The Boho Woman Trope: From Quirky Sidekick To Beloved Icon

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Boho Woman, Hippie Chick, Earth Mama, Granola Girl - this character type has been popping up in our favorite movies and shows for decades. Carefree and quirky, she's gone from a kooky sidekick to a beloved character type by dancing to the beat of her own drum. Here’s our Take on where the Boho Woman came from, who she really is, and how she found her own place in the spotlight.
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - The Rise of the Boho Woman
02:06 - The Evolution of the Boho Woman
04:08 - The Boho Woman Trope
06:05 - The Danger of Boho Moms
07:57 - The Boho Woman on Screen
10:05 - The Bohemian Woman in TV Shows
12:02 - Finding Freedom in Creativity
14:05 - The Manipulative Side of the Boho Woman
16:10 - The Boho Woman on Screen
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Writer: Jessica Babineaux
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The Boho Woman Trope: From Quirky Sidekick To Beloved Icon

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@thetake 9 ай бұрын

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@seebothways9630 9 ай бұрын

You forgot about Dory

@KittiyKyat 9 ай бұрын

Native American culture and beliefs also had a major impact on the hippie stereotype as we know it today. Leather fringe, beaded headbands, dreamcatchers, turquoise jewelry, feather headdresses, spirit animals, beliefs about oneness with the natural world...and more! White hippies co-opted these elements from indigenous culture.

@360shadowmoon 9 ай бұрын

This - so much of the boho aesthetic is just cultural appropriation by White people. There is a reason you don't see many WoC donning this aesthetic.

@leratomasolane3549 9 ай бұрын

Yes as well as various African cultures

@projectlovenote 9 ай бұрын

And south East Asian

@LeahWalentosky 9 ай бұрын

Good point, so much native culture that was adopted in the 60s when it was illegal for native to practice

@rochelle2758 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Let's not forget that Dharma had a magical dead Native American friend/helper.

@ChristalJ 9 ай бұрын

We need more black boho representation. I always saw myself in Denise and Lynn growing up.

@s.tiaira9081 9 ай бұрын

We do! I definitely see myself in them.

@JoyfulOrb 9 ай бұрын

I'm white and I STILL wanted to be Denise!

@Ilikefrogs.. 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely true. Lisa Bonet has been inspiring my sense of style for the last 20 years lol.

@chicitita10bien23 8 ай бұрын

Sinclaire from Living Single

@marymiller6188 8 ай бұрын

@@chicitita10bien23I came here to say Sinclair because we know Phoebe wouldn’t have been written without Sinclair…its a bad sad they didn’t include her here

@gabrielafonseca4034 9 ай бұрын

Here's the thing about boho style: it ages with you really well. I'm pushing sixty and wear things I've had since college. Plus, you never feel like you have to be perfect

@thebodycove 9 ай бұрын

I agree 100 percent! I feel like it’s such an ageless style.

@gforce9596 9 ай бұрын

Excellent point! I notice a lot of contemp fashion is a bit restrictive on the skin and lowers circulation, whereas Boho style seems to emphasize "breeziness" and looser fits and "natural" fabrics so it's probably healthier too

@hannrkelley 9 ай бұрын

Yes! Such a good point. Well made, natural fibres with some room in the seams=life-long items. They don't have to look "hippie" though, make them black and neutrals and you've got the French style!

@tinkergnomad 9 ай бұрын

Another thing people don't understand is people with trauma who've had to raise themselves sometimes offer themselves the luxury of things others might consider "childish," once they're grown and stable. There's a tendency to take up, and hang on to interests that most people consider "a phase," in "normal," adolescence.

@gloria7190 9 ай бұрын

I relate to this a lot, actually. It makes perfect sense 😮

@oooh19 9 ай бұрын

You should be allowed to enjoy whatever you want

@tinkergnomad 9 ай бұрын

@@oooh19 I agree, but a lot of people in my younger adulthood did not. 🤷🏻

@tinkergnomad 9 ай бұрын

@@gloria7190 I suspect there's a lot of us.

