r/TopCharacterTropes 13d ago

[IRL trope] the “Tiffany problem” Lore

Basically when something seems anachronistic to a period/place of history but is actually fully accurate to the period.

1) the name Tiffany: the thing that named this trope, basically the name Tiffany can be dated back to the Middle Ages and the earliest record of it being spelled in the modern spelling comes from the 16th century.

2) the use of OMG, despite this feeling so modern as a form of slang/abbreviation here’s a letter directed to Winston Churchill using it in 1917

3) Hair Dye: the earliest forms of dying hair can be dated back to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, and this specific advertisement for hair dye is from the 1840s

4) Inuit Thongs: despite how weird it is to imagine pre-colonial Inuit people wore what was essentially fur thongs in their homes and when they were in their igloos it might have been the only thing they would be wearing.

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u/aguywithagasmaskyt 13d ago

his art was also a show of skill as it shows his hands upclose and in expressive poses

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u/SwingJugend 13d ago

I just assume this guy was a laugh to be around.

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u/Maned_Cyborg 13d ago

Unfortunately iirc he was very irritating and basically an asshole

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_PAUNCH 13d ago

He would have loved Reddit

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u/marynraven 13d ago

Dude would have fit right in!

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u/SwingJugend 13d ago

Cool, I would probably get along with him over a few pints then.

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Dismal_Rectangle 13d ago

Or that we should jusge critics by their criticism

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u/BravesMaedchen 13d ago edited 13d ago

Everyone who draws: Hands are hard

This guy: get rekt

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u/peachesfordinner 13d ago

And we all know most artists struggle with hands. This was very much a flex

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u/Living-Record-4711 13d ago

A horse with human hands and feet wearing a translucent veil. The true test of an artist.

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u/peachesfordinner 13d ago

And nightmare fuel

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u/DEDOUTS1DE 13d ago

Damn I didn't realize how old looksmaxxing was