History Main / ValuesDIssonance

An example of Values Dissonance between the United Kingdom and the US would be the use of blackface imagery, which formed the centrepiece of Creator/TheBBC's ''Black and White Minstrel Show'' until the 1970s. Blackface was/is also used in other countries, such as Japan, The BENELUX, and Australia, where it does not have the same cultural stigma.

Since there are so many countries and cultures in the world (197 to be exact, and that's just counting those that have international recognition), it's not surprising that there are so many different outlooks on life--what's important, ''who's'' important, what constitutes justice and what qualifies as cruelty changes according to where you are. Even in countries that speak the same language, values can be different. The UK and the USA, for example, share a language and are regarded as culturally similar to one another... but handguns are legal in the USA, while they are banned in the UK. The UK also has no death penalty, while the US does for federal offenses and offenses against about half the states. This leads to some fundamental differences in the way the legal system is perceived, even between two countries that are alike in many other ways.

Other tropes find it difficult to age gracefully. The world being the dynamic and evolving place that it is, some aspects of the media don't quite manage to keep pace with the time, and become [[DiscreditedTrope the "Grumpy Old Men" of Tropeland.]] Often times, this is a result of attempts to egocentric behavior manipulation by those in authority that they misuse.

Other tropes find it difficult to age gracefully. The world being the dynamic and evolving place that it is, some aspects of the media don't quite manage to keep pace with the time, and become [[DiscreditedTrope the "Grumpy Old Men" of Tropeland.]]

Tropes are common denominators. Their viewers recognize them, laugh at them or groan at them, but most of us can guess where they're coming from -- specifically, what cultural values are embodied in the trope.

Unfortunately, some tropes just don't travel -- or age -- very well. They're fine on their home turf, where everyone understands them and knows what value system they're based on. When that trope makes the trip to another country however, it gets seasick on the way over, arriving at port looking distinctly disheveled and finding itself among strangers who have no idea what it's talking about.

Since there are so many countries and cultures in the world (197 to be exact, and that's just counting those that have international recognition), it's not surprising that there are so many different outlooks on life -- what's important, ''who's'' important, what constitutes justice and what qualifies as cruelty changes according to where you are. Even in countries that speak the same language, values can be different. The UK and the USA, for example, share a language and are regarded as culturally similar to one another... but handguns are legal in the USA, while they are banned in the UK. The UK also has no death penalty, while the US does for federal offenses and offenses against about half the states. This leads to some fundamental differences in the way the legal system is perceived, even between two countries that are alike in many other ways.

See also UnfortunateImplications. Compare MoralDissonance, where the show breaks its own morals. Also see GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff, in which it's critical acclaim rather than moral values that is on the line. Also see FairForItsDay, in which the work actually has ''less'' values dissonance than its contemporaries. See CultureClash and InnocentBigot for when this happens in-story and DeliberateValuesDissonance for when the author is doing it on purpose. Please list that trope instead of invoking this trope on any works that do so. Also see HaveAGayOldTime and GetTheeToANunnery, where dialogue is interpreted differently due to this. Has similarity to GoodFlawsBadFlaws. Also see TheGenerationGap, which is a subtrope encompassing differing values among generations (usually between the World War 2 and Baby Boomer generations). BlueAndOrangeMorality is this trope taken UpToEleven. Contrast ValuesResonance. Can sometimes result in MisplacedNationalism. And of course, it's likely to result in the exclamation, DudeNotFunny

->''The past is a foreign country: they do things differently there.''
-->--Creator/LPHartley, ''Literature/TheGoBetween''

Since there are so many countries and cultures in the world, it's not surprising that there are so many different outlooks on life -- what's important, ''who's'' important, what constitutes justice and what qualifies as cruelty changes according to where you are. Even in countries that speak the same language, values can be different. The UK and the USA, for example, share a language and are regarded as culturally similar to one another... but handguns are legal in the USA, while they are banned in the UK. The UK also has no death penalty, while the US does for federal offenses and offenses against about half the states. This leads to some fundamental differences in the way the legal system is perceived, even between two countries that are alike in many other ways.

* [[ValuesDissonance/{{Anime}} Anime and Manga]]

WARNING: By its nature, this trope is highly controversial. You may well encounter a custom or belief on this page that you don't think is dissonant at all; you might even be inclined to vehemently defend it. Indeed, ''concepts'' of right or wrong or even of what is "proper" are rarely universal in the truest sense of the word. Across all every period of Earth's history, just about anything has been or can potentially be justified, or at least rationalized. So if you see a value here you don't find dissonant at all, please refrain from [[Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage adding your own interpretation]]. (However, you're welcome to contest it if you don't see how it would be dissonant to ''anyone'', although even then, please edit with civility as usual.)

-->--LPHartley, ''Literature/TheGoBetween''

An example of Values Dissonance between the United Kingdom and the US would be the use of blackface imagery, which formed the centrepiece of the {{BBC}}'s ''Black and White Minstrel Show'' until the 1970s. Blackface was/is also used in other countries, such as Japan, The BENELUX, and Australia, where it does not have the same cultural stigma.

