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* In ''WebVideo/TheFunniestMinecraftVideosEver'' with the Better End Mod, Tommy and Phil find a biome with wildly colorful crystal spires. They bring some crystals back and excitedly show them to [[LetsPlay/GeorgeNotFound George]]... forgetting that George is colorblind.[[note]]Specifically, George has severe red-green colorblindness. The crystals Phil and Tommy were showing him were various shades of pink and purple, meaning George perceived all of them as blue.[[/note]]

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* Used in a piece of NSFW ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' fan-art by Sequestro: Seeing Ty Lee "cleansing her aura" naked, Katara [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars covers Toph's eyes with her hands]] entirely by reflex.
-->'''Toph:''' You know I'm blind, right?

* In ''LetsPlay/TheFunniestMinecraftVideosEver'' with the Better End Mod, Tommy and Phil find a biome with wildly colorful crystal spires. They bring some crystals back and excitedly show them to [[LetsPlay/GeorgeNotFound George]]... forgetting that George is colorblind.[[note]]Specifically, George has severe red-green colorblindness. The crystals Phil and Tommy were showing him were various shades of pink and purple, meaning George perceived all of them as blue.[[/note]]

* A RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is that the characters have a habit of forgetting that Toph is blind (she "sees" by using her extremely powerful Earth elemental abilities to sense vibrations and perceive materials) and showing her written or printed documents. Every once in a while, ''she'' forgets it, such as the time she asks why she's not allowed to help put up posters... while applying the glue to the ''front'' of a poster and putting it up backwards. Similarly, because Toph "sees" using Earthbending, she genuinely ''is'' blind whenever she's not in contact with the earth (such as when flying, or on a ship). Sand also heavily impairs her ability to sense what's around her.

-->'''Trucy:''' [[spoiler:But they hit her on the forehead, right? That's right in front of her! How could she not see... Oh.]][[/folder]]

* In ''[[Fanfic/StarWarsVsWarhammer40K Star Wars vs. Warhammer 40K]]'', Anakin tries to offer a handshake to [[spoiler:Iskandar Khayon]] after they agree to help each other escape the Inquisitor's warship, forgetting that his newfound ally is both blinded and armless.

* Spoofed in a piece of NSFW ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' fan-art by Sequestro: Seeing Ty Lee "cleansing her aura" naked, Katara [[CoverInnocentEyesAndEars covers Toph's eyes with her hands]] entirely by reflex.

* Since the Izuku is blind in ''Fanfic/TheDevilOfUA'', there are jokes centered around this.
--> '''All Might''': That is the power that is growing inside your body now. You are now the next chosen bearer of One for All. The powers that which I had are now yours also. Take it in young one! This is who are you now! Feel the illumination of the great ball of fire down upon you and the view of the crystal water beach that which you yourself have created! Do you not see the beauty of which it possesses? Izuku! TELL ME, DO YOU SEE IT!\\
'''Izuku''': I can't, I'm blind remember?\\
'''All Might''': [[FailedAttemptAtDrama Oh... right]].

-->'''[[spoiler:Khayon]]:''' ''[amused]'' Did you… just extend your hand towards me?\\

* In ''Film/Mandy1952'', people sometimes forget that Ellis is deaf, and she has to remind them to look at her when they talk to her.

-->'''Ben''' (yelling from a car): Hey, Jenny!\\
'''Stoney''': Hey, it's not gonna do you any good to yell, you know.\\
'''Ben''': Oh yeah, that's right.

* Tom Stewart of ''Film/Tormented1960'' is talking with Mrs. Ellis, a blind resident of the island, about a strange supernatural event that occurred in the past, and he absently asks her if she saw anything herself; she quips back, "It's been many years since I've seen anything." Tom replies that he ''[[EpicFail keeps forgetting]]'' her blindness.

* In Case 3 of ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'', [[spoiler:the blind singer Lamiroir is assaulted with a blow to the forehead.]]
->'''Trucy:''' [[spoiler:But they hit her on the forehead, right? That's right in front of her! How could she not see... Oh.]]

-->'''[[spoiler:Cinder]]''': Okay, let's talk.\\
'''Neo''': *points to mouth*\\
'''[[spoiler:Cinder]]''': ...Right.

* In ''Webcomic/BeyondTheEnd'', End constantly forgets that Roman is severely - can barely see a metre in front of him - short sighted and will keep asking him about things he can't see.

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* A RunningGag in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' is that the characters have a habit of forgetting that Toph is blind (she "sees" by using her extremely powerful Earth elemental abilities to sense vibrations and perceive materials) and showing her written or printed documents. Every once in a while, ''she'' forgets it, such as the time she asks why she's not allowed to help put up posters... while applying the glue to the ''front'' of a poster and putting it up backwards.
-->'''Sokka:''' (in a cave) It's so dark in here. I can't see a thing!\\
'''Toph:''' [[Main/SarcasmMode Oh, no, what a nightmare!]]\\
'''Sokka:''' Sorry.
** Similarly, because Toph "sees" using Earthbending, she genuinely ''is'' blind whenever she's not in contact with the earth (such as when flying, or on a ship). Sand also heavily impairs her ability to sense what's around her.
---> ''[[FanNickname The Gaang]] are flying on Appa in search of the entrance to the Spirit Library of Wan Shi Tong''\\\
'''Toph:''' THERE IT IS!\\
'''The Rest of the Gaang''': (Rushes to see nothing)\\
'''Toph:''' ...That's what it'll sound like when one of ''you'' spots it. *waves hand in front of eyes*.

* Lynx-O of ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats1985'' briefly gets some humor of this nature in "Thundercubs Part II":

-->-- ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''

'''The Rest of the Gaang''': Where?!\\
'''Toph:''' ...is what I would say if I could, you know, ''see anything.''

--> ''[[FanNickname The Gaang]] are flying on Appa in search of the entrance to the Spirit Library of Wan Shi Tong]''\\
--> '''Toph:''' THERE IT IS!\\
--> ''The Rest of the Gaang'': Where?!\\
--> '''Toph:''' ...is what I would say if I could, you know, ''see anything.''

-->'''Wilykat:''' Anyone entering [the Jungles of Darkness] might as well be blind.
-->'''Lynx-O:''' Of course, that wouldn't make much difference to me, but the rest of you...

* In [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12324855/14/Waiting-is-worth-it Chapter 14]] of ''Fanfic/WaitingIsWorthIt'', Izuku's classmates commend his win over Tenya when he [[spoiler:used his quirk to telekinetically tie his shoelaces together]]. He explains to them that he learned how to do that with his own shoelaces because he could not reach them himself (being handicapped and all). This creates an awkward pause with the others.
-->'''Ochako:''' Sometimes we forget that you are paralyzed.

-->--''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''