History Main / MenAreTheExpendableGender

* EntitledToHaveYou: Since this trope is more likely to be applied to males (i.e. a guy thinks that [[BelievingTheirOwnLies he deserves to win a lady's heart]]) despite the fact that it's not necessarily gender-exclusive, the [[LaserGuidedKarma comeuppance]] that came along with it is [[AssholeVictim not much to feel pity for]].

* EntitledToHaveYou: Since this trope is more likely to be applied to males (i.e. a guy thinks that [[BeleiveTheirOwnLies he deserved to win a lady's heart]]) despite not being gender-exclusive, the comeuppance that came from that behavior is [[LaserGuidedKarma not much to feel pity for]].

* {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''WebVideo/VampireReviews''' episode on ''Film/UnderworldAwakening''. Protagonist Selene is shown killing normal humans for the first time, and the movie clearly does not expect this to make her less sympathetic. [[VampireVannabe Maven]] notes that all of her victims were male, and wonders if the filmmakers would have played a female character's death in the same way.

* ''Franchise/ToyStory'': Among the film series' primary toy villains, Gabby Gabby is, by far, '''the most''' sympathetic among them, as opposed to [[spoiler:both Stinky Pete and Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (or "Lotso"), which is why her own fate has been treated ''a lot'' more tamely compared to those from the other two BigBad toys before her.]]

* ''Film/ChildsPlay3'' is the only film in the franchise with no female fatalities. Somewhat justified, as most of the action takes place at a military school with only one girl, Kristen. Chucky does threaten to kill her, only manages to shoot her in the leg.
* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'':
** Batman chooses to save love interest Rachel Dawes instead of Harvey Dent and Dent yells at his rescuers that they should rescue ''her'' (then again, he is in love with Rachel). Rachel ends up dying and Harvey continues to live, though he dies at the end of the film anyways.
** The only corrupt cop on Maroni's payroll to have a [[FreudianExcuse sympathetic motive]] for being on the take is the female Ramirez, where the corrupt male cops are treated as spineless cowards. Ramirez is ''also'' the only one to face Two-Face's coin-flip judgement and live.

* The first death in ''Film/EatenAlive'' is female. It is also the only female death in the film out of 5. [[spoiler:Of the 4 characters who meet the villain and survive, all are female.]]

** [[spoiler:Charlie Walker revealed himself to Kirby Reed as a Ghostface killer via stabbing her twice and expecting her to die. Ironically, he also got a two-stab treatment, as well, but it's instead given to him by Jill Roberts, a fellow Ghostface killer and his accomplice, and his is '''much''' more severe than Kirby's. To further cement the irony of Charlie's last attack, Kirby was later '''''confirmed''''' to have survived from it.]]

* ''Film/KillerFish'' plays this ''incredibly'' straight. All the women survive. [[spoiler: Even the ones who go into the piranha-strewn lake.]]

* ''Franchise/ToyStory'': [[spoiler:Among the film series' primary toy villains, Gabby Gabby is, by far, '''the most''' sympathetic among them, as opposed to both Stinky Pete and Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear (or "Lotso"), which is why her own fate has been treated ''a lot'' more tamely compared to those from the other two BigBad toys before her.]]

* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney The Hunchback Of Notre Dame]]'': Judge Claude Frollo tried to kill Esmeralda not just because she's a Romani (or more derogatorily, a "gypsy"), but also because his lust for her overwhelms him, [[BlamingTheVictim thinking that it's her fault]] that he was in that state. Fortunately for her, she survived from him because his own life was then ''taken away'' from him [[DidntThinkThisThrough thanks to his own constant sinning]] (in which a broken gargoyle is technically caused by '''''[[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own]] [[HairTriggerTemper passionate wrath]]''''').

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' has a [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificial]] example. [[spoiler:Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert, who was fatally stabbed by Mother Gothel, cuts Rapunzel's magical long blonde hair (in which she's also revealed to be a natural brunette) in order to save the latter from the former's [[AbutiveMom abusive parenting]], mainly for her overreliance of that hair's healing factor that stems from a beautifying flower. Thankfully for both of them, this was only temporary since Rapunzel still has a bit of that flower's powers inside of her, which she unexpectedly uses to resurrect Eugene with her tears.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney'': Judge Claude Frollo tried to kill Esmeralda not just because she's a Romani (or more derogatorily, a "gypsy"), but also because his lust for her overwhelms him, [[BlamingTheVictim thinking that it's her fault]] that he was in that state. Fortunately for her, she survived from him because own life was taken away from him [[DidntThinkThisThrough thanks to his own constant sinning]] (in which a broken gargoyle is technically caused by '''''[[HairTriggerTemper his own passionate wrath]]''''').

* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': King Candy tells to the titular character a reason as to why Vanellope Von Schweetz cannot race in ''Sugar Race'', stating that her glitching powers would affect the game's status, in which it would be plugged out from Litwak's Arcade and might cost her own life with it since she could not fully get out of that game, as well. [[spoiler:This all turns out to be a lie, especially after it's revealed that King Candy is really the infamous video game character '''Turbo''' (who inspired the concept of "going Turbo") in disguise. Ironically enough, ''his own life'' got lost while still inside that game. Vanellope, on the other hand, was not only spared, but was also revealed to be the '''true''' star of ''Sugar Rash'' once she crossed the finish line from her game of origin, resulting in her coding being restored after it was maliciously hijacked by Turbo himself.]]

* ''Franchise/TheIncredibles'': Both Mirage and [[spoiler:Evelyn Deavor/Screenslaver]] have managed to survive further than Syndrome ever did in their respective apperarances.

* ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'': [[spoiler:Rapunzel, who was revealed to be Prince Charming's girlfriend and fellow conspirator who betrayed the other princesses, managed to evade the potential danger she could've face during the climax, something that Charming himself had encountered, especially in his eventual defeat.]]

There's actually a real-life idea that heavily correlates with this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]," in which things such as reproductivity and gender roles are possible key factors that make women appear more sympathetic than men. It was popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her 1975 book ''Women and Men: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to that idea as the quoted term itself).

There's actually a real-life idea that heavily correlates with this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]" and popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her 1975 book ''Women and Men: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to that idea as the quoted term itself), in which things such as reproductivity and gender roles are possible key factors that make women appear more sympathetic than men.

There's actually a real-life idea that heavily correlates with this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]," popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her 1975 book ''Women and Men: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to this study of hers as that quoted term), in which things such as reproductivity and gender roles are possible key factors that make women appear more sympathetic than men.

* In ''Film/BatmanReturns'', Catwoman was the only one of the movie's primary three villains (with the other ones being the Penguin and Max Shreck) to survive, albeit with the cost of her eight previous lives.

** Speaking of which, [[spoiler:Queen Elinor, as a cursed black bear herself, has managed to outlive a fellow cursed black bear named Mor'du, who was once a powerful human prince whose ultimate demise sets him free (spiritually speaking) from his savagery throughout the remainder of his own life]].

There's actually a real-life idea that at least correlates to this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]," popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her 1975 book ''Women and Men: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to this study of hers as that quoted term), in which factors such as reproductivity and gender roles are possible keys in making women appear more sympathetic than men.

** [[spoiler:Charlie Walker revealed himself to Kirby Reed as a Ghostface killer via stabbing her twice and expecting her to die. Ironically, he also got a two-stab treatment, as well, but it's instead given to him by Jill Roberts, a fellow Ghostface killer and his accomplice, and his is '''much''' more severe than Kirby's. To further cement the irony of Charlie's last attack, Kirby was later '''''confirmed''''' to have survived from his attack on her.]]

[[caption-width-right:1000:Looks like one of these antagonists is ''[[SincerityMode really]]'' happy with their fate.]]

There's actually a real-life study that at least correlates to this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]," popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her book ''Men and Women: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to this learning of hers as that quoted term), in which factors such as reproductivity and gender roles are possible keys in making women appear more sympathetic then men.

There's actually a real-life study that at least correlates to this trope, simply called "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_expendability male expendability]]," popularized by anthropologist Ernestine Friedl through her book ''Men and Women: An Anthropologist's View'' (even though she didn't explicitly refer to this learning of hers as that quoted term), in which factors such as reproductivity and gender roles were possible keys in making women appear more sympathetic then men.

** [[spoiler:Charlie Walker revealed himself to Kirby Reed as a Ghostface killer via stabbing her twice and expecting her to die. Ironically, he also got a two-stab treatment from Jill Roberts, a fellow Ghostface killer and his accomplice, and is ''much'' more severe in comparison. To further cement the irony of Charlie's last attack, Kirby was '''''confirmed''''' to have survived from his attack, unlike himself.]]
** [[spoiler:After Jill's revelation as one of the Ghostface killers once she stabbed her cousin Sidney at the stomach, the former then completely kills both Trevor and Charlie, and later attacks her cousin once more, expecting said causin to die. All of this was done so that Jill herself could be seen as a SoleSurvivor to the public. However, it's not just her who survived from that set-up, but also Sidney, causing her to go all berserk during the climax.]]