History Main / UnfortunateImplications

* ''Manga/DeathNote'' has [[https://www.animefeminist.com/the-wasted-potential-of-death-notes-women/ attracted]] [[http://theevaluationzone.blogspot.com/2014/11/top-ten-reasons-why-i-hate-death-note.html fire]] [[https://theathenaeumbooks.wordpress.com/2020/06/21/the-inherent-misogyny-in-death-note/ for]] implicit misogyny. This started with the brief tenure in the story of former Naomi Misora, a former FBIAgent who is briefly shown to be a talented investigator (and got an ExpansionPackPast in the {{prequel}})... but whose concerns are dismissed by her active-duty fiancee Raye Penber and then unceremoniously killed off by Light. The only other female character in the series with any agency worth mentioning is Misa Amane, an AxCrazy fangirl of VillainProtagonist Light whose presence in the story is almost entirely counterproductive to everyone involved, and whom even while dating her to keep her around for his use, he openly cheats on with his high school flame Kiyomi Takada--who doesn't fare any better herself, being made by Light to kill Mello and then [[SelfImmolation burn herself to death]].

* WebAnimation/TerribleWritingAdvice: {{Discussed| Trope}} quite frequently, in JP's usual sarcastic style, though it is one of the subjects where he is more like to briefly break character, in order to hammer home the point that writers should really think more about what they are actually trying to do, before they end up replicating certain more problematic tropes and plots uncritically.
** He explictly namedrops the concept in the "Fantasy Races" video, where he notes how some fantasy universes claim that races have inherent traits, such as some being AlwaysChaoticEvil, and that [[MasterRace some races are better than others]] (which conspiciously often happens to be the blonde, blue-eyed Elves, or some similar equivalent), which in a real life context could easily come across as racist propaganda. He also notices that the authors who include these tropes rarely ever take any time to explore the philosophical and metaphysical implications of making certain races inherently "good" and inherently "evil" with their universes themselves.
** "Alpha Heroes" examines the trend of common boyfriend characterizations in romance novels to come to the conclusion that, appearently, popular boyfriend material includes "{{domestic abuse}}r [[ControlFreak with control issues]]", and that the overriding drive to possess and control his love interest verges on creepiness. Other morally questionable actions by the boyfriend are handwaved away because "[[ScrewTheRulesImBeautiful it's okay because he's attractive]]", and there's even a NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer over this part of the video.
** "Giving Criticism" plays this trope for laughs at the suggestion of the good guys using a burning cross as their symbol, with Beaubien saying "Um, I guess it could work?", with the screen showing the caption "Translation: Try Again."
** "Cosmic Horror" also discusses how for as critically acclaimed the writings of Creator/HPLovecraft are, he also held extremely racist and xenophobic views, something which came across in some of his writing. [[EveryoneHasStandards Even in-character]], JP says that this is the one Lovecraftian trope you should avoid at all costs.
** "Apology Video Template" invokes this by advising anyone doing an apology video to claim they have depression, which is the reason they ended up doing whatever got them in trouble in the first place. The person should ignore any backlash that comes from this, including people with real depression who will call them out on using depression as an easy scapegoat for their actions.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic number]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ of]] Jewish people have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case.

** The [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 first movie]] has been compared to [[https://thedissolve.com/features/movie-of-the-week/812-the-slippery-politics-of-the-incredibles-and-other/ the works of Ayn Rand]] and has an in-universe demonstration of [[https://youtu.be/366wq306duA Nietzsche's concept of Herd Morality.]] It doesn't help that the villain ''does'' have a widely-recognized superpower (super-intelligence and tech genius, of the ComicBook/IronMan variety), but in-universe, he's considered a disgruntled [[{{Muggle}} mundane]] because he had to actually work for his powers where ''real'' supers' gifts are natural and effortless.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic number]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ of]] Jewish people have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case. However, [[https://tangledbea.tumblr.com/post/687549550733492224/sigh-the-mother-gothel-is-an-anti-semitic some dispute this]], as Mother Gothel's design is actually a mixture of an InkSuitActor (for her VA Donna Murphy) and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/Cher, neither of whom are Jewish.

