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Smurfette principle
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English
Etymology
en the character Smurfette, the only major female character in The Smurfs. en Katha Pollitt 1991 1.https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/07/magazine/hers-the-smurfette-principle.html The Smurfette Principle 1991-04-07 Katha Pollitt 6 22 https://web.archive.org/web/20250929125745/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/07/magazine/hers-the-smurfette-principle.html 29 September 2025 1
Noun
en noun the Smurfette principle
The practice in fiction, such as in film and television series, of including only one woman in an otherwise male ensemble.
Related terms
en smurf
Translations
practice
Catalan: ca principi de la barrufeta m
French: fr syndrome de la Schtroumpfette m
German: de Schlumpfine-Prinzip m
Persian: fa اصل اسمورفت
Portuguese: pt princípio da Smurfette m
Russian: ru принцип Смурфетты m
Spanish: es principio de la Pitufina m
Ukrainian: uk принцип Смурфетти m
See also
en Bechdel test
References
Further reading
en eponyms
en Fiction