Who knew?!
Apparently, there’s already a definition of The Clark Kent Effect (when geeky characters remove their glasses in order to become tough/fight crime).
I suppose that’s as much proof as I’ll ever need that I have no original thoughts.
Aug 14
Definition: The Clark Kent Effect
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Family & Friends, News, Trials, Tribulations & Escapades (mostly funny)
by gina
August 14, 2007
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8 comments
badger
August 14, 2007 at 2:20 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Related variation: the martial arts movie schtick that the more clothing a character removes, has shredded, or ripped off during a fight, the tougher that character becomes.
Strong use of the Clark Kent Effect in Mark Sheppard’s character in Battlestar Galactica (lawyer, the last four episodes of season 3).
meep
August 14, 2007 at 2:42 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Also, if a geeky chick takes off her glasses, and gets her hair out of a bun, she becomes instantly sexy.
gina
August 14, 2007 at 2:53 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Yep — the variation of this is when the geeky boy takes off his glasses and instantly becomes sexy (which, in my experience, actually works this way).
meep
August 14, 2007 at 3:05 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
And it’s worked for me, too.
(Also, if I don’t take off my glasses, they are in danger of being damaged….or, at the very least, will have noseprints on them. That’s not cool.)
aklikins
August 14, 2007 at 3:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
What if they take off their glasses to commit a crime? Or at least, get stopped by the police?
gina
August 14, 2007 at 3:45 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Clearly they can use their Jedi mind powers to turn the police away if they are stopped…
Anonymous
August 20, 2007 at 5:41 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Why do you think…
I take my glasses off to answer Trivia?
:”)
-Holden
gina
August 20, 2007 at 5:48 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Re: Why do you think…
OMG! I shoulda known you’d have the Clark Kent Effect down! :-)
Will miss you at trivia this week!
-gina