History Main / ShameAccusation

-->'''Vinyl:''' You're ashamed of me, aren't you?
-->'''Octavia:''' [[BrutalHonesty Yes. Very.]]
-->'''Vinyl:''' What happened to the proper lady I knew?!
-->'''Octavia:''' She met you. That's what happened.
-->'''Vinyl:''' ''[now fake crying]'' You never look me in the eye anymore!

--> '''Mitch:''' ''[[AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents No, them.]]''
--> '''Jordan:''' ''[understanding]'' Oh.

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': In "[[Recap/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAirS1E04NotWithMyPigYouDont Not with my Pig you Don't]]", Philip gets angry at Will for telling a reporter the stories Hattie, Philip's mother, told about [[EmbarrassingNickname "Zeke's"]] youth, such as the time he ran inside a segregated bathroom, and how his pet pig, Melvin, helped him to become the first non-White winner of the youth farmer award at the county fair. Just as Philip is scolding Will about making public some memories he considers embarrassing, Hattie then scolds Philip for being ashamed if his past.
** In another episode "She ain't Heavy", Will goes out with a [[BigFun heavier girl]] named Dee Dee that he actually enjoys hanging out with, but doesn't want to take her to the dance, and gets defensive when teased. She calls him out on treating her like something to be ashamed of because she isn't a conventionally attractive thin girl. They do eventually make up over [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike a "Straw"berry joke]]

* ''Series/{{Riverdale}}'': Moose asks Kevin if he's ashamed of him early on in their relationship.

--->'''Marge:''' Homer, I'm sorry you saw that, but I was very upset that night.
--->'''Homer:''' Quit changing the subject. How do you feel about me ''right now?''
--->'''Marge:''' Well, I love you, of course. But a lot of things you do still drive me crazy.
--->'''Homer:''' So you mean, our whole marriage, you've just been resenting me behind my back?!
--->'''Marge:''' ...A little bit, yeah.

--->'''Marge:''' Homer, you can't just do the things ''you'' want to do. You have to act like someone you'd want Lisa to marry. If you just act like yourself, she might just--''[catches herself]'' Um... Oh, you know... Hmm...
--->'''Homer:''' She might marry someone like me? ''[Marge looks at him nervously.]'' You think that would be ''bad''.
--->'''Marge:''' Homie, I love you. But you can be a challenge, like doing the daily ''Jumble''.
--->'''Homer:''' ''[offended]'' Marge, you are comparing me to the most infuriating thing in the newspaper!

** In another episode "She ain't Heavy", Will goes out with a [[PlusSizeFun heavier girl]] named Dee Dee that he actually enjoys hanging out with, but doesn't want to take her to the dance, and gets defensive when teased. She calls him out on treating her like something to be ashamed off because she isn't a conventionally attractive thin girl. They do eventually make up over [[StrangeMindsThinkAlike a "Straw"berry joke]]

!!Examples

[[AC: Films - Live-Action]]

--> '''Jordan:''' (understanding) Oh.

* Romain Gary's ''La Promesse de L'Aube'' has a chapter during his military service where his mother goes into AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents mode in front of his fellow soldiers and he tries to push her into the taxi, she asks the question she always asks, "So you're ashamed of your old mother then?". It works and he gives her a hug (giving his squadmates the finger behind her back since they're laughing at the scene), but...

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': In "[[Recap/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAirS1E04NotWithMyPigYouDont Not with my Pig you Don't]]," Philip gets angry at Will for telling a reporter the stories Hattie, Philip's mother, told about [[EmbarrassingNickname "Zeke's"]] youth, such as the time he ran inside a segregated bathroom, and how his pet pig, Melvin, helped him to become the first non-White winner of the youth farmer award at the county fair. Just as Philip is scolding Will about making public some memories he considers embarrassing, Hattie then scolds Philip for being ashamed if his past.

--->'''Marge:''' Homer, you can't just do the things ''you'' want to do. You have to act like someone you'd want Lisa to marry. If you just act like yourself, she might just--''(catches herself)'' Um... Oh, you know... Hmm...
--->'''Homer:''' She might marry someone like me? ''(Marge looks at him nervously)'' You think that would be ''bad''.

--->'''Homer:''' ''(offended)'' Marge, you are comparing me to the most infuriating thing in the newspaper!

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'': In "[[Recap/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAirS1E04NotWithMyPigYouDont Not with my Pig you Don't]]," Philip gets angry at Will for telling a reporter the stories Hattie, Philip's mother, told about [[EmbarrasingNickname "Zeke's"]] youth, such as the time he ran inside a segregated bathroom, and how his pet pig, Melvin, helped him to become the first non-White winner of the youth farmer award at the county fair. Just as Philip is scolding Will about making public some memories he considers embarrassing, Hattie then scolds Philip for being ashamed if his past.

* ''Film/RealGenius'': Zigzagged. After Mitch suggests he doesn't want to introduce GenkiGirl Jordan to his parents, she demands to know if it's because he's ashamed of her.

* ''FilmSoulmate2023'' features Mi-So going to a fancy restaurant of some fancy hotel with her {{Childhood|Friends}} BestFriend Ha-Eun. Since Mi-So is poor and can't afford to pay for the food they ordered she has to joke around and suck up to men in suits in the restaurant so they'd give her money or plates. Ha-Eun is embarrassed by this and aggressively asks her if she does this all the time. Mi-So understands that she's ashamed of her and directly asks her so.

* Romain Gary's ''Literature/LaPromessedeLAube'' has a chapter during his military service where his mother goes into AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents mode in front of his fellow soldiers and he tries to push her into the taxi, she asks the question she always asks, "So you're ashamed of your old mother then?". It works and he gives her a hug (giving his squadmates the finger behind her back since they're laughing at the scene), but...

* ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAire'': In "[[Recap/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAirS1E04NotWithMyPigYouDont Not with my Pig you Don't]]," Philip' gets angry at Will for telling a reporter the stories Hattie, Philip's mother, told about [[EmbarrasingNickname "Zeke's"]] youth, such as the time he ran inside a segregated bathroom, and how his pet pig, Melvin, helped him to become the first non-White winner of the youth farmer award at the county fair. Just as Philip is scolding Will about making public some memories he considers embarrassing, Hattie then scolds Philip for being ashamed if his past.

** In "Three Gays of the Condo", Homer discovers an old message from Marge written the night Moe's Tavern opened, chastising him for drinking so much that he made an ass of himself and then got taken to the hospital. This makes Homer feel that she'd always been ashamed of him and go on a trial separation.

** In "Luca$", when Lisa befriends a budding professional eater named Lucas, [[ObnoxiousInLaws Patty and Selma]] tell Marge that he reminds them of Homer and that girls end up "marrying their fathers". This makes Marge start to question her relationship to Homer, and she tries to turn him into a good influence (without hurting his feelings) by asking him to take his daughter on a date and behave like a gentleman.