This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
From YKTTW Working Title: Individuality Is Bad
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Master Knight: I'm pretty sure this is Truth in Television. But the examples I am thinking of involve society itself and may be Flame Bait. Oh well, I can always reference the trope on Youtube.
Ace Of Scarabs: The Japanese have a phrase which roughly translates into "Nails that stick up get hammered down."