@rilesywilesy2920 9 ай бұрын

I’m so supportive of survivors of abuse reclaiming their childhood! But it’s sad that we have to use abuse and trauma to justify people doing what makes them happy. Like yeah, survivors of childhood abuse should absolutely be allowed to heal through reclaiming childhood, but also everyone should be allowed to like childish things. Who is it hurting to collect plushies or wear sparkly hair clips or whatever?

@RiverDancer99 9 ай бұрын

You should do the virgin in adulthood trope! It's hardly talked about why so many representations are so toxic

@carennrodrigues7631 9 ай бұрын

I am nearly 29 and virgin

@maincharacter7016 9 ай бұрын

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@maincharacter7016 9 ай бұрын

@@carennrodrigues7631 😊

@priiifrg 9 ай бұрын

@@carennrodrigues7631same. According to OP representing us is toxic.

@rehanatabassum532 9 ай бұрын

why is viginity toxic now?

@trinaq 9 ай бұрын

I would definitely love to see a Phoebe spinoff somewhere down the line, where she and Mike are raising their kids, who are just as quirky as she is!

@rdkap42 9 ай бұрын

I think the kids being a little more straight laced in response to her could be funny.

@luisrizo8813 9 ай бұрын

Lisa Kudrow told the producers she was actually closer to Rachel in real life.

@hinkhall5291 9 ай бұрын

Down the line? Such a show should’ve probably been spun off 15 years ago. 😅 In other words: *more time has passed since the end of Friends and now, than within the entire original freaking run of Friends* I.e. these people are officially old now. The role would now call for her to be a grandma. That or you cast a different lady for Phoebe but you still get Paul Rudd since he never ages. 😂

@reannagordon 9 ай бұрын

They gave Joey of all characters his own show and nobody watched it or liked it. It got cancelled quick. Friends is only good when all of them are together, they don’t need spin-offs.

@theaflamingo4058 9 ай бұрын

I've never seen Dharma&Greg but from the Video it seems that could be seen as the Phoebe&Mike "spin off" ? 😁

@sethzarandona2325 9 ай бұрын

How about the “Sassy Black Woman” trope? You’ve done the Strong Black Woman, but the SASSY Black Woman is a whole discussion in itself.

@lyndsaybrown8471 9 ай бұрын

Yes!

@gforce9596 9 ай бұрын

I think there is a lot of intersection between the Sassy and Strong Black tropes - several characters I can think of could be said to be presented as both: "Sassy" characters are often depicted as financially and s*xually independent/liberated, intelligent, and resourceful - Queen Latifah, Whoopi Goldberg, Wanda Sykes come to mind. But I'm curious what you propose the distinction is between the Strong and Sassy tropes if you don't mind linking/commenting

@sethzarandona2325 9 ай бұрын

@@gforce9596 There is definitely overlap. I only meant it’s a whole discussion on its own, because the “Strong Black Woman” is expected to take on all her problems and trauma on her own with no support while still being there for everyone else. Meanwhile, the “Sassy Black Woman” is a comedy device who speaks in a highly stereotyped manner and is characterized by her loudness and cartoonish aggression, even if she sometimes “tells it like it is.” So, sometimes it seems like we’re meant to laugh WITH her, but so often we’ve been conditioned to actually laugh AT her. So there’s definitely overlap between the two, but there’s little nuances and subtleties that make for strong individual discussions about each trope. Hope that makes sense.

@gforce9596 8 ай бұрын

@@sethzarandona2325 Cool, thanks for the info. I'll read about the topic

@technicolordreamer 9 ай бұрын

Another favorite character of mine that falls in this category is Synclaire from the show Living Single.