** Pixar posted a seemingly harmless Tweet advertising the movie captioned "Unleash your wildfire side". [[https://insidethemagic.net/2023/06/pixar-slammed-for-elemental-mistake-immediately-backtracks-wildfire-jnw1/ Unfortunately]], the Tweet happened to be posted during one of the worst Canadian wildfires in recent history. Fans and detractors alike accused Pixar of insensitivity towards those affected by the wildfires and the drifting smoke affecting air qualities in Canada and the northeastern United States. Not helping matters is the fact that the movie poster the Tweet was parodying was of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' which takes place in Toronto, Canada. Pixar deleted the Tweet in response to the backlash.
** A young earth elemental child named Clod [[PrecociousCrush keeps asking the adult Ember out]] and Pixar made a fake fancam promoting him using one of those scenes. But [[https://insidethemagic.net/2023/06/pixar-goes-too-far-elemental-advertises-sexual-predator-behavior-kb1/ people accused]] them of promoting sexual predator behavior because it shows a small child flirting with an adult. Not helping matters is that the reason Ember cited for repeatedly turning him down was because "elements don't mix" rather than his age, so Pixar quickly took the fancam down.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic number]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ of]] Jewish people have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case. However, [[https://tangledbea.tumblr.com/post/687549550733492224/sigh-the-mother-gothel-is-an-anti-semitic some dispute this]], as Mother Gothel's design is actually a mixture of an InkSuitActor (for her VA Donna Murphy) and a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of Creator/Cher, neither of whom are jewish.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic number]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ of]] Jewish people have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how it's eerily similar to stories of [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women, particularly [[JewishMother mothers]] in this case.

* A [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic number]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ of]] Jewish people have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how the story is eerily similar to [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women.

* [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Some]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how the story is eerily similar to [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering non-Jewish, Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning'' has faced criticism in its handling of Lui's backstory [[spoiler:of being subject to ParentalAbuse and the larger implication of conflating abuse with Digimon partnership]]. [[https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/digimon-adventure-02-the-beginning/ This review]] details the problems of the film's handling of abuse.

* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning'' has faced criticism in its handling of Rui's backstory [[spoiler: of being subject to ParentalAbuse and the larger implication of conflating abuse with Digimon partnership]]. [[https://www.filmink.com.au/reviews/digimon-adventure-02-the-beginning/ This review]] details the problems of the film's handling of abuse.

* [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Some]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how the story is eerily similar to [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel blood libel]], where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women.

* [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Some]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] have pointed out how Mother Gothel’s role in the film ''WesternAnimation/{{Tangled}}'' resembles an antisemitic caricature. Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel for ritualistic purposes. They note how the story is eerily similar to blood libel, where Jewish people were falsely accused of kidnapping and murdering Christian children for rituals. Some also took issue with the way Gothel is portrayed as nagging and passive-aggressive when acting as a mother to Rapunzel, which is a common stereotype of Jewish women.

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''WesternAnimation/Tangled'': [[https://writingwithcolor.tumblr.com/post/154992689002/so-many-miles-to-go-aworldinneedofmagic Some]] [[https://lahstalon.org/disneys-villains-are-all-part-of-a-story-sometimes-a-racist-one/ people]] have been critical of how Mother Gothel’s role in the film resembles antisemitic stereotypes. They point out how Gothel, the main antagonist with dark curly hair and a hooked nose, kidnaps the blond-haired, button-nosed Rapunzel and raises her as her own.
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''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'':

* ''WesternAnimation/RayaAndTheLastDragon'':

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* Helluva Boss and its sister series Hasbin Hotel have strong LGBT representation, but the problem is the series takes place in hell. All the couples are made up of sinners or native born demons, with the implications being only the gays to go hell or they come from hell.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': As detailed in an essay within Manga's Cultural Crossroads, written by Yukari Fujimoto, which was reported by [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNB05gdWRkI Sage's Rain]], Kishimoto has a tendency of portraying women in antiquated and limited roles that leave them underdeveloped when compared to their male counterparts. In addition, female characters are almost always written in a fashion where their storylines or motives are devoted towards supporting or serving male characters in traditional roles expected of women, such as healers, housewives, or mothers. As such, women in Naruto lack the agency or ability to be anything but supporting characters or love interests for their male counterparts, whom do not suffer from any of these issues. This is collaborated by Kishimoto himself, to a point, in a 2014 interview with [[https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/kishimoto-admits-to-being-trash-with-female-characters-in-numerous-interviews-get-the-tea-here.4464245/ Shonen Jump Magazine]] where he admits that he is not very good at writing female characters.

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* ''Animation/MashaAndTheBear'': In one episode, while playing, Masha wears... a NKVD cap. The [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre NKVD]] was both the main law enforcement force in the [[UsefulNotes/SovietRussiaUkraineAndSoOn Soviet Union]] at the time of UsefulNotes/JosefStalin and his SecretPolice and death squads during the massive purges he ordered in the 1930s and some massacres in the 1940s.
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* An Malaysian newspaper got in hot water for [[https://theworld.org/stories/2011-03-14/malaysian-ultraman-cartoon-mocks-japans-tsunami running a strip]] that showed Series/{{Ultraman}} (representing Japan) running from a tsunami a few days after an earthquake and tsunami occurred in Tōhoku in 2011.

