History Main / GrandfatherClause

%% * The first ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' was dubbed, wasn't the biggest hit, and the rest have remained undubbed. While there were plans to dub the third game, the franchise became popular enough to warrant dubs for spinoffs, and the 7th game is a Soft Reboot, every mainline game has been sub only, and probably will remain sub only.

It has a high chance of occurring with "classic" characters, but not necessarily their {{sidekick|GraduationsStick}}s. This usually happens with tropes that the characters are tightly tied into, making it difficult to separate them from it, and where the basic idea of the trope isn't so stupid that the fans will be turned off by it. Attempting to take away one of these tropes may force the character into an AudienceAlienatingEra, or at least necessitate an AuthorsSavingThrow. Compare to TheArtifact, where it seems like the creators have misgivings about them. ReimaginingTheArtifact and {{Evolving Trope}}s can be seen as compromises, where later creators keep the grandfathered tropes, but revise them to make them fit modern sensibilities. If an outdated trope or concept is met with disdain later in its life rather than allowance, then it's SeinfeldIsUnfunny.

* The long-running ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' got away with such SpriteComic cliches as an all-powerful AuthorAvatar and other characters that were [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/050314c mere recolors of existing sprites]], absolutely NoFourthWall, and comically one-dimensional characters (to be precise, one-dimensional versions of ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}}'' characters) because it either started or popularized almost all of these tropes for webcomics. This also unfortunately leads to a tendency of SeinfeldIsUnfunny.

* In a similar case, alternative/modern rock radio generally doesn't play music from before TheNineties, but some bands considered highly influential to alternative rock can still get airplay. Music/TheRamones and Music/TheClash are the most likely to be grandfathered, but Music/ThePixies, Music/DavidBowie, Music/{{Blondie}}, Music/NewOrder, and (strangely) Music/BobMarley may get in as well.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Link has always been a HeroicMime, even when such mute characters are becoming a rare breed. When ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' made the jump to full voice acting (and even ditched the tradition of HelloInsertNameHere out of necessity), Link was made TheQuietOne justified by the plot. In ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'', which is dubbed and lacks the plot justification, Link still communicates in VoiceGrunting, just because having him speak would break series tradition.[[note]]Ignoring the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames CD-i games]], of course, which Nintendo seems content to do.[[/note]]
** ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' tackled this by giving Link and Young Link a fairy companion, named [[PunnyName Proxi]], to speak for them; Toon Link has his sister Aryll speak for him, and [[DistaffCounterpart Linkle]] breaks tradition by being very talkative.

* The ''Anime/PrettyCure'' franchise is one of the few MagicalGirl series nowadays that still plays the whole premise more or less straight by the virtue of being quite the LongRunner (''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' premiered back in 2004) only putting more emphasis on [[GoodOldFisticuffs physical fighting]][[note]]Most of the time anyway. The level of action during fights greatly varies from series to series: contrast the battles in ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'' to the ones in ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' and ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'' to see how much of a stark difference there is.[[/note]] compared to most examples in the genre. The franchise has remained untouched by the [[MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction trend]] set by the smashing success of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Quite the contrary, a entry in particular can be interpreted as a SpiritualAntithesis of ''Madoka'': in ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'', the characters can achieve their dreams without being punished for it, and they can act selflessly for others without expecting to benefit by it or suffering nasty consequences over it. Practically the polar opposite of how ''Madoka'' treated following one's dreams and being altruistic. Some go as far as saying that ''Happiness Charge'' stands as [[TakeThat an indictment]] against ''Madoka''.

* {{Domino Mask}}s are another paper-thin disguise that some heroes still use despite offering little with which to disguise themselves. ComicBook/{{Robin}} and Franchise/GreenLantern are probably the most well-known examples.

* After the 1960s (likely aided by the explosive popularity of ''ComicBook/SpiderMan''), the KidSidekick as a concept was largely phased out in favor of the KidHero--most heroes who had sidekicks abandoned them, new young heroes were usually introduced as independent, and when sidekicks did pop up, they were usually peers of the hero in age and framed as partners instead. The main exception to this? ComicBook/{{Robin}}. To this day, young heroes are still introduced to assume the identity and act as sidekicks to ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Robin as a concept is just too iconic and independently popular to be removed entirely (largely for being what invented and popularized the concept in superhero comics), even if writers have retooled the concept regularly since then, often providing all manner of explanations for why the supposed grim loner is also the only guy who routinely teams up with a teenager in bright colors.

