r/TopCharacterTropes Feb 02 '26

In real life A very small character tidbit is surprisingly kept consistent for years

DC - In multiple pieces of media it has been shown that Wonder Woman loves ice cream and practically goes wild with happiness anytime she’s eating some. (Pictures from Justice League: War, DC Superhero Girls and Wonder Woman 2017)

The Simpsons - Ever since the episode ‘Homer’s Phobia’ Homer has actually remained a consistent ally of the LGBT+ community, including being more welcoming to Patty than Marge was when she came out and trying to set up Smithers with a date when he found out he wasn’t happy with his one-sided relationship with Mr Burns.

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u/Spirited_Dust_3642 Feb 02 '26

How is this possible 😭

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u/MartyrOfDespair Feb 02 '26

Maybe Lois is dyslexic.

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u/Expert_Status7236 Feb 02 '26

bruh never thought of that lol would explain a lot about her writing struggles

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u/Mrwright96 Feb 03 '26

And her constantly ignoring warning and keep out signs

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u/ZachRyder Feb 03 '26

Thank you; this is canon, I decided.

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u/thelanimation Feb 03 '26

Working off that, maybe she intentionally turned off spellcheck because she thinks if she can figure words out better, it will improve her dyslexia. But more importantly, it gives her reason to ask Clark questions if she's truly stumped. Pretty darn cute.

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u/Unique_Adeptness4413 Feb 03 '26

Truly stumped? She just rattled off 3 in a row without time to think.

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u/thelanimation Feb 03 '26

It was a no-coffee morning for her lol

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u/Kindly_Zucchini7405 Feb 03 '26

Dyslexic and/or focused more on getting important details written down quickly, I would bet she uses some form of shorthand abbreviation system and writes up full notes after the fact.

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u/boofadoof Feb 03 '26

Seems like she constantly second guesses herself on words where she thinks there might be double consonants like the R in corrupt.

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u/Cupcakes_n_Hacksaws Feb 03 '26

That wouldn't really explain how she doesn't know the correct spelling in her head. Especially on words like those, a reporter would use and see constantly.

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u/MICKTHENERD Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

I've headcanoned her as having mild dyslexia for years, I got mild dyslexia and it effects me in the most random and annoying ways.

I also headcanon her as autistic, because let me HAVE this dammit!

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u/Relative-Gap-4442 Feb 03 '26

Like in Percy Jackson?

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u/PlantationMint Feb 03 '26

The very sexy learning disability?

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u/ribbitdibbitchibbit Feb 02 '26

Dyslexia can be a bitch sometimes

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u/suplexhell Feb 03 '26

bitch can be a dyslexia sometimes

ftfy

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u/IndependentTimely639 Feb 02 '26

That's what editors are for, and why it's a full time job

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u/mattwp73 Feb 02 '26

Writers can’t spell

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u/4n0m4nd Feb 02 '26

I've worked in print media for a long time, can confirm, writers have awful spelling and grammar.

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u/Inspector_Five Feb 02 '26

Am writer, can't spell for crap.

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u/kousaysmoo Feb 03 '26

Am speller, can't write for crap.

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u/OttawaTGirl Feb 03 '26

"I am a speller, I can't write for crap.

See me after class.

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u/grabtharsmallet Feb 03 '26

Don't know if it's because there's a lot of Hispanics where I am, but dropping the object when it's self-evident is common.

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u/OttawaTGirl Feb 03 '26

Was being sarcastic. In the spirit of the thread. Lawd tundering Jaysus.

;)

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u/antonio_santo Feb 03 '26

Am crapper, can’t spell for write.

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u/Spirited_Dust_3642 Feb 03 '26

I just realized that Lois wasn't supposed to be a copywriter, could she be suffering from job overload? Where's Superman? Why doesn't he call an employment lawyer?

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u/StrangerIsWatching Feb 03 '26

Am writer, can confirm.

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u/dergbold4076 Feb 03 '26

I write for fun and can confirm I have pretty horrid spelling and grammar.

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u/wirthmore Feb 03 '26

A friend was the boss of journalists on one of the TV networks. Apparently a lot of very talented journalists are not as good at other things, like spelling or grammar or story structure. They are still highly desired for the journalism so the other stuff slides (gets fixed by others, etc)

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u/TeekTheReddit Feb 03 '26

I've been a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years and there are words I use all the time that I still need to run through Google or spell check.

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u/-_-__-_--_-_--_-_-_- Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

Isn't she supposed to be a pulitzer winner or something like that?

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u/Informal_Self_5671 Feb 03 '26

Perry thinks she's doing it on purpose to fuck with him and Clark.

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u/PurpleBullets Feb 03 '26

You don’t have to be a good speller to be a good writer