History AnalogyBackfire / RealLife

* Many times when restrictions were put on unvaccinated people(one example is that in 2017, New York banned unvaccinated children from attending school because of a nasty Measles outbreak), Anti-Vaxxers would compare them to [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement the Jim Crow Laws and segregation]]. Many people pointed out that African Americans were discriminated because of something beyond their control. Meanwhile, the Anti-Vaxxers are being 'discriminated' ''because of their choices.''

* 1956, Władysław Gomułka, leader of post-war Poland: "we have made a huge step forward". Previously in the very same sentence: "we stood on the edge of a precipice".

* [[http://www.upworthy.com/one-of-the-wrongest-harry-potter-related-anti-abortion-signs-youll-ever-see-2 This]] anti-abortion sign invoked the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise by asking, "If Lily Potter had an abortion, then who would stop Voldemort?". Website/{{Tumblr}} users quickly pointed out that Lily Potter was an educated, financially-stable woman in a happy marriage with a large support network and was carrying a wanted child who was developing healthily in the womb, so she had no reason to consider having an abortion. They then pointed out that if Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, an impoverished and uneducated woman pregnant by a husband who had abandoned her, who had an abusive father and brother that she had run away from, and no friends or anybody else she could turn to for support, had access to safe abortion services, then all the suffering in the ''Harry Potter'' books never would have happened.

* [[http://www.upworthy.com/one-of-the-wrongest-harry-potter-related-anti-abortion-signs-youll-ever-see-2 This]] anti-abortion sign invoked the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' franchise by asking, "If Lily Potter had an abortion, then who would stop Voldemort?". Website/{{Tumblr}} users quickly pointed out that Lily Potter was an educated, financially-stable woman in a happy marriage with a large support network and was carrying a wanted child, so she had no reason to consider having an abortion. They then pointed out that if Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, an impoverished and uneducated woman pregnant by a husband who had abandoned her, who had an abusive father and brother that she had run away from, and no friends or anybody else she could turn to for support, had access to a safe abortion then all the suffering in the ''Harry Potter'' books never would have happened.

* There is a popular American chain of indoor waterparks called Kalihari Resorts. Kalihari is a desert in southern Africa.

* "Sweating like a pig" would sound confusing to those who know a bit about pigs; mainly that pigs don't have any sweat glands. (Which is one of the reasons they roll in the mud.)

* A Wiki/TVTropes related one! Creator/WaltDisney has an extensive [[WeCare Corporate responsibility page]]. In the [[ThinkOfTheChildren "Children and Family"]] section, they have a [[ThinkOfTheCensors Standards and Practices]] page [[http://disney.go.com/crreport/childrenandfamily/contentfordifferentages/standardsandpractices.html located here]]. The show they use to illustrate it? ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', noted for [[Radar/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace getting the you-know-what past the you-know-what]].

* [[http://www.upworthy.com/one-of-the-wrongest-harry-potter-related-anti-abortion-signs-youll-ever-see-2 This]] anti-abortion sign asks, "If [[Literature/HarryPotter Lily Potter]] had an abortion, then who would stop Voldemort?". Website/{{Tumblr}} users quickly replied that (A) Neville Longbottom would stop Voldemort because he also qualified for the prophecy that foretold Voldemort's defeat [[note]]Though this part is questionable since the circumstances that allowed Harry to survive Voldemort's attacks [[ForWantOfANail never would have occurred]] if the Longbottoms had been targeted first: Lily never would have been able to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] herself for Harry if Voldemort hadn't been genuinely willing to spare her, and he wouldn't have even considered doing so if Snape hadn't asked him to. On top of that Voldemort also might never have found them in the first place if not for Pettigrew betraying them, preventing him from fulfilling the part about "the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal".[[/note]], and (B) Lily Potter was an educated, financially-stable woman in a happy marriage with a large support network and was carrying a wanted child, so she had no reason to have an abortion. They then pointed out that if Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, an impoverished and uneducated woman pregnant by a husband who had abandoned her, who had an abusive father and brother that she had run away from, and no friends or anybody else she could turn to for support, had access to safe abortions, all the suffering in the ''Harry Potter'' books wouldn't happened.

* "Pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps" is sometimes used in a non-ironic sense where one is expected to get themselves out of a tough situation by their own resources and determination. This ignores that the phrase was originally meant to signify an ''impossible'' task, because, after all, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome you can't lift yourself up by your bootstraps]].

* Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said he was inspired by King David when he ran for office. Unfortunately he didn't read the entirety of 2 Samuel which led to infidelity, murder, rebellion, and Israel on the brink to ruin. Guess what happens to the city of Detroit after Kilpatrick's sex scandal( among other crimes thankfully no rebellion was carried out)?

* Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick said he was inspired by King David when he ran for office. Unfortunately he didn't read the entirety of 2 Samuel which led to infidelity, murder, rebellion, and Israel on the brink to ruin. Guess what happens to the city of Detroit after Kilpatrick's sex scandal (thankfully no rebellion was carried out)?

* Shortly before the 2016 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox News where he compared Donald Trump to the character Quint from [[Film/Jaws {{Jaws}}]], saying that one could overlook his vulgar and unconventional ways because he was going to save everyone from the shark, which he likened to Hillary Clinton. As Megyn Kelly immediately pointed out however, the movie ends with [[spoiler: Quint getting eaten by the shark]].

* Shortly before the 2016 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox News where he compared Donald Trump to the character Quint from [[Film/{{Jaws}}]], saying that one could overlook his vulgar and unconventional ways because he was going to save everyone from the shark, which he likened to Hillary Clinton. As Megyn Kelly immediately pointed out however, the movie ends with [[spoiler: Quint getting eaten by the shark]].

* Shortly before the 2016 Presidential Election, Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox News where he compared Donald Trump to the character Quint from [[Film/Jaws]], saying that one could overlook his vulgar and unconventional ways because he was going to save everyone from the shark, which he likened to Hillary Clinton. As Megyn Kelly immediately pointed out however, the movie ends with [[spoiler: Quint getting eaten by the shark]].

* On May 24, 2022 Arkansas gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders vowed after winning the primaries that, "We will make sure that when a kid is in the womb, they're as safe as they are in a classroom." On the exact same day, a gunman killed 21 people in Rob Elementary School in Uvalde Texas, most of whom were children, and it wasn't long before people took Sanders to task for her poor choice of words.

* After the mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas in May 2022, many conservative politicians rebutted calls for stronger gun control laws by saying "We didn't ban airplanes after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11]].". This argument ignores that: 1.) Air travel ''was'' suspended immediately after the attacks. 2.) Airplanes aren't designed with the intent to harm others the way guns are. 3.) Airplanes aren't available to be bought the way guns are. 4.) Anybody that wants to become a pilot must go through strict training before becoming certified as a pilot.

* [[http://www.upworthy.com/one-of-the-wrongest-harry-potter-related-anti-abortion-signs-youll-ever-see-2 This]] anti-abortion sign asks, "If [[Literature/HarryPotter Lily Potter]] had an abortion, then who would stop Voldemort?". Website/{{Tumblr}} users quickly replied that (A) Neville Longbottom would stop Voldemort because he also qualified for the prophecy that foretold Voldemort's defeat [[note]]Though this part is questionable since the circumstances that allowed Harry to survive Voldemort's attacks [[ForWantOfANail never would have occurred]] if the Longbottoms had been targeted first: Lily never would have been able to [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] herself for Harry if Voldemort hadn't been genuinely willing to spare her, and he wouldn't have even considered doing so if Snape hadn't asked him to. On top of that Voldemort also might never have found them in the first place if not for Pettigrew betraying them, preventing him from fulfilling the part about "the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal".[[/note]], and (B) Lily Potter was an educated, financially-stable woman in a happy marriage with a large support network and was carrying a wanted child, so she had no reason to have an abortion. They then pointed out that if Voldemort's mother, Merope Gaunt, an impoverished and uneducated woman pregnant by a husband who had abandoned her, who had an abusive father and brother that she had run away from, and had no friends or anybody else she could turn to for support, had access to safe abortions and not the immense social pressure brainwashing her into carrying to term, then all of the pain and the suffering in the ''Harry Potter'' books could have been avoided.

* Many times when restrictions were on unvaccinated people(one example is that in 2017, New York banned unvaccinated children from attending school because of a nasty Measles outbreak), Anti-Vaxxers would compare them to [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement the Jim Crow Laws and segregation]]. Many people pointed out that African Americans were discriminated because of something beyond their control. Meanwhile, the Anti-Vaxxers are being 'discriminated' ''because of their choices''.

* Many times when restrictions were on unvaccinated people(one example is that in 2017, New York banned unvaccinated children from attending school because of a nasty Measles Outbreak), Anti-Vaxxers would compare them to [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement the Jim Crow Laws and segregation]]. Many people pointed out that African Americans were discriminated because of something beyond their control. Meanwhile, the Anti-Vaxxers are being 'discriminated' ''because of their choices''.

* Many times when restrictions were on unvaccinated people(one case is when New York banned unvaccinated children from attending school because of a nasty Measles Outbreak in 2017), Anti-Vaxxers would compare them to [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement the Jim Crow Laws and segregation]]. Many people pointed out that African Americans were discriminated because of something beyond their control. Meanwhile, the Anti-Vaxxers are being 'discriminated' ''because of their choices''.