@AlexClementine 9 ай бұрын

Yes! My favorite awkward black girl of the 90s

@cjd8645 9 ай бұрын

My favorite boho/boho-chic icon is definitely Lisa Bonet. ☮️🌱🎩

@ayushikhetan9012 9 ай бұрын

I haven't watched other series except friends and I think she is one of the best representation of confidence, dignity and self love. She is a free spirited person but knows how to make boundaries and not let anyone use her as a doormat. She is strong, independent. She knows what she wants and goes after it even if others ridicule it. She also knows how to be serious and take life seriously when needed.

@alexisc1474 9 ай бұрын

I think we skipped over the cultural appropriation that many BW present. For example, Frankie from Grace and Frankie, is very performative in her views. She even had a period where she was overcompensating.

@unfilteredhonesty1311 9 ай бұрын

I loved Frankie but my days she was THAT Liberal white woman but she had good intentions.

@rochelle2758 9 ай бұрын

I agree. She was a great character but that drove me a little crazy about her, and the show itself seemed to have no critique of it at all (even affectionate critique) except "isn't she hilarious and kooky".

@missanthropy6174 9 ай бұрын

I would love to see representation of the “boho woman” as you guys have dubbed her, that is actually respectful and treats her seriously. Ever example cited in this video and every example I’ve ever seen is always treated as ridiculous in one way or another and her firmly held beliefs and lifestyle are always what is laughed at and seen as ridiculous by the other characters and audience. The issues that this character always cares about- animals, human rights, protecting the environment, are all really important. But the text always treats her passion for these things as something silly she only cares about because she’s too ridiculous to care about “real problems.” I am one of these “boho” types and I have been my whole life and this is typically how society treats me and my passions which sucks because I’m a very serious and dedicated person. I’ve also noticed how in media, if a male character embodies bohemian sensibilities, he is either treated more seriously and even praised for his beliefs or he is an emasculated joke, which shows how sexism effects the way the trope is viewed. The way this trope is used is mostly disrespectful and unrealistic to what real life boho women are like.

@erimee3014 9 ай бұрын

YES ! Your comment is really well articulated 🤭

@spaceylacey83 8 ай бұрын

This! We kill more animals than humans estimated to have lived on this earth every two and a half years. Trillions of animals are suffering and the industry is the main driver of our climate and biodiversity crises. These are not funny, silly issues that only flighty immature caricatures of boho women should be caring about.

@sunnysolaris23 8 ай бұрын

THIS! Came here to say the same. It reminds me of a quote from the movie "L'auberge espagnole" where the protagonist says at the beginning: "My mum, let's make it short, is a greenie. A real greenie. And the annoying thing about greenies is that they're always right." And I think that's the problem. I have the feeling that showmakers constantly feel the need to ridicule those characters and make them over the top and slightly to heavily crazy to stop them from becoming the personification of a constant bad consciousness and really force the audience to think about their lifestyle.

@Tr3B3lla 9 ай бұрын

I'd like to add Mona from the show Half and Half played by Rachel True. It seems she is also like that in real life too.

@thisisjenny-hello 9 ай бұрын

Trope suggestion!! The Wineaholic. Often found in sitcoms, and often doesn't start out that way. Thinking Penny in later seasons of Big Bang Theory, Claire in Modern Family, can't remember if it was Lily or Robin in HIMYM. It's a weird device and joke setup because it makes a really casual laugh out of borderline alcoholism.

@TamESQ 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting! Also, Kelly Pitts from the game… it was implied (a few times) that she was an alcoholic the way she constantly drank wine… but it was never fully acknowledged or addressed.

@maryamoutlaw101 8 ай бұрын

Yes! Also Olivia Pope from Scandal. That wasn't a comedic show of course but the scenes of her pouring huge amounts of red wine into large glasses to decompress from her chaotic profession were always played for laughs/relatability and even get used in gifs all the time despite the behavior being pretty concerning and rarely if ever addressed on the show.

@thisisjenny-hello 8 ай бұрын

@@maryamoutlaw101 Definitely! The “women love their wine” thing as if that’s our best way to cope with how the rest of the world and men are stressing us out.

