. . . . . . . . . . . . . "If you want to give a female character an air of youthful femininity, give her some stuffed animals that she keeps in her room or carries around. Dolls simply won't do, it has to be stuffed animals. Anything from Teddy Bears to Plushies will help make it clear that even if this character is a woman, she's young at heart. Although that also means immature in a lot of cases. In fiction, it's often the most girlie or bratty female that still has them. In Real Life Japan, some women carry them around to try to remain Kawaiiko for fear of becoming a Christmas Cake. Often the animals are carried around constantly, even to the point of being a Security Blanket. Other times the stuffed toy will get dropped in an Empathy Doll Shot. Women wanting to act mature, of course, will not have any, unless she's Not So Above It All and has some hidden away. Not an infrequent feature of works relying on Mars and Venus Gender Contrast. A Creepy Child will, of course, have a creepy animal or a dangerous one. Compare All Girls Like Ponies, All Women Love Shoes, Pink Means Feminine. Examples of Girls Love Stuffed Animals include:"@en . . . . . . . "Girls Love Stuffed Animals"@en . "If you want to give a female character an air of youthful femininity, give her some stuffed animals that she keeps in her room or carries around. Dolls simply won't do, it has to be stuffed animals. Anything from Teddy Bears to Plushies will help make it clear that even if this character is a woman, she's young at heart. Although that also means immature in a lot of cases. In fiction, it's often the most girlie or bratty female that still has them. In Real Life Japan, some women carry them around to try to remain Kawaiiko for fear of becoming a Christmas Cake."@en . . . .