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The short story "LaGitanilla" by Cervantes (known for DonQuixote): Preciosa, the heroine, is described several times as being more refined than the other {{Roma}} girls she is raised alongside. When a young Spanish nobleman falls in love with her, he soon discovers that [[spoiler: she is actually Spanish and was kidnapped and raised by a Roma woman as her granddaughter]].

* {{Seinfeld}}: The page quote comes from an episode where Elaine thinks the guy she's going out with is black, but she's not quite sure, and spends the episode trying to find out without directly asking. It turns he had been thinking Elaine was Hispanic.

* {{Seinfeld}}: The page quote comes from an episode where

Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Older works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate and to be a very specific type of SuddenlySuitableSuitor. The dramatic version where one of the partners is White is rarely seen in more modern works due to ValuesDissonance, but [[PassFail versions where a non-White partner believes their Love Interest to be White]] still exist.

Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Older works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate and to be a very specific type of SuddenlySuitableSuitor. The dramatic version where one of the partners is White is rarely seen in more modern works due to ValuesDissonance, but [[PassFail versions where a non-White partner believes their LoveInterest to be White]] still exist.

Alice (or sometimes Bob) believes through [[MistakenNationality a misunderstanding]] or [[PoorCommunicationKills miscommunication] that their LoveInterest is of a different ethnicity when this isn't the case.
Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate. A very specific type of SuddenlySuitableSuitor. The dramatic version where one of the partners is white is rarely seen, but [[PassFail versions where a non-White partner believes their LoveInterest to be White]] still exist.

The 1930 musical ''Whoopee!'' The heroine believes TheHero Wananis to be a Native American. It turns out he was [[RaisedByNatives he's a White guy raised by Native Americans]].

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The operetta ''TheBohemianGirl.'' TheIngenue Arline, raised {{Roma}} is [[spoiler: really a Polish countess]].

''TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' by VictorHugo: [[spoiler: Esmeralda is actually a French girl swapped for Quasimodo.]]

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[CultureEqualsCostume she dresses like a member of one House,]] she actually belongs to the same House as him.

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[CultureEqualsCostume she dresses like a member of one House,]] she actually belongs to the same House as him.[[DeliberateValuesDissonance The fictional narrator then comments how great it was that this impediment was cleared up.]]

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[CultureEquals Costume she dresses like a member of one House]] she actually belongs to the same House as him.[[DeliberateValuesDissonance The fictional narrator then comments how great it was that this impediment was cleared up.]]

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[CultureEquals Costume she dresses like a member of one House]], she actually belongs to the same House as him.[[DeliberateValuesDissonance The fictional narrator then comments how great it was that this impediment was cleared up.]]

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[CultureEquals Costume she dresses like a member of one House,]] she actually belongs to the same House as him.[[DeliberateValuesDissonance The fictional narrator then then comments how great it was that this impediment was cleared up.]]

FantasticRacism example in the {{Dragaera}} prequel novel Five Hundred Years After. Khaavren, the main protagonist has a MeetCute with his future wife, and toward the end of book mentions that while he loves her, he regrets that their relationship won't work because she is of a different House (basically a race) than he is. She then reveals that while [[ClothingEqualsCulture she dresses like a member of one House, she actually belongs to the same House as him.]] [[DeliberateValuesDissonance The fictional narrator then then comments how great it was that this impediment was cleared up.]]

Alice (or sometimes Bob) believes through [[MistakenNationality a misunderstanding]] or [[PoorCommunicationKills]] miscommunication that their LoveInterest is of a different ethnicity when this isn't the case.
Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate. A very specific type of SuddenlySuitableSuitor. The dramatic version is

Alice (or sometimes Bob) believes through [[MistakenNationality a misunderstanding]] or PoorCommunicationKills

Alice (or sometimes Bob) believes through [[MistakenNationality a misunderstanding]] or [[PoorCommunicationKills

'''Darrly''': ''So, what are you?''

'''Elaine''': ''I'm white.''

'''Darrly''': ''So, we're just a couple of white people?''

'''Elaine''': ''I guess.''

'''Darrly''': ''Oh.''

'''Elaine''': ''Yeah. So, do you want to go to the Gap?''

'''Darrly''': ''Sure.''

--'''Seinfeld'''

A DeadHorseTrope. Alice is a White woman in {{Qurac}}. Somehow, while on holiday she meets Bob, a native man. They fall in love, but she's conflicted because he's a native and marrying him would lead to a MalignedMixedMarriage. Eventually, a discussion with one of Bob's friends leads Alice to learn that [[MightyWhitey Bob is really White.]] Hooray! Bob is a SuddenlySuitableSuitor. Alice will sometimes be aware that Bob is different somehow, such as behaving in a more "civilised" way than the other people around him, making the revelation less of a surprise.

Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate. A very specific type of SuddenlySuitableSuitor.

'''Darrly'': ''Sure.''

'''Darrly'': ''So, we're just a couple of white people?''

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Can be full of UnfortunateImplications about goodness being inherent in White people. Works featuring this trope tend to be on the Nature side of the NatureVsNurture debate.