* ComicBook/DoctorDoom:

* Some characters rely on using an IconicItem to be identified, like [[Series/DoctorWho the Fourth Doctor]]'s scarf, or Franchise/IndianaJones' hat; however, when said character has a LimitedWardrobe it becomes an OutdatedOutfit by 20 or so years after their debut, like ComicBook/JimmyOlsen's bow tie (Clark Kent did eventually ditch the fedora). Especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} if the series is set in the [[ComicBookTime "present day"]]. An especially bad case of this is the Swedish army-farce ''ComicStrip/NittioettanKarlsson'', which started in 1932. The title character's blue uniform was outdated already at start (resembling the uniform the author wore when he served) and has been kept largely the same ever since, despite changes to camo since then. Especially JustForFun/{{egregious}} as all other characters have switched uniforms pretty much at the same pace as their counterparts IRL. The famous Jughead Jones of ComicBook/ArchieComics still wears a stylized version of an old-time inverted fedora beanie as his trademark hat. This was actually a fashion among young men of the 1940s (when the character debuted), but younger viewers just think it's some weird crown. This at least was reinvented in ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'', where Jughead wears a knitted beanie with a crown-shaped outer flap. Indiana's hat shows us another way to deal with this: it would not age well today except with a certain bohemian crowd that Indy would be a bad fit for, but Indy's adventures take place between the [=1910s=] and [=1950s=], with his age usually realistically reflective of his fictional timeline. If you leave Indy safely in the pulp era, the hat doesn't matter.
* Mexican comic character ''ComicBook/MeminPinguin'' and his mother [[ValuesDissonance resemble]] {{Blackface}} [[ValuesDissonance stereotypes from the Jim Crow era]], but due to its popularity and impact in Mexican popular culture [[LongRunners since being created in 1943]] (when these stereotypes were still mainstream), it is accepted there. Also do notice that even nowadays, political correctness on racial issues isn't such a big deal in Mexico, so it is safe to assume that Memin would never become a LongRunner exceeding three-quarters of a century in a country like the US.

* [[NotWearingTights Tights]] in general. Modern superheroes still tend to wear them, but outside of comic books and animation, most adaptations will attempt to get around them unless the outfit is so iconic that the character is drastically altered without it. For example, compare Spider-Man's outfit versus that of the villains in the first two ''Film/SpiderManTrilogy'' films. While Spidey sports a colorful, comic-accurate design, the [[ComicBook/NormanOsborn Green Goblin]] has a suit of military body armor, and ComicBook/DoctorOctopus just wears a [[BadassLongcoat duster]]. Some characters, such as Batman, have their tights altered into a hardened suit of armor so that the character will continue to seem intimidating.

* New female heroes rarely wear a MinidressOfPower, but ComicBook/MaryMarvel and ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} keep wearing skirts because they made and codified the trope, respectively. Supergirl's skirt costume is iconic, and attempts to replace it with pants or a LeotardOfPower have been short-lived and seldom well-received.
* Most post-Silver Age characters with {{Alliterative Name}}s, particularly from Creator/MarvelComics (Creator/StanLee admitted to doing so because alliterative names were easier for him to remember). Today, giving characters such names would be considered [[{{Narm}} campy]] at best and unimaginative at worst. However, many of Marvel's characters (e.g., [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]], etc.) who were created during the Silver Age get passes because they have been around for so long, and their names are too recognizable to change. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (Wade Wilson), who was created in 1991, and ComicBook/JessicaJones (who was introduced in 2001) are exceptions to this trope, the former possibly because he mocks so many superhero tropes, and the latter because of her AntiHero nature.

** The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' cartoon tries to justify this in its tie-in comic. In this continuity, the Flying Graysons also included Dick's uncle, a Richard who goes by "Rick." Dick was named after him, but went by a different nickname to avoid confusion.

