking selfies and keeping up with the Kardashians"), "we get it, you're not like the other girls" is a valid response. Often said by the Ladykiller in Love, or by a Bigot with a Crush if the bigotry in question happens to be misogyny. Compare and contrast I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me. Related but distinct tropes include Real Women Don't Wear Dresses, Madonna-Whore Complex, Makeup Is Evil, Beauty Is Bad, and Slut-Shaming. A Female Misogynist may describe herself this way—though she's not the only type of character to do so, as women and girls can feel alienated from the rest of their gender for various non-sexist reasons. This trope is one of the most Common Mary Sue Traits, although a character described this way (or who describes herself this way) is not necessarily a Mary Sue. Versions of this can be said by female characters about male characters, and this version can also (though does not necessarily) carry Unfortunate Implications as well. Basically, just be very careful with this one. For ethnic variants, see The Whitest Black Guy and the aforementioned You Are a Credit to Your Race. |
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In Molly's Game, multiple guests at her poker games profess their love for Molly. It happens so often that it becomes extremely frustrating to her. She finally breaks it down for Douglas Downey that they only like her because she is the "anti-wife": She encourages their gambling addictions and drinking, and she has them served by beautiful women. It's not Molly that they fall in love with, it's the environment. | |
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In Operation Petticoat, the chief, who doesn't like the idea of women on boats, finally gets to see the good side of the Chief Nurse and says, "You're not like other women. You're an engineer." | |
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Peaceable in The Sherwood Ring proposes to Barbara (after she's tricked him into drinking sleeping drops) specifically because she's the only woman he's met who didn't act stupid in front of him. In Peaceable's defense, acting ditsy was the fashion among young women at the time. "I refuse to marry until I meet a woman as intelligent as I am—and not before." Point proven, Barbara. | |
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A.J. Lee played this up as well on NXT, selling herself as representing all the nerds and preaching that she didn't go to her prom and preferred playing video games to going out. She later played it up when she was Divas' Champion - but this time as an arrogant heel move that alienated the entire division against her. | |
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Paige had this schtick early on (fittingly Fighting with My Family is a biopic of her). At the time she was signed, she was one of the few indie wrestlers among model-turned-wrestlers in developmental. So her Raven Hair, Ivory Skin was used to sell her as the 'Anti-Diva'. | |
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Miss Congeniality tackles this in a good way. Gracie Hart is a tomboy and lad-ette through and through, who views all the pageant contestants as bimbos. But as she gets to know them she becomes good friends with several of them and gains a lot of respect for both the girls and herself in the process, as by the end of the movie she's still a badass FBI agent and considerably more well-groomed and refined, showing that you can be both and they are not mutually exclusive. | |
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Firefly: The Sting: Logar compares Inara to a Companion he once knew, saying, "Not many women 'round these parts like that, the sheepdog instead of the sheep." | |
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The Devil Wears Prada plays this more blatantly than the book. Andy is less outwardly feminine at the start of the movie and of course getting a makeover is a sign of negative character growth - as the other employees at Runway are portrayed as vapid, catty, or ditzy. That being said, nobody shows Andy any respect at the beginning of the movie because of her dated, slapdash appearance, inefficiency, and thinking she's above something as "frivolous" as working for a fashion magazine. Nigel tears her a new one when she comes crying to him about how mean Miranda is to her, pointing out that Andy has a job millions of girls would kill for but pouts for not being praised just for doing what's expected of her and doesn't treat the magazine with the respect it deserves. She realizes he's right and has a makeover and begins excelling at her job - and her friends promptly decry her as a sellout. | |
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In Small Soldiers, part of the bonding between Alan and Christie is, after finding out she likes Led Zeppelin, remarking she's not like regular girls. This gets him a smile from her. It seems there's some of this in-universe, as Christie has a massive doll collection and seems to be embarrassed about it. | |
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Sonic Boom: Amy Rose claims at one point that she can take care of herself and that she's "not like other girls". Knuckles points out that this mindset actually hurts the feminist cause, since she's trying to paint herself as an exception while enforcing the idea that "other girls" must by definition be weak and useless. | |
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3rd Rock from the Sun: The gender-flipped version made an appearance, with the secret identity twist: Also, with Harry: And with Sally: |
