Vixen_(stock_character)

Vixen (stock character)

Vixen (stock character)

Stereotype of women as mysterious, racy, salacious and seductive

A vixen is usually a stereotype of women as mysterious, racy, salacious, and seductive. It is used as an archetype and stock character in literature and art.[1][2] Vixens are commonly identified with dark hair and makeup, their sex appeal, and seductress personas.

Dita Von Teese, a prominent Burlesque performer

References

  1. [1]
    1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. In Six Volumes, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: Printed by A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 928184292
  2. [2]
    1859:, George Eliot. Adam Bede: page 54. Köln: Könemann Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, 1999
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