@andjulia9292 9 ай бұрын

I love the real life boho vibe of Lisa & Zoe. Always wished I looked that cool.

@salamander8301 9 ай бұрын

The Boho hippie aunt was perfect in 6 feet under. She was super dreamy and funny but actally was suffering with a pill problem and alot depression from being alone.

@KittyGoldPaint 6 ай бұрын

Yes! I just rewatched the whole series (still amazing; still holds up), and Patricia Clarkson & Kathy Bates were a more nuanced take of the Boho woman.

@eusounadja5738 9 ай бұрын

This is something I feel bad about Phoebe, through out the series she became more and more normal, even lost her curls 😢

@brightphoebus 8 ай бұрын

Another wonderful boho character really inspired me was Olivia d'abo as Karen Arnold in The Wonder Years. Good video! Very self-affirming!

@TamESQ 7 ай бұрын

True!

@melaninqueen2413 9 ай бұрын

As a 23 year old Afro American, I grew up in a diverse town/city with different cultures and styles. My upbringing was different from many other Afro Americans and I would get a lot of hate from the community. In my mid teens, I started to experiment with different styles and in my late teens/early 20s, I began to express more of myself and experiment more. With my eclectic taste from variety of styles (gothic, bohemian, grunge, mod, tom-boyish...), I would stand out and people would notice and either love or dislike me. I would literally go to school, my college campus or to work dressed up like I'm going to some ball or like I'm the intimidating gothic girl. I'm no boho chic, but I do take elements from the bohemian style, and I make it my own. My quirkiness is definitely noticeable and sometimes it throws people off or distance themselves from me!

@tylerhackner9731 9 ай бұрын

Denise is an icon

@chickrepelant 9 ай бұрын

YES DENISE!! what an Icon! strange tho, how y'all didn't show Rainbow's mom for the Black-ish clips, and showe'd Dre's mom.

@stephanie6676 9 ай бұрын

Yeah I thought the same thing, I don't consider Dre's mom to be boho at all, but Rainbow's mom is the definition of it, hell she named her daughter "Rainbow".

@originalcosmicgirl 9 ай бұрын

Yes! I would even consider Dre's mom to be anti- boho. She's always giving her a hard time for her beliefs.

@chickrepelant 9 ай бұрын

@@originalcosmicgirl right? thank you!!

@eileen_a_b 7 ай бұрын

YES!!! It just seems like they didn't understand what boho actually means in the end. Dre's mom was eccentric, which is NOT the same as boho. While we may think of the boho lifestyle as eccentric, it doesn't make every eccentric person boho.

@taylorcope3326 9 ай бұрын

I’d love to see y’all talk about the characters from Girlfriends

@Erica-en2qz 9 ай бұрын

Yes!!!

@StellarAvenger 9 ай бұрын

Freddy from A Different World embodies this trope more than anyone

@Lahiwe 9 ай бұрын

Yes. It’s really telling that they chose Denise instead of Freddie. She even has an incredibly realistic arc, becoming a lawyer to actually enact the changes she wants to see in the world.

@indomitusjane 9 ай бұрын

For real. And Cree Summer is so cool 😎✨️💕😍

@sparklefairy34 9 ай бұрын

@@indomitusjaneCree Summers was and still is ✨that girl✨ I just didn’t like how she (or anyone else) reacted to the “former inmate experiment” episode. So out of character.

@freshblack3774 9 ай бұрын

Where is THE RICH SINGLE AUNT trope? It is about time girls! :)

@TamESQ 9 ай бұрын

I’ve been asking for them to do a take on this for months! Glad The Take listens to their fans 😊 Edit: Omg!!! They shouted out my Twitter name!! Thanks!

