When this Trope is a defining trait of a villainous or otherwise evil character, see Uncleanliness Is Next to Ungodliness. Also see Men Can't Keep House, Dirty Foreigner and Humans Are Smelly for a more fantasy-based variant. Named after the Peanuts character Pig-Pen (pictured), who was always surrounded by a cloud of dust and has been seen going from "perfectly clean" to "covered in dust" while walking down the road or - most absurdly - in a rainstorm. But as inventions such as electricity, indoor heating and indoor plumbing became more commonplace, walking around in a large layer of grime became rarer. There is some Truth in Television, as people used to rarely bathe or keep themselves clean. However, if a female character is a pig pen, it's usually a surefire sign that she's also a tomboy, and also usually implies flanderization, as most girly girls hate being gross, filthy, or unhygienic. Though usually seen as an Always Male Trope, there is still a fair amount of female pig pens.
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