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In Cinderella (2021), Ella has hints of this. She's apparently the only woman in town who openly has ambitions beyond getting married, seeking to open her own dressmaking business, and wanting to attend the ball to find buyers rather than woo the prince (unlike most of the other attendees). She even gets a song titled "Million to One" that is all about her desire to stand out ("If it's a million to one, I'm gonna be that one"). | |
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In the music video for "Thriller", Michael Jackson asks a girl to go steady with him. He then tells her the gender flip of this trope "I'm not like other boys." She responds "I know! That's why I love you!" And then Michael was a werecat. | |
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In Lucky Number Thirteen, Ana brings up that Christian told her that she was so different from all the other women he'd been with and that he was "breaking all of [his] rules" to be with her, making her feel special. However, when Sharon reveals he'd used similar manipulative tactics with her (which she was less susceptible to mostly because she's more experienced and self-confident) and points out that all of Christian's subs are very similar in looks and sexual proclivities, Ana feels it was all a lie and that Christian is only pursuing her because she fits his "type". | |
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In the Marvel Cinematic Universe fic A Little Red and Blue, Sharon is inadvertently sent to the year 1944 by Wanda and is later found by the past Steve and Bucky, claiming that her name is "Kate" in order to hide the fact that she's from the future. Steve and Bucky are attracted to "Kate" in part because she acts very differently from the women of the time period. Bucky even tells Sharon that she isn't like most women. | |
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In The Gamers: Dorkness Rising the comment "You know, you're unlike any other woman I've ever met" is used this way from one female character to another as a form of flirtation. Seeing as how the female character saying this is played by a Man, the target character responds with "Right back at ya". | |
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Tress of the Emerald Sea: Twisted around for laughs. All the other girls say that they're "not like other girls," leading Tress to realize that she must be the "other girls" that they are not like. She is, technically speaking, the stereotype that the trope is normally about railing against (a boring homebody with no desire to stand out), but the story focuses on her being kind and reliable. | |
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Subverted — in fact, run through with a sword, repeatedly and with prejudice — in all books of the Tortall Universe by Tamora Pierce. The books are Feminist Fantasy, but it's pointed out multiple times over the series that there are many kinds of girls in the world and that being one is nothing to be ashamed of, whether you're a Girly Girl or an Action Girl. In Squire, Lady Alanna notes that people think of her this way so that they don't have to challenge their assumptions of women as a whole, hence why no one tried out for knighthood until Keladry came along and proved it was attainable for any girl, not just a "special" one. | |
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In Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, if Anomen and a female CHARNAME have continued their relationship, he will tell her that she's nothing like any other woman he's known (mostly referring to those who shared his former social position). CHARNAME can hang a lampshade: "I think there's a compliment in there somewhere." Not only is this the less problematic version of this trope, however, it's part of a conversation where he admits that his usual approach to romance is useless to express how much he loves her. | |
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King Kong (1933) doesn't even try to hide the misogyny. To be fair, it was the '30s. | |
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This is actually the catchphrase of Nia Jax, who truly does stand out from all the other girls on the WWE roster by being absolutely massive (she was a plus-sized model before taking up wrestling) and a brutal Wrestling Monster rather than a slim, athletic performer like the rest of the female roster. It's in her theme song, too. | |
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Odile in The Black Swan takes pride in being an active apprentice sorceress who is devoted to her father, unlike the silly, fickle girls in the garden who were turned into swans. It's a huge shock when she realizes that, from her father's perspective, she's just like them — someone he can steal magic from and use for his purposes. | |
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Fighting with My Family does this in a similar way. Saraya is contrasted with some more conventionally attractive model-turned-wrestlers in WWE developmental and feels out of place so she alternates between trying to imitate their looks and assuming they're a Girl Posse making fun of her. She also views them as Hired for Their Looks who don't care about wrestling and are only looking for a stepping stone to fame. Then she learns that one of the girls has a daughter she's missing time with to train, and decides to use her experience to help them improve their own talents - while also staying true to her own style. | |