@pixiebells 9 ай бұрын

Not me literally sitting here watching this in a knit poncho, with purple hair in pigtails eating a vegetarian bologna sandwich out of a reusable plastic baggie on my lunch break at the preschool I teach at! 😅 I have found my people ✨ ☮️ 😊 I hope The Universe gives you an amazing day today!🙌🏻

@JohnReviews 9 ай бұрын

One thing I will say about Topanga is that even though her boho personality is initially just a joke and treated as a phase, the franchise does look back on it in a positive light in the later seasons of Boy Meets World and in Girl Meets World.

@jessicavictoriacarrillo7254 9 ай бұрын

Can you do the "Curves in all the Right Places" trope? Cousins in American media? In-Law relationships? Nothing about the Crunchy to Alt Right pipeline?

@trinaq 9 ай бұрын

Agreed, especially the aptly named "Real Women Have Curves", where America Ferrera is still seen as gorgeous, despite her curves.

@paulojrneto 9 ай бұрын

I've suggested it before, but here's again: how about a video of the Mandingo trope or the hypersexualization of black men? It's a trope that has run through many styles from Shakespeare's Othello and slapstick comedy to being a whole porn subgenre. It paints black men as always-ready, always-competent, well-endowed sex symbols, whose allure is particularly enticing for white women and feared by white men. It may look like a positive or even aspirational stereotype on surface level, but its origins have clear racist and toxic undertones.

@originalcosmicgirl 9 ай бұрын

It is not a "less harmful" stereotype. It is a major reason that countless Black men have been falsely accused of and wrongly convicted of sexual offenses for centuries.

@paulojrneto 9 ай бұрын

@@originalcosmicgirl You're absolutely right. I've edited that sentence out.

@Mariah-co2ct 9 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this idea I hope they see this!!!!!!!!

@AlexClementine 9 ай бұрын

A lot of white men are aroused by it as well. There's many kinks based on it. It's disgusting and dehumanizing

@originalcosmicgirl 9 ай бұрын

@@paulojrneto Thank you so much. I wasn't angry or trying to criticize you or anything. I just felt the need to elaborate. Thanks for being so understanding.

@bellareid3488 9 ай бұрын

I love boho fashion & share a lot of the beliefs and interests mentioned here but I also have an anxiety disorder and wish I was more carefree. That's why real people don't fit into characters tropes, I guess.

@pixelchick95 9 ай бұрын

I would love to see a take on the goth chick and how she deals with topics like depression and death

@robynfree1558 8 ай бұрын

Denise is the Best boho woman IMO. She starts as a ditsy highschooler who needs to learn about how to care about things that really matter, to a dreamy eyed young adult that needs to learn how to be responsible while sticking to her ideals, and ends as a fully formed adult who still cares deeply but has better learned how to balance her passions and responsibility.

@d.a.126 9 ай бұрын

The theater kid trope would be so fun! Especially the lack of representation in it!

@sparklefairy34 9 ай бұрын

Yes!! We really should have more representation for artistic kids😁

@NorthQuincy712 9 ай бұрын

I would like to see the dynamic of Joan and Toni's relationship on the show Girlfriends and how did it end...

@flyinghumanoid9068 9 ай бұрын

What about editing out the Cosby guy? Not trying to be that person, but the whole video could have existed without his face and lines in this video. Especially given the monstrous events that have come to light. I understand nostalgia, I have it heavily, but he could have been left out

@Beautyofblackness 9 ай бұрын

They are praised for practices and ideals/believes that poc have been punished for and most of the time their style is just cultural appropriation. Friends literally copied a black show called living single and Phoebe is basically a white version of Synclaire . Yet there weren’t many black or other women of color in this video. And the term boho is literally just Romani culture rebranded and has done more harm to Romani women than good , the hippie movement fashion wise took inspiration straight from different poc groups. We need to call it what it is.

@maxwellmediainc 9 ай бұрын

So I feel like whoever wrote the script for the video was thinking of rainbows mom on blackish the characters name is Alicia . But I think the editor just saw the note of mom on blackish and put ruby ( andres mom ) who is a series regular on there . This is proof we need more black folks behind the scenes because if the people who make this content watched blackish they would know these things . Ruby is the exact opposite of this trope !