* Many Millennials and Zoomers are [[https://www.rewire.org/socialism-young-people/ turning against capitalism in favor of socialism]], public perception of the rich is turning sour amidst a falling economy and numerous emerging scandals, and most professional writers in the present day have left-leaning political views. As a result, fictional characters who are wealthy (multi-millionaires and billionaires in particular) are seldom portrayed as [[CrimefightingWithCash good]] [[HonestCorporateExecutive guys]] in modern storytelling. However, many comic book heroes such as Franchise/{{Batman}} (who is the TropeCodifier for this archetype to begin with), ComicBook/GreenArrow, [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]], and ComicBook/IronMan remain wealthy for both [[DoylistVersusWatsonian Doylist and Watsonian reasons]]. The Doylist reason is that because they were created back when the rich were viewed more favorably by society, and their wealthy statuses are so integral to their history that it would alter the plots of their comics drastically if they lost their fortunes. From a Watsonian perspective, the likes of Batman, Green Arrow and Iron Man would not be able to afford the equipment they need to fight criminals on an even footing (especially ones with superpowers since they are just normal non-powered humans) if they weren't billionaires. These characters, Batman and Green Arrow in particular, can continue to get away with being HonestCorporateExecutive[=s=] since that side of their character is mostly a front for their superheroics.

* In the years since the first ''Film/JurassicPark'' came out, new scientific discoveries have changed the accepted look of many dinosaurs, most notably with the fact that theropods such as ''T. rex'' and ''Velociraptor'' had feathers. However, ''Film/JurassicWorld'' didn't change the dinosaurs to fit these new discoveries in order to keep them in line with their looks in the previous films. This is even [[InvokedTrope invoked]] and justified in-universe, with Dr. Wu pointing out that the park's animals are genetic hybrids built from various creatures rather than 'real' dinosaurs, and that they were designed to be marketable crowd-pleasers that matched the public perception of dinosaurs rather than scientifically-accurate representations of the actual animals. ''Film/JurassicWorldDominion'', though, does have feathered dinosaurs (albeit only in newly introduced species, with the ''Velociraptor'' and ''T. rex'' both still being under the clause), showing that this trope has limits. At the very least, more research has shown that ''T. rex'' most likely had feathers only as juveniles before shedding them when they reached sexual maturity.
* ''Film/TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact'', the sequel to ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'', may be the ''only'' movie to use Music/AlsoSprachZarathustra seriously since ''2001'' used it.

* InUniverse example in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' series, it's pointed out that after the Night Watch has grown from a RagTagBunchOfMisfits into an actual serious policing organisation [[FatIdiot Sergeant]] [[KnowNothingKnowItAll Colon]] and [[AmbiguouslyHuman Corporal]] [[CorruptQuartermaster Nobbs]] don't really fit in anymore. But they've both been with the force for such a long time (Colon has been a watchman for longer than Commander Vimes, and Nobby is only slightly more junior), and [[FireForgedFriends through thick and thin]] that even if they wouldn't necessarily hire any more Colons or Nobbs the ones they have aren't going anywhere.

** The name of the volcano where the Ring must be destroyed is called Mount Doom. No work nowadays would use a name like that seriously, but since the work codified the HighFantasy genre (and given the fact the mountain is located in the TropeNamer for {{Mordor}}), it's accepted.

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* Many parks keep attractions that are outdated by today's standards, in part for historical significance, in part for families and people wanting less intense rides, and in part because it's usually cheaper to maintain an old ride than to build a new one. The first and third categories definitely fit the bill. One example was formerly [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] on the Ride/SixFlags website.

** Regarding the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s {{Palette Swap}}s, in the very first game, Pikachu and Jigglypuff [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal had party hats and ribbons]] respectively as the basis for their alternate colors, as their colors were deemed too iconic to change and Shiny Pokémon had not yet been introduced. ''Melee'' continued the trend with Pichu - but Mewtwo received full-fleged color swaps. ''Brawl'' scaled back on this by both cutting Mewtwo and giving both the Pokémon Trainer and Lucario more subtle tints, only for the next game to have more distinct colors for Charizard and incoming newcomer Greninja, alongside bringing back Mewtwo via DLC. ''Ultimate'' followed suit with having Incineroar receive proper color swaps. Pikachu, Jigglypuff and Pichu? Still sporting accessories with only mild tints in their general colorization, simply because they started off with them.

* [[BullyBulldog Bulldogs]] [[ScienceMarchesOn have largely had their aggression and large size bred out]], and have had their position as the stereotypical AngryGuardDog usurped by Pit Bulls, Doberman Pinschers, Rottweilers and German Shepherds. Despite this, bulldogs from classic cartoons, like Spike from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' or Hector from [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes the Sylvester and Tweety shorts]], still appear prominently in their respective franchises. It should be noted that ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' [[BreakingOldTrends had a Pit Bull instead of a Bulldog]], reflecting the changing stereotypes on dogs.

