That last one probably explains quite a bit of it, yes.
I think I started thinking about it more because I thought about how the argument is "You're uniquely qualified to do something here and now, and that means you should" for this trope... and how that still sounded a bit weird when applied to a woman. And it really shouldn't!
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Date: 2013-05-01 09:49 pm (UTC)From:I think I started thinking about it more because I thought about how the argument is "You're uniquely qualified to do something here and now, and that means you should" for this trope... and how that still sounded a bit weird when applied to a woman. And it really shouldn't!