@rochelle2758 9 ай бұрын

THANK you!

@FemkevanDrooge 9 ай бұрын

You missed a lovely boho character as an example: Sigrid Eriksdottir as played by Rachel McAdams in Eurovision: Fire Saga. Starts out as 'naïve & dreamy' love interest but kind of ends up as the main character with a lovely character arc about learning to love yourself and to appreciate your own talents and to prioritise your own needs before the man in your life ❤

@jordanalmond3458 9 ай бұрын

I LOVED her character arc! I was rooting for her so hard. That movie is a hidden gem and I’m glad I gave it a chance

@Leto85 9 ай бұрын

I love all the different aspects of the female tropes, but can you also please do more male tropes in the future?

@alejandrablanco8838 9 ай бұрын

Great analysis! I would also include the mom from "the Maid" netflix show (Andy McDowell)

@ClocksInMyPlace 8 ай бұрын

Yes!! I thought of her as well as Allison’s mother in The Affair and Zoe Kravitz’ character in Big Little Lies (which is funny considering her mother is Lisa Bonet).

@dorisplc1935 9 ай бұрын

I’d love to hear about the doctors are the ideal man trope, like they’re always framed as the ideal love interest 😅😊

@caitlingill 9 ай бұрын

Can you do the “girlboss / malewife” trope next? Or the “rockstar trope” but include both men and women examples ?

@najhoant 9 ай бұрын

They have done a bunch of girlboss video in recent years, often about how movies and TV present failed or hypocritical ones

@emilycurtis4398 8 ай бұрын

Anything that gives me Way of the House Husband clips

@caitlingill 8 ай бұрын

@@najhoant I meant more like girlboss juxtaposed with the malewife trope (together)

@marie2511 9 ай бұрын

I am so surprised to not see one clip or mention of the character Cloud from Firefly Lane or Phoebe from Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. Quintessential Bohemian characters

@LuthienNightwolf 9 ай бұрын

I'm always drawn to these kinds of characters in shows and movies. I'm boho myself, but I guess a more...toned down? version of it. Like, not quite so bubbly and extroverted. Maybe there's a subset of boho women who are introverts. lol

@leticiaromaniafernandes9006 8 ай бұрын

One perfect example of 'boho mom' is andie macdowells character in Maid

@ElementalDancer 9 ай бұрын

Really happy you did this one!

@Leto85 9 ай бұрын

What an interesting trope. It indeed reminds me of the Hippie trope that was covered earlier on this channel. After seeing this video, the Boho can be seen as a sort of evolved Hippie? Some kind of off-spring trope?

@VictoriaHatzson 9 ай бұрын

I’ve missed this type of trope videos. There are so many tropes you can make a video on.

@ltpvs 9 ай бұрын

once again, "the take" creates a KILLER ESSAY!!! this is so good, what culture should take a hint

@FallenStarFeatures 8 ай бұрын

The Boho style really peaked in the 70's, when Stevie Nicks took it mainstream with "Rhiannon": Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? All your life you've never seen Woman taken by the wind Would you stay if she promised you heaven? Will you ever win? Though Stevie herself famously personified this feminine archetype, I think her bandmate Christine McVie was even more naturally connected to the Boho style of the 60's. She came of age in 1960 in Birmingham, England and experienced the hippie era first hand. Stevie Nicks was more of a nomadic California girl who got her start with Lindsey Buckingham during the late 60's psychedelic era. When the Boho style was revived in the 90's, it took most of its inspiration from the 70's Californa hippie girl archetype, which was really just a stone's throw from 90's Hollywood. By comparison, the original 60's British Invasion era Bohemian style has become an exotic rarity.

@michalpitowsky 9 ай бұрын

Most hippie boho women I've met in real life were actually type A personality; boho house super clean, diet kept to a tea, tightly controling everything, never showing big emotions. I have this theory that they crave freedom so much becaus they are the opposite of that image: unhappy, full of rules. They keep going to all these seminars and retreats, but really they are incapble of letting go whatever it is inside that makes them so stressed.

