TV Shows Accused of ‘Fridging’ Their Female Characters With Shocking Deaths
US Weekly • Entertainment • 12 hours ago
From Law & Order: SVU to Yellowstone‘s Marshals, some TV shows have received backlash for killing off their female characters for the sake of the plot. The concept of “fridging” refers to a plot device where a woman is killed — or harmed — in media for the sake of propelling a male character’s story […]
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