* The Creator/DiscotekMedia rerelase of ''Anime/LupinIIIThePursuitOfHarimaosTreasure'' [[https://twitter.com/BradyHartel/status/1291486168362745858 put a disclaimer]] concerning the work's homophobic content due to the main villain Hermann Von Diett being a homophobic stereotype, ranging from him being a cross-dressing [[EffeminateMisogynisticGuy misogynistic]] Neo-Nazi cult leader, to his name being a pun on the word hermaphrodite (considered to be a slur towards intersex and transgender people) to the several gay panic-style jokes towards his subordinates.

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'': The plot's second to third acts hinge over the titular protagonist having her life saved by and befriending a member of a fantasy race, a mermaid named Chelsea, and striving for peace after finding like-minded views and experiences as teenage girls feeling alone and having to hide who they are. This friendship is in spite of Ruby being told by her grandmother that mermaids are inherently evil and should've been all killed when the moment was possible. Ruby's mother, Agatha, also immediately disapproves of Ruby befriending a mermaid and insists to her daughter that she's dangerous and not truly her friend all because she's a mermaid. [[spoiler: Because Chelsea is revealed to be EvilAllAlong at the last 15 minutes of the film and Ruby's family's hatred of mermaids as a whole is validated, people saw it as a potential [[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2023/06/movie-review-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023/ pro-xenophobia message]] going against the idea of people of different backgrounds getting along. The film's unintended moral has left it coming across as [[https://youtu.be/Xw5f8pyXsGQ?si=UWmsW2woPXqWPWuW&t=2545 one]] that discourages compassion with those who are different, encourages blindly believing your family's prejudices even in the absence of evidence, and that war is necessary even if said race is at a massive power disadvantage.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'': The plot's second to third acts hinge over the protagonist, teenage kraken Ruby Gillman, having her life saved by and befriending a member of a fantasy race, a mermaid named Chelsea, and striving for peace after finding like-minded views and experiences as teenage girls feeling alone and having to hide who they are. This friendship is in spite of Ruby being told by her grandmother that mermaids are inherently evil and should've been all killed when the moment was possible. Ruby's mother, Agatha, also immediately disapproves of Ruby befriending a mermaid and insists to her daughter that she's dangerous and not truly her friend all because she's a mermaid. [[spoiler: Because Chelsea is revealed to be EvilAllAlong at the last 15 minutes of the film and Ruby's family's hatred of mermaids as a whole is validated, people saw it as a [[https://themattress.tumblr.com/post/721567374634057728 potentially pro-racism]] message that runs the risk of being applicable to real life groups while being misguidedly [[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2023/06/movie-review-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023/ pro-xenophobia]] and going against the idea of people of different backgrounds getting along. The film's implied moral has also left it coming across as [[https://youtu.be/Xw5f8pyXsGQ?si=UWmsW2woPXqWPWuW&t=2545 one]] that discourages compassion with those who are different, encourages blindly believing your family's racism even in the absence of evidence, and that war is necessary even if said race is at a massive power [[https://www.tumblr.com/fandoms-and-salt/723383761485578240/the-main-problem-with-ruby-gillman-movie-is-that disadvantage]] and risks looking like a subjugated, "inferior" minority in a hopeless struggle against their "superior" oppressors who believe they have the natural right to rule over them.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/RubyGillmanTeenageKraken'': The plot's second to third acts hinge over the protagonist, teenage kraken Ruby Gillman, having her life saved by and befriending a member of a fantasy race, a mermaid named Chelsea, and striving for peace after finding like-minded views and experiences as teenage girls feeling alone and having to hide who they are. This friendships is in spite of Ruby being told by her grandmother that mermaids are inherently evil and should've been all killed when the moment was possible. Ruby's mother, Agatha, also immediately disapproves of Ruby befriending a mermaid and insists to her daughter that she's dangerous and not truly her friend all because she's a mermaid. [[spoiler: Because Chelsea is revealed to be EvilAllAlong at the last 15 minutes of the film and Ruby's family's hatred of mermaids as a whole is validated, people saw it as a [[https://themattress.tumblr.com/post/721567374634057728 potentially pro-racism]] message that runs the risk of being applicable to real life groups while being misguidedly [[https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2023/06/movie-review-ruby-gillman-teenage-kraken-2023/ pro-xenophobia]] and going against the idea of people of different backgrounds getting along. The film's implied moral has also left it coming across as [[https://youtu.be/Xw5f8pyXsGQ?si=UWmsW2woPXqWPWuW&t=2545 one]] that discourages compassion with those who are different, encourages blindly believing your family's racism even in the absence of evidence, and that war is necessary when confronting said race.]]