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Bob's Burgers: Louise Belcher cops this attitude, but it's more an indication of her immaturity (as she's only 9 years old) rather than superiority. When she develops her first crush on Boo-Boo, a member of the titular Boy Band in the episode "Boyz4Now", she's legitimately terrified by her own feelings and feels like she's been infected. It's all Played for Laughs. Her brother Gene is a downplayed gender-inverted version of this. He's seen hanging with guys and doesn't hate other boys his age, but he's made a lot of comments about preferring the friendship of women and even considering himself "one of the girls". |
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In the Star Trek: The Original Series pilot, "The Cage", Captain Pike says this about Number One. | |
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October Road episode "How to Kiss Hello": | |
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asdfmovie 10: "Hey, I'm not like other girls. I have... snake arms. *funky music* | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: At the high school dance, Luke Perry's character delivers this line to Buffy. She denies it while clutching a wooden stake as they slow dance. | |
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Played painfully straight in Emergence (RWBY) where Yang Xiao Long tells Gavin Lloyd that she doesn't enjoy a lot of stereotypically feminine things and asks him if he's okay with that. He responds that he is because those traits just make her look more attractive to him, thinking that she's "All the hotness without the bitchiness." | |
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Game of Thrones: Arya behaves like this in the early seasons, though fortunately, she does start to grow out of it as she gets older. Pops up a bit with Talisa as well, as when she is explaining why she left Volantis to become a field nurse, she tells him that a slave saved her brother's life even though he would be put to death for doing so, which inspired her to go do something with her life, not like "all the other highborn maidens who only cared about dancing at balls". A good refutation of her argument and how it's both anachronistic and misunderstanding of their society can be found here. |
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In The Lie Tree Faith is initially hostile and dismissive towards other women, particularly her mother, Myrtle. Her attitude changes after she gains some understanding of the pressures they face and how hard it is to defy societal expectations. | |
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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!: In the original game, this was Gerald's relationship with Maria. He spent his life bored by everyone around him, especially his fiance Katarina, who was a cruel and vapid woman who only cared about her own social status. He became interested in Maria when he found her climbing a tree—something no noblewoman would ever do—struck up a conversation with her, and eventually fell in love. However, in the actual story, Katarina is a reincarnate from Japan, and she's... quirky. Among other things, she climbs trees all the time, so Gerald doesn't think much of Maria doing the same thing. Similarly, many of the women who were just one-dimensional love rivals in the game turn out to be much deeper than expected, even though they fit a mold that players would have dismissed as "boring." | |
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Danny Phantom has this: | |
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Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs: The Rival Marie, as part of her seduction of the dateable cast of the Otome Game she transmigrated into, hijacked an encounter where the game's protagonist was supposed to slap the Crown Prince Julius. But since Marie has Super-Strength, due to her Had to Be Sharp childhood, her slap knocks Julius down onto his knees and left his legs shivering too much for him to walk, so she had to carry him back inside. Julius says this to her while she does so. Quite a Justified Trope. | |
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Sarah Z's take on the phenomenon describes it as less girls trying to make themselves appealing to guys or mock conventionally feminine girls (although it can happen) and more of a way to claim individuality. With a combination of media pushing a particular view of girls as vapid, vain, and obsessed with frivolities yet pushing those girls to want those frivolities anyway, and girls bullying other girls for not conforming to social groups, a girl proclaiming herself to be an NLOG might be doing it because others did it first. On the other end, some reactions to the phenomenon, while having some criticism about pitting women against each other, have also gone to extremes where they mock the NLOGs as the "other girl" group trying to conform to society's pressures to eschew femininity. Sarah also discusses how reductive it is to dismiss the phenomenon as "wanting masculine attention", as it just makes the phenomenon just as androcentric as any other talking point and insinuates that girls couldn't be drawn to that idea without the influence of men. | |