->''"I guess that he's trying to pay {{homage}} to the 1927 version, but here's the thing, Neil... 1927? Not racist. 1980? Horribly, '''horribly''' racist."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]]''', reacting to the scene when Neil Diamond put on black-face in the remake of ''Film/TheJazzSinger''.

See also UnfortunateImplications. Compare MoralDissonance, where the show breaks its own morals. Also see GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff, in which it's critical acclaim rather than moral values that is on the line. Also see FairForItsDay, in which the work actually has ''less'' values dissonance than its contemporaries. See CultureClash and InnocentBigot for when this happens in-story and DeliberateValuesDissonance for when the author is doing it on purpose. Please list that trope instead of invoking this trope on any works that do so. Also see HaveAGayOldTime and GetTheeToANunnery, where dialogue is interpreted differently due to this. Has similarity to GoodFlawsBadFlaws. Also see TheGenerationGap, which is a subtrope encompassing differing values among generations (usually between the World War 2 and Baby Boomer generations). BlueAndOrangeMorality is this trope taken UpToEleven. Contrast ValuesResonance. Can sometimes result in MisplacedNationalism.

An example of Values Dissonance between the United Kingdom and the US would be the use of blackface imagery, which formed the centrepiece of the {{BBC}}'s ''Black and White Minstrel Show'' until the 1970s. Blackface was/is also used in other countries, such as Japan, The Netherlands, and Australia, where it does not have the same cultural stigma.

See also UnfortunateImplications. Compare MoralDissonance, where the show breaks its own morals. Also see GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff, in which it's critical acclaim rather than moral values that is on the line. Also see FairForItsDay, in which the work actually has ''less'' values dissonance than its contemporaries. See CultureClash and InnocentBigot for when this happens in-story and DeliberateValuesDissonance for when the author is doing it on purpose. Also see HaveAGayOldTime and GetTheeToANunnery, where dialogue is interpreted differently due to this. Has similarity to GoodFlawsBadFlaws. Also see TheGenerationGap, which is a subtrope encompassing differing values among generations (usually between the World War 2 and Baby Boomer generations). BlueAndOrangeMorality is this trope taken UpToEleven. Contrast ValuesResonance. Can sometimes result in MisplacedNationalism.

An example of ValuesDissonance between the United Kingdom and the US would be the use of blackface imagery, which formed the centrepiece of the {{BBC}}'s ''Black and White Minstrel Show'' until the 1970s. Blackface was/is also used in other countries, such as Japan, The Netherlands, and Australia, where it does not have the same cultural stigma.

WARNING: By its nature, this trope is highly controversial. You may well encounter a custom or belief on this page that you don't think is dissonant at all; you might even be inclined to vehemently defend it. Indeed, concepts of right or wrong or even of what is "proper" are rarely universal in the truest sense of the word. Across all every period of Earth's history, just about anything has been or can potentially be justified, or at least rationalized. So if you see a value here you don't find dissonant at all, please refrain from [[Administrivia/ConversationInTheMainPage adding your own interpretation]]. (However, you're welcome to contest it if you don't see how it would be dissonant to ''anyone'', although even then, please edit with civility as usual.)

Since there are so many countries and cultures in the world, it's not surprising that there are so many different outlooks on life -- what's important, ''who's'' important, what constitutes justice and what qualifies as cruelty changes according to where you are. Even in countries that speak the same language, values can be different. The UK and the USA, for example, share a language and are regarded as culturally similar to one another... but handguns are legal in the USA, while they are banned in the UK. The UK also has no death penalty, while the US does for federal offenses and offenses against about half the states. This leads to some fundamental differences in the way the legal system is perceived, even between two countries that are supposedly alike.

WARNING: By its nature, this trope is highly controversial. You may well encounter a custom or belief on this page that you don't think is dissonant at all; you might even be inclined to vehemently defend it. Indeed, concepts of right or wrong or even of what is "proper" are rarely universal in the truest sense of the word. Across all every period of Earth's history, just about anything has been or can potentially be justified, or at least rationalized. So if you see a value here you don't find dissonant at all, please refrain from [[ConversationInTheMainPage adding your own interpretation]]. (However, you're welcome to contest it if you don't see how it would be dissonant to ''anyone'', although even then, please edit with civility as usual.)

WARNING: By its nature, this trope is highly controversial. You may well encounter a custom or belief on this page that you don't think is dissonant at all; you might even be inclined to vehemently defend it. Indeed, concepts of right or wrong or even of what is "proper" are rarely universal in the truest sense of the word. Across all every period of Earth's history, just about anything has been or can potentially be justified, or at least rationalized. So if you see an example here that you disagree with, please refrain from [[ConversationInTheMainPage adding your own interpretation]].

WARNING: By its nature, this trope is highly controversial. You may well encounter a custom or belief on this page that you don't think is dissonant at all; you might even be inclined to vehemently defend it. Indeed, concepts of right or wrong or even of what is "proper" are rarely universal in the truest sense of the word. Across all the advanced civilizations of Earth's history, just about anything has been or can potentially be justified, or at least rationalized. So if you see an example here that you disagree with, please refrain from [[ConversationInTheMainPage adding your own interpretation]].

* ValuesDissonance/Music

* ValuesDissonance/RealLife