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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob takes way too long to clue on to the monster being female, even after being told.

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Bob takes way too long to clue on to the monster being female, even after being told. told.
** Bob thinks ''all'' monsters are male and is surprised every time one turns out to be female, even if it's fairly obvious.



** The monster ''is'' female, but [[AnimalGenderBender has traits that are generally more associated with males of her species]].



** The monster disguises herself as a male of her species in order to mislead others.
** Alice intentionally calls the monster a "he" before locking Bob in the dungeon with it.



* '''Implied''': Bob is surprised when the monster tells him she's pregnant, but it's unknown if it's because of this trope or about the pregnancy itself.

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Bob is surprised when the monster tells him she's pregnant, but it's unknown if it's because of this trope or about the pregnancy itself.itself.
** [[AmbiguousGender The monster's gender is never officially revealed]], but there are strong hints that the monster could possibly be female (e.g. [[MonsterIsAMommy it's shown taking care of young]]), which still surprises Bob.

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* '''Parodied''': The monster then chews Bob out about being sexist.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
**The monster has a lot of TertiarySexualCharacteristics to show its a female yet Bob still thinks its a male.
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The monster then chews Bob out about being sexist.
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** Bob is a BoomerangBigot who believes "only a man could be this vicious".
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** The monster is of a species which has very limited sexual dimorphism.
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** The monsters have size dimorphism and Bob assumed they gave live birth because of fur. They actually laid eggs which meant larger females have a reproductive advantage.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':

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* '''Exaggerated''':
'''Exaggerated''': Bob takes way too long to clue on to the monster being female, even after being told.
* '''Downplayed''':'''Downplayed''': Bob thinks the monster is male for a second, but clues in quickly.



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* '''Exploited''':'''Exploited''': In the second of confusion about her gender, the monster eats Bob.
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone assumes that a monster is a male and is surprised when she turns out to be female.
* '''Straight''': [[BigBad Alice]] locks [[DistressedDude Bob]] in a dungeon with a large furry creature that has horns, [[ExtraEyes nine eyes]], two tails and large bat-like wings. When the monster lunges at Bob, he shouts, "He's coming at me!" and the monster says, "I'm a she!" to which Bob acts surprised.
* '''Exaggerated''':
* '''Downplayed''':
* '''Justified''':
** Bob is sexist and believes in {{stereotype}}s.
** Bob is mixing this monster up with a similar monster that belongs to a OneGenderRace of males.
** Bob thought he saw a penis on the monster.
** Bob thought he saw the monster mating with a female monster earlier, but it turned out that either [[InnocentInnuendo they weren't mating]], the other monster was a male or they're lesbians/bisexual.
* '''Inverted''': The monster is surprised when she finds out that Bob's friend Carol is female.
* '''Gender Inverted''': Bob is surprised when he finds out the monster is a male.
* '''Subverted''':
** Bob thinks the monster is female and is surprised when he finds out it has long eyelashes, but it turns out that he's male.
** The monster talks in a woman's voice. Bob acts surprised. When the monster says, "Are you surprised I'm a lady?!", he says, "No, I just didn't realize you could talk."
* '''Double Subverted''':
** But then another monster shows up, who Bob thinks is another male but is surprised to find out she's female.
** But then Carol says, "''I'''m surprised you're a lady."
* '''Parodied''': The monster then chews Bob out about being sexist.
* '''Zigzagged''': Bob has a hard time sexing the monster and is surprised every time he comes to a different conclusion.
* '''Averted''':
** The monster's gender is not revealed.
** Bob says, "''It'''s coming for me!". When the monster says, "I'm a she!", he is not surprised.
** Bob knows the monster is female.
* '''Enforced''': "Bob said something sexist in the previous episode. Let's have AnAesop against sexism--but we can't not have any action or the viewers will get bored, let's have him think a monster is a boy when she's not."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Why'd you assume her sex, Bob?!"
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''':
* '''Defied''':
** The monster wears a large female sign round her neck.
** Bob decides not to assume monsters' genders.
* '''Discussed''': "Why did I think she was a boy? She's a monster! It's not like I saw a willy or anything!"
* '''Conversed''': "Why was that character so surprised she was a lady monster?"
* '''Implied''': Bob is surprised when the monster tells him she's pregnant, but it's unknown if it's because of this trope or about the pregnancy itself.
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* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''': CringeComedy happens when the monster becomes angry because she thought Bob was sexist.
* '''Played for Drama''': Being mistaken for a male is the monster's BerserkButton and she chases after him with intent to kill him.
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