The Blue Eyed Girl Trope: What Blue Eyes Really Symbolize

With eyes like beautiful shimmering pools, the Blue-Eyed Girl always draws attention – whether she’s a sweet innocent or an alluring vixen (or something in between), there’s just something about her. Think Jules from Euphoria, Rory Gilmore, almost every Zooey Deschanel character, and half of the manic pixie dream girls. So let’s take a deeper look at the Blue-Eyed Girl trope in this video essay, analyze her two main types, and explore what really drives the blue eye obsession.
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More Stereotypical Tropes!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEKNFX7LWRk&list=PLY8-JHLY9yDPIaO3VhNdSN9Axbsw4WzVD
Iconic Female Characters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3p0JMTYZT8&list=PLY8-JHLY9yDM1p8gG9tpNMYwZkoRfIr3l

CHAPTERS
00:00 - The Allure of the Blue-Eyed Girl
00:51 - The Desirability of Blue Eyes
01:39 - The Allure of Blue Eyes
02:32 - The Representation of Blue-Eyed Girls in Culture
03:23 - The Manic Pixie Dream Girl Stereotype
04:11 - The Blue-Eyed Girl and the Power of Perception
05:00 - The Power of the Blue-Eyed Ice Queen
05:49 - The Blue-eyed Girl's Clear Vision
06:36 - The Mythos of Elizabeth Holmes
07:23 - The Perceptions of Blue-Eyed Girls
08:15 - The Bluest Eye: Challenging Western Beauty Standards
09:01 - Redefining Beauty Standards

CREDITS
Executive Producers: Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
Chief Creative Director: Susannah McCullough
Associate Producer: Tyler Allen
Writer: Jessica Babineaux
Narrator: Charly Bivona
Video Editor: Carson Bradley

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The Blue-Eyed Girl Trope: What Blue Eyes Really Symbolize

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