@CF. 9 ай бұрын

I’m the person you describe. Desperate to let go and relax but completely unable to do so. I feel seen. 😂❤

@brokencandy1797 9 ай бұрын

Not cool giving the shaft to Sinclaire from 'Living Single'.

@MsDaydream3r 8 ай бұрын

*TROPE SUGGESTION:* The Weird Boy Trope (examples: Sheldon Cooper, Jughead Jones, Edward Scissorhands/any Tim Burton protagonist). I think it would be interesting to cover the duality of this trope. One the one hand, Weird Boys are a rebellion against toxic masculinity. One the other hand, some of them (like incels) perpetuate it.

@nlhndgrmnc 9 ай бұрын

how about the duff (designated ugly fat friend) in movies and tv shows? this trope always bothered and made me mad. like the none-aired pilot of buffy the vampire slayer. if you ask me, first willow was a "duff" for the director and producers but then, they decided that the actress didn't had a "believable chemistry" with the other actors. ugh! that was so disgusting to me... and it's very real thing in life.

@hippopotamusbosch 9 ай бұрын

The Beautiful Boy as Destroyer trope - see Sexual Personae by Camille Paglia. Reference: Dorian Grey, Loki, Elvis Presley, Patrick Bateman, Timothée Chalamet

@PokhrajRoy. 9 ай бұрын

In 'Heartstopper', Elle's mother is majorly Boho Woman. I could see Tara and Darcy be Boho Women as well.

@IndigoBellyDance 9 ай бұрын

As a natural Boho chick, Yes you are right my outfits fit at a meditation beach trip and I Love the beach;) And I soooooo have to go my own way Cause I'm happiest like that;)

@LifeCoachTay 9 ай бұрын

Another Great Take❤

@frostbites1613 9 ай бұрын

thank you for including Girlfriends!

@seppyq3672 Ай бұрын

This video of about all of my favorite characters on tv shows! Dharma, Phoebe, Frankie and Denise. 😂

@DeeDaKaang1 9 ай бұрын

My favorite was Freddie Brooks from A Different World.....I always remember when her mother that she effectionatley called Jonie shows up to campus

@Hallows4 9 ай бұрын

Cover the professional chef trope!

@sammeettelang6267 9 ай бұрын

Please do a take on Drug dealers or cartels in popular media.

@PrettyPrincess9609 9 ай бұрын

I was the type A girl boss girl but now I no longer want to be that especially since I got so stressed that I ended up in the hospital multiple times. I feel trapped and want to be free. I decided I wanted to be more like the boho woman. I even started changing my wardrobe.

@user-bo6is7fv2d 9 ай бұрын

Congrats!

@waverider6133 8 ай бұрын

Interesting.

@lindsayredifer1742 9 ай бұрын

Please, do a video about the butch girl. Ursula, Trunchbull, etc. OR, do one about the sexy lesbian trope - the gay woman who essentially acts like a straight man. The best example of this is Shane from The L Word.

@debbiemoore2747 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. Frankie is one of my favourite characters.

@Headpfones 9 ай бұрын

The absent parent returns. The long absent parent pops back into their usually older or grown child lives and says I was scared, selfish and now all I want is to be apart of your life because I’m changed person, with this heir they have this sense of entitled instantaneous forgiveness and when that doesn’t happen at first I feel we’re supposed to feel sorry for them. Then by the end of the episode they get it. It’s not that I don’t think these stories are important they are but I feel they aren’t done right like I understand it’s supposed to be about second chances and forgiveness but I always feel it’s they get rewarded for their bad behaviour.

@DCMarvelMultiverse 9 ай бұрын

One of my faves was the boho in the last season of 227.

