There is no words to say how much I despise the forced stupidity trope where one in the relationship is cunning and smart and the other is a himbo who’s “stupid.” Especially when it’s wrought upon fictional characters who have been painted as nothing but smart.
I hate it with all my soul, it’s infantilising, its the culture of glorifying stupidity because then those doing it feel better about themselves and feel smarter, it creates such an imbalance in the relationship— and it suggests that having specific features of character makes you someone stupid. Usually, it’s being kind, or being enthusiastic, or being energetic, or being impatient—> all those do not suggest stupidity and I am tired of those tropes where “Character A falls in love with character B because of how stupid he is 🤪🤪”