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Originally Posted by UnicornPegasus
I honestly did not know that, thanks. I must agree it's weird usage on these characters if it's truly meant to insinuate they are dumb.
I feel like maybe the trope has evolved past that specific definition perhaps?
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I don't think it's meant as insinuation as much as an association like the difference between a causation and correlation.
Hot chicks are associated with being "ditzy" by a high incidence of association not by absolute definition.
It's use here is kinda like "hot mess" where someone is still really attractive even when they aren't all cleaned up to usual standards.
More like the
"yes I'm a really powerful super villain/hero" followed by "oh, I'm hot? I hadn't noticed"
kind of ironic ignorance than actual idiocy. Mainly meant to illustrate the depiction isn't taken too seriously.