@luisasilva5638 9 ай бұрын

Chelsea from that so raven

@ladymary22 9 ай бұрын

I like the fashion sense

@eceseber8827 7 ай бұрын

You should totally do the "frazzled english woman"!!! Bridget Jones, Iris from the holiday, Keira Knightley in love actually, Helena Bonham Carter etc. are a few treasures to name some:)))

@dantrice78 9 ай бұрын

What role is Olivia Colman playing?

@cristieby 9 ай бұрын

I googled "Olivia Colman blonde mother" and apparently she was "Naomi's mom" in a show called Skins

@rochelle2758 9 ай бұрын

Never in a million years would I have called Ruby from blackish "chill," but really glad to see her here nonetheless (though wouldn't Rainbow be the better example)?

@rudyeasley7334 8 ай бұрын

I forgot about darma and gregg..core memory unlocked

@caitlingill 9 ай бұрын

Hope Daisy Jones is mentioned

@AlexTheGreatCreates 9 ай бұрын

Special shoutout to Freddie Brooks from A Different World !

@PhilMoskowitz 9 ай бұрын

Probably started with movies pairing older men with young girls. Movies like "Cactus Flower", maybe as far back as "Roman Holiday".

@elenagtz.glz.7049 9 ай бұрын

This one could also be called "The Pisces Woman" 😊💙🥂🐟 hahahahaha so cute!

@eliadavis3881 9 ай бұрын

Yep. I am definitely a Boho woman ❤

@victoriakapshaw 9 ай бұрын

" Another pound of knowledge" 😅 I live

@nicolearaujo3395 9 ай бұрын

I think I just re-relealised I have a boho mom who is also a boho teacher

@luanasilva7341 9 ай бұрын

That's the I'd kinda aspire to be .. they're so cool

@martarichie6534 4 ай бұрын

Lily james/meryl streep’s donna deserves to be in this trope❤

@michele-schultz 9 ай бұрын

Here's a video idea💡 the leather jacket girl/guy trope onscreen

@mjshah1979 2 ай бұрын

Can you do one on Mona Lisa Smile? She was labeled a bohemian and also lots of feminist/women's tropes.

@josefk7437 9 ай бұрын

A lot of these scenes feature Jessa from Girls. Jessa seems like a deconstruction and reality check of these characters.

@samanthagupta 9 ай бұрын

Please cover TRUE BLOOD🎉

@firandcurly84 8 ай бұрын

Freddy on It's a different World played by Cree Summer

@applebottomjeans7 9 ай бұрын

Finally a trope that calls her a woman. Instead of a girl.

@robchuk4136 9 ай бұрын

I think Daria had an aunt that was one of these. Or was it Jane's mom? Anyway, I did not expect this to take a dark turn

@katiemason2948 8 ай бұрын

It was both. Darias aunt was more grounded and rounded out though.

@angiegray4987 8 ай бұрын

Dre's mom from Blackish isn't the boho mom. Rainbow's mom was literally a hippy.

@angie_ax 9 ай бұрын

Suggestion: a take about the womanizer god who's broken inside (like Christian Troy from "Nip/Tuck" and Don Draper from "Mad Men").

@debbiemoore2747 8 ай бұрын

Hells yes

@TamESQ 7 ай бұрын

They kind of touched on that in their “bad boy” trope video

@chinnyb4942 9 ай бұрын

No mona or freddie?????

@LoveAndSnapple 8 ай бұрын

I don't know if I would classify Ruby as a "Bohemian" type. Her type of dress is just what some women her age wear. Ruby has also made it abundantly clear in many episodes that she was a victim of many systemic problems in society where she couldn't afford to be passive and "let the universe fall into place." She even has an arc where she can't accept that her daughter is a lesbian getting married to another woman. That's not very "Mother Gaia", is it? Ruby faced racism, colorism, spousal abandonment, and single motherhood. Although she had many lovers, she was definitely a fighter. A more appropriate character (which I don't know why she wasn't used) is RAINBOW'S mother, Alicia. They literally raised their children in a hippie commune.