* Many Millennials and Zoomers are [[https://www.rewire.org/socialism-young-people/ turning against capitalism in favor of socialism]], public perception of the rich is turning sour amidst a falling economy and numerous emerging scandals, and most professional writers in the present day have left-leaning political views. As a result, fictional characters who are wealthy are seldom portrayed as [[CrimefightingWithCash good]] [[HonestCorporateExecutive guys]] in modern storytelling. However, many comic book heroes such as Franchise/{{Batman}} (who is the TropeCodifier for this archetype to begin with), ComicBook/GreenArrow, [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]], and ComicBook/IronMan remain wealthy for both [[DoylistVersusWatsonian Doylist and Watsonian reasons]]. The Doylist reason is that because they were created back when the rich were viewed more favorably by society, and their wealthy statuses are so integral to their history that it would alter the plots of their comics drastically if they lost their fortunes. From a Watsonian perspective, the likes of Batman, Green Arrow and Iron Man would not be able to afford the equipment they need to fight criminals on an even footing (especially ones with superpowers since they are just normal non-powered humans) if they weren't billionaires. These characters, Batman and Green Arrow in particular, can continue to get away with being HonestCorporateExecutive[=s=] since that side of their character is mostly a front for their superheroics.

* During the early 2000s, DC and Warner Bros implemented a policy of "[[ExiledFromContinuity Character Embargos]]". This policy stated that a character could not appear in one show if said character was a major character in another show. As a result, several characters were either [[PutOnABus removed from a show]] or were not allowed to appear in the first place. ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} wasn't allowed to appear in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' following the first season of Unlimited because of a pilot that was being produced at the time for an Aquaman TV series. None of the characters from the ComicBook/{{Batman}} mythos were allowed to appear in ''Justice League'' either because of the airing of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', and Robin wasn't allowed to appear on ''The Batman'' because he was already a main character in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. The only one exempt from this was Batman. Since he was already a main character in ''Justice League'' prior to DC and Warner adopting the policy, he was allowed to remain a main character despite also being the main character of ''The Batman''.

* During the early 2000s, DC and Warner Bros implemented a policy of "[[ExiledFromContinuity Character Embargos]]". This policy stated that a character could not appear in one show if said character was a major character in another show. As a result, several characters were either [[PutOnABus removed from a show]] or were not allowed to appear in the first place. ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} wasn't allowed to appear in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' following the first season of Unlimited because of a pilot that was being produced at the time for an Aquaman tv series. None of the characters from the ComicBook/{{Batman}} mythos were allowed to appear in ''Justice League'' either because of the airing of ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', and Robin wasn't allowed to appear on ''The Batman'' because he was already a main character in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003''. The only one exempt form this was Batman. Since he was already a main character in ''Justice League'' prior to DC and Warner adopting the policy, he was allowed to remain a main character despite also being the main character of ''The Batman''.

*** CerberusSyndrome and tropes would also be renamed due to having nothing to do with cerberi or 3-headedness, and the name not being indicative of anything with the tone change of the work.

* Most post-Silver Age characters with {{Alliterative Name}}s, particularly from Creator/MarvelComics (Creator/StanLee admitted to doing so because alliterative names were easier for him to remember). Today, giving character such names would be considered [[{{Narm}} campy]] at best and unimaginative at worst. However, many of Marvel's characters (e.g., [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]], [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Bruce Banner]], etc.) get passes because they have been around for so long, and their names are too recognizable to change. ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} (Wade Wilson), who was created in 1991, and ComicBook/JessicaJones (who was introduced in 2001) are exceptions to this trope, the former possibly because he mocks so many superhero tropes, and the latter because of her AntiHero nature.

* Many Millennials and Zoomers are [[https://www.rewire.org/socialism-young-people/ turning against capitalism in favor of socialism]], public perception of the rich is turning sour amidst a falling economy and numerous emerging scandals, and most professional writers in the present day have left-leaning political views. As a result, fictional characters who are wealthy are seldom portrayed as [[CrimefightingWithCash good]] [[HonestCorporateExecutive guys]] in modern storytelling. However, many comic book heroes such as Franchise/{{Batman}} (who is the TropeCodifier for this archetype to begin with), ComicBook/GreenArrow, [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]], and ComicBook/IronMan remain wealthy for both [[DoylistVersusWatsonian Doylist and Watsonian reasons]]. The Doylist reason is that because they were created back when the rich were viewed more favorably by society, and their wealthy statuses are so integral to their history that it would alter the plots of their comics drastically if they lost their fortunes. From a Watsonian perspective, for example, the likes of Batman, Green Arrow and Iron Man would not be able to afford the equipment they need to fight criminals on an even footing (especially ones with superpowers since they are just normal non-powered humans) if they weren't billionaires. These characters, Batman and Green Arrow in particular, can continue to get away with being HonestCorporateExecutive[=s=] since that side of their character is mostly a front for their superheroics.

