Decorative and semi functional.
There to please the eyes of the men.
In the background with no useful dialogue.
The patriarchy wins again as the token woman is silent.
Or worse, misogyny overrules when it is determined
She is the villain of the story.
So instead the stories rule she will be used
only to further the protagonist’s arc.
Revenge or redemption and chance of her own fulfilling plot line.
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