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Mistborn: The Original Trilogy: Vin grew up as a thief in a social class where most girls are either laborers or sex slaves, then infiltrated noble society. She spends a significant amount of time disparaging noble society, while also being enchanted by noble society. Her boyfriend is very confused by her, and admits to an advisor that she doesn't seem to fit the mold of a "normal" woman. Said advisor, who has raised multiple daughters, dryly notes that all women are "not like other girls." | |
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It could be argued that the trope gets subverted in The Horse and His Boy with Aravis and Lasaraleen. While describing their friendship, the book states that Lasaraleen was always more interested in traditionally feminine things, while Aravis prefers horseback riding and adventure, and that "you can guess that each thought the other silly." When they say their goodbyes, Aravis admits that she thinks Lasaraleen has a lovely life, but it just wouldn't suit her. | |
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This trope pops up a lot in The Hunger Games trilogy when it comes to Katniss. For instance, Katniss is depicted as her family's breadwinner because her female relatives are pretty much useless - her father was the one who taught her how to hunt, but her mother is too overcome with crippling depression to provide for her daughters and her younger sister is so meek and innocent she can't bear killing animals and there are no other female hunters mentioned besides Katniss, who typically fails at anything remotely "feminine". An example of this is in Catching Fire, where she claims to have become good friends with Madge, the Mayor's daughter, because unlike other girls they don't sit around talking about boys or clothes, even though Katniss was previously gushing over the new gear Cinna made for her and angsting about how both Peeta and Gale are in love with her. In fact, Katniss develops a particular dislike for Johanna Mason when she's introduced because Johanna is a tough, no-nonsense Action Girl that Katniss claims to be and reacts with hostility when another girl arrives who challenges her position and is in fact a far better fighter than she is. | |
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Invoked in The Faculty, where Stokeley pretends to be a Butch Lesbian specifically to alienate everyone. She does end up getting noticed by the apparent Jerk Jock, who turns out to be a Lovable Jock that's uninterested in his Alpha Bitch of a girlfriend (though this is less to do with femininity and more incompatibility; the girlfriend herself ends up with a nerd too, who's a better match for her). In the epilogue, she's shown wearing a slightly more feminine purple cardigan as a sign that she no longer cares what people think of her. | |
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Bring It On subverts this with Missy, who's a Tomboy that seems to view cheerleading as beneath her (she's a gymnast who joins the squad as a last resort) because of the negative stereotypes. But she soon learns that cheerleading requires lots of work, and ends up enjoying her time on the squad. | |
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - in the very early "Witch" episode, Buffy, all loopy under a spell, is acting affectionate toward Xander, to Willow's dismay. When she says "You're not like other boys at all." Xander smiles modestly; when she adds "You are like, completely, totally one of the girls! I'm that comfy with him!" his expression drops, and Willow smiles (he had said the same thing to her earlier). | |
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Played for laughs on Family Guy in a Cutaway Gag showing Joan of Arc constantly bragging about how she's different from other girls and more like a dude in an effort to impress the male soldiers, who, far from being impressed, found it so annoying that they burned her at the stake just to make her shut up. | |
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The Story of Apollo, Daphne and Luca: An Italian Tragedy: The reason why Vincenzo is so head over heels for Giulia. | |
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Juniper Sawfeather: In Cry of the Sea, Carter tells June, "You know, there are girls that come in here all the time. They look great in their sundresses, perfect hair and makeup. They parade around and look at the tanks, but they won't even touch so much as a sea star because they're slimy.… You're different from them. You don't care how you look. You'll wake up before dawn and throw on whatever you've got 'cause you know you're going to get dirty with the fish and oil. I've never met a girl like you." June knows he meant it as a compliment, but it mostly reminds her of how terrible she looks. | |
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Ella Enchanted: Prince Charmont tells Ella this, to which she responds sarcastically that he "has no idea". In Ella's case, she really isn't like most girls because she's cursed to be obedient and is actively trying to rectify this before it ruins her life, though Char doesn't know this at the time and just thinks she's a bit odd. | |
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Dumbo (2019) introduces a female child protagonist who was not in the animated original and has a distinction drawn between her and the other circus performers. She declares she wants to be a scientist and "be known for my mind", while also defying her father's dream for her to be a performer too. | |
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