* This trope is why the only people who get a pass for using a Toothbrush moustache (a.k.a. UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler's [[GoodHairEvilHair moustache]]) are Creator/CharlieChaplin and [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Oliver Hardy]] (in fact, a case can be made that Chaplin wore it first and Hitler merely popularized it). Unless, of course, an actor is [[AdolfHitlarious deliberately parodying Hitler]], which has become a lot more tolerable in recent decades but is often still frowned upon. Though Barty Crouch in ''Literature/HarryPotter'' got away with it, mostly because it's described as a "toothbrush mustache" rather than a "Hitler mustache," so a lot of people probably didn't realize what his mustache looked like. As evidence of that, people were quick to make Hitler comparisons with the [[Film/HarryPotter movie version]] of the character.

* ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' and ''VideoGame/{{Battlefield}}'' are the only modern military shooters left in the market since they both codified the sub-genre to begin with. Said sub-genre has been heavily mocked and criticized for oversaturating the market for most of the ''UsefulNotes/{{The Seventh Generation|OfConsoleVideoGames}}'' to the point that no new original gaming IP can play it straight anymore, but since both franchises are massive juggernauts that defined the gaming landscape of the late 2000s to early 2010s, they get to stay without any mockery because gaming culture just wouldn't be the same without them. Even when some installments try to steer away from the formula, it only just gets met with [[VideoGame/BattlefieldHardline indifference]] or [[VideoGame/CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare backlash]].

* Black characters having "Black" in their name (ie: ComicBook/BlackPanther, ComicBook/BlackLightning, [[ComicBook/NewGods Black Racer]], [[ComicBook/TheAvengers Black Goliath]]..) definetly wouldn't be seen with kind eyes in today's public. But, since those characters were [[FairForItsDay the first Black characters in comics that weren't stereotypes]], they're too important to be renamed or removed.

* Many Millennials and Zoomers are [[https://www.rewire.org/socialism-young-people/ turning against capitalism in favor of socialism]], public perception of the rich is turning sour amidst a falling economy and numerous emerging scandals, and most professional writers in the present day have left-leaning political views. As a result, fictional characters who are wealthy are seldom portrayed as [[CrimefightingWithCash good]] [[HonestCorporateExecutive guys]] in modern storytelling. However, many comic book heroes such as Franchise/{{Batman}} (who is the TropeCodifier for this archetype to begin with), ComicBook/GreenArrow, [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]], and ComicBook/IronMan remain wealthy, partly because they were created back when the rich were viewed more favorably by society, and partly because their wealthy statuses are so integral to their history that it would alter the plots of their comics drastically if they lost their fortunes. For example, the likes of Batman, Green Arrow and Iron Man would not be able to afford the equipment they need to fight criminals on an even footing (especially ones with superpowers since they are just normal non-powered humans) if they weren't billionaires. These characters, Batman and Green Arrow in particular, can continue to get away with being HonestCorporateExecutive[=s=] since that side of their character is mostly a front for their superheroics.

* Officially, the member states of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion are allowed to add one language per country to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_the_European_Union list of the EU's working languages]]. However, there is one exception to this: [[UsefulNotes/EnglishLanguage English]], which is only the official language of UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}} and UsefulNotes/{{Malta}}, both of which have their own languages (Irish and Maltese) included on the list. This is due to the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom having been a member state until 2020 and having been the one to add English to the list in the first place in 1973. By 2020, English had become the common ''lingua franca'' of the Union overall and would be difficult to cut from the list.

Nowadays, "Grandfather Clause" is more of a general term for clauses written into new laws or regulations that permit certain preexisting exemptions to remain under the updated rules. If someone is ruled eligible for certain priveleges as a result of being exempt from updated restrictions, they're often said to have been "grandfathered in".

** VideoGameLives and [[TimedMission time limits]] are holdovers from the heyday of the UsefulNotes/ArcadeGame, and most modern platformers have abandoned them. Mario platformers not only keep both out of tradition, but harness them as a way of increasing difficulty (for example, ''VideoGame/NewSuperLuigiU'' gives players only 100 seconds to complete each stage). That said, the 3D platformers are slowly starting to drop 1-ups altogether as of the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch era, as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' and ''VideoGame/BowsersFury'' drop them in favor of having you lose coins upon dying instead, though these elements might be living on borrowed time in 2D platformers as well, since it's been announced that the upcoming ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' will drop the timer entirely.

*** CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: The trope is named for an incident where a magazine covering a ''Anime/CowboyBeBop'' video game referred to Ed (who is a girl) not only by the name of the titular spaceship, but as a boy. Like a lot of tropes named after or incorporating the names of fictional works or characters, not everyone has heard of ''Cowboy [=BeBop=]'', and the name might initially not make sense at all for those who are familar with how the trope works (a work or news media getting facts about another work wrong). But since the infamous magazine clipping the trope was named for is already an example of this trope, it has stuck, and since it's grown to become such a common trope on the wiki, it isn't likely to get a name change any time soon.

** It is recorded that when Prince Fushimi Sadanaru of Japan (a relative of the Emperor and a confidant of Crown Prince Yoshihito, who became Emperor Taisho) made a state visit to Britain in 1907, all productions of ''The Mikado'' were shut down for fear of offending him. This proved to be a mistake, since the Crown Prince had looked forward to seeing it. ''The Mikado'' is [[MexicansLoveSpeedyGonzales still very popular in Japan]]; evidently, the fact that the society is obviously more British than Japanese makes it easier to get Creator/GilbertAndSullivan's point. In fact, there have been a few productions (including a filmed one starring Creator/EricIdle as Ko-ko) that just gets to the point and puts everyone in British dress, and one college production that opted to go with having everyone dress as ''anime characters'' to get the satire across without being offensive.

*** CowboyBeBopAtHisComputer: The trope is named for an incident where a magazine covering a ''Anime/CowboyBeBop'' video game referred to Ed (who is a girl) not only by the name of the titular spaceship, but as a a boy. Like a lot of tropes named after or incorporating the names of fictional works or characters, not everyone has heard of ''Cowboy [=BeBop=]'', and the name might initially not make sense at all for those who are familar with how the trope works (a work or news media getting facts about another work wrong). But since the infamous magazine clipping the trope was named for is already an example of this trope, it has stuck, and since it's grown to become such a common trope on the wiki, it isn't likely to get a name change any time soon.

* ''Literature/RobotsAndEmpire'' contains an InUniverse example. After the Auroran society refused to accept [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots humaniform robots]], the entire production run of fifty was mothballed. However, Daneel, who was already part of a prominent citizen's establishment, remained there.

The name "Grandfather Clause" comes from the Jim Crow laws that were passed after the end of Reconstruction, the period following the American Civil War. The slave owners re-exerted control and enacted a number of laws that restricted freedoms for black Americans in the south, and one of their controls were limitations on who could vote, such as a poll tax, a literacy test, and being of "good moral character". To permit white southerners who were poor and illiterate to vote, a clause was included that you could vote if your grandfather could. It is now a general term for exemptions so existing cases, memberships, etc. that wouldn't be permitted by new or updated rules can continue to exist.

The name "Grandfather Clause" comes from the Jim Crow laws that were passed after the end of Reconstruction, the period following the Civil War. The slave owners re-exerted control and enacted a number of laws that restricted freedoms for black Americans in the south, and one of their controls were limitations on who could vote, such as a poll tax, a literacy test, and being of "good moral character". To permit white southerners who were poor and illiterate to vote, a clause was included that you could vote if your grandfather could. It is now a general term for exemptions so existing cases, memberships, etc. that wouldn't be permitted by new or updated rules can continue to exist.

* Sometimes, a wrestler's theme music becomes so identified with the wrestler himself that changing it just wouldn't work. For example, Wrestling/ShawnMichaels may have remained attractive, but "Sexy Boy" didn't really fit his persona after he became a born-again Christian. Yet he kept using the song because it was [[AwesomeMusic/ProfessionalWrestling too awesome to change]].

** Related to this, ComicBook/BlackPanther is another billionaire superhero who gets a pass from the backlash against such heroes. The reason is because he is not an white American businessman like Batman or Iron Man, but instead [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething the King of the vibranium-rich Wakanda]], making him too valuable narrative-wise to dispose of. Not to mention, Black Panther ''is'' Marvel's first black superhero to headline his own book, making him too culturally significant to retire in spite of growing negative sentiments against the wealthy.