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* Inverted during a discussion between Tootie and Natalie in an episode of ''Series/TheFactsOfLife''. After telling aspiring writer Natalie that Tootie wants to write her own school play (despite creative writing not exactly being one of her greater strengths), Tootie informs Natalie that her play is about Eleanor Roosevelt, and she will play the titular First Lady. Natalie stares at Tootie in disbelief and blurts out, "Tootie...you're black!"
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* In ''Literature/TheTruth'', Mr Windling, one of the lodgers at Mrs Arcanum's boarding house is spending breakfast ranting about how the city is getting too big and there are too many "outsiders" who send money back to their families, and William strongly suspects this is all code for "dwarfs". Then Mr Longshaft, who has been apparently ignoring all this, suddenly slices the top off his boiled egg with a very precise swing from a small, but very sharp axe. Mr Windling shuts up.

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* In ''Literature/TheTruth'', Mr Windling, one of the lodgers at Mrs Arcanum's boarding house house, is spending breakfast ranting about how the city is getting too big and there are too many "outsiders" who send money back to their families, and William strongly suspects this is all code for "dwarfs". Then Mr Longshaft, who has been apparently ignoring all this, suddenly slices the top off his boiled egg with a very precise swing from a small, but very sharp axe. Mr Windling shuts up.
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* In ''Literature/TheTruth'', Mr Windling, one of the lodgers at Mrs Arcanum's boarding house is spending breakfast ranting about how the city is getting too big and there are too many "outsiders" who send money back to their families, and William strongly suspects this is all code for "dwarfs". Then Mr Longshaft, who has been apparently ignoring all this, suddenly slices the top off his boiled egg with a very precise swing from a small, but very sharp axe. Mr Windling shuts up.
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17880644 the holy or the broken]]'': Taking place in 2002, Enrico Pucci reaches out to Giorno Giovanni to help complete his father DIO's plan to reach Heaven and wipe out the Joestar bloodline from existence (which Giorno notes include [[WouldHurtAChild ten-years-old Jolyne Cujoh]]). But when Giorno lists the Joestars that would be killed, he adds that Pucci forgot one: 16-years-old Giorno Giovanni[[note]]As Giorno was born through Jonathan Joestar's body[[/note]], which he declares before killing Pucci with a venomous snake and destroying the bone of DIO needed for the Heaven Plan.

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17880644 the holy or the broken]]'': Taking place in 2002, Enrico Pucci reaches out to Giorno Giovanni Giovanna to help complete his father DIO's plan to reach Heaven and wipe out the Joestar bloodline from existence (which Giorno notes include [[WouldHurtAChild ten-years-old Jolyne Cujoh]]). But when Giorno lists the Joestars that would be killed, he adds that Pucci forgot one: 16-years-old Giorno Giovanni[[note]]As Giovanna[[note]]As Giorno was born through Jonathan Joestar's body[[/note]], which he declares before killing Pucci with a venomous snake and destroying the bone of DIO needed for the Heaven Plan.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', when Superman teamed up with [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Robin]] in order to find out what happened to Bruce Wayne, they discover he may be under an alien mind-control.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', the ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' episode "[[Recap/SupermanTheAnimatedSeriesS3E2KnightTime Knight Time]]", when Superman teamed teams up with [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Robin]] in order to find out what happened to Bruce Wayne, they discover that he may be under an alien mind-control.



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* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' episode "Failsafe" takes place during an alien invasion. Kid Flash states his anticipation to kick alien butt... until Artemis reminds him that their teammates Superboy and Miss Martian are a Kryptonian clone and a Martian respectively.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' episode "Failsafe" takes place during an alien invasion. Kid Flash states his anticipation to kick alien butt... until Artemis reminds him that their teammates Superboy and Miss Martian are a Kryptonian clone and a Martian respectively.
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* ''FanFic/HeroesOfTheNewWorld''; during a war meeting of the Whitebeard Pirates, Izou loudly declares that all oni are a vicious, inhuman, brutal race that bring nothing but trouble (referring to [[NiceGuy Yamato]] seeking to join the crew). He is briefly stalled when Namur, a Fishman, snarls that he never thought he'd hear similar racist remarks to what he's faced in the past aboard Whitebeard's ship, leaving Izou to weakly defend himself before Whitebeard tells him to shut up and drop his prejudices fast.
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* During an episode of the parent series, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', while trapped in a musical, the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with:

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* ** During an episode of the parent series, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', while trapped in a musical, the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with:
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** During an episode of the parent series, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', while trapped in a musical, the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with:
'''Xander:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power and I'll be over here.

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** * During an episode of the parent series, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', while trapped in a musical, the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with:
'''Xander:''' -->'''Xander:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power and I'll be over here.

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** During an episode of the parent series, ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', while trapped in a musical, the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with:
'''Xander:''' ''[{{beat}}]'' Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power and I'll be over here.



* During the musical episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with, "Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power and I'll be over here."
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* During the musical episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', the cast is forced to sing what they think is going on in "I've Got A Theory," Xander muses that it could be witches. Cue glares from Willow and Tara. He follows up with, "Which is ridiculous 'cause witches they were persecuted, Wicca good and love the Earth and woman power and I'll be over here."
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-->'''Danny:''' How can I trust her [Paulina]? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''[Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly]'' Uh, except for you, you're...different.

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-->'''Danny:''' How can I trust her [Paulina]? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''[Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly]'' Uh, except for you, you're...different.[[NotLikeOtherGirls different]].
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* ''Series/WelcomeToSweden'': Bruce disses Swedes and Sweden to Creator/MalinAkerman (she's a potential client). She then tells him ''she'''s Swedish in annoyance, before making clear he won't get her business.
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* One ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story has a comic publisher end up in hot water with the supervillain Glowworm after making a comic where he's depicted as a white supremacist. They didn’t realize that, underneath his mutation, Glowworm is black and as such was ''very'' offended by the depiction. Afterwards they decide to avoid something like this happening again by only writing about cosmic heroes and villains, figuring they'd be so far above mortal concerns they wouldn’t care about what some comic said about them. [[spoiler:The publisher's office building is promptly vaporized by an EldritchAbomination that evidently took umbrage with their writing.]]

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* One ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story has a ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': A boisterous, money-grubbing comic publisher end up in hot water with did ''not'' know that the supervillain Glowworm after making a comic where he's depicted was black before depicting him as a white supremacist. They didn’t realize that, underneath his mutation, Glowworm is black and as such was ''very'' offended by the depiction. Afterwards they decide to avoid something like this happening again by only writing about cosmic heroes and villains, figuring they'd be so far above mortal concerns they wouldn’t care about what some comic said about them. [[spoiler:The publisher's office building is promptly vaporized by an EldritchAbomination that evidently took umbrage with their writing.]]supremacist in a Jack-in-the-Box story. The results were not pretty.
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** Another example occurs when [[GranolaGirl Britta]] declares "I can excuse racism, but I draw the line at [[AnimalWrongsGroup animal cruelty]]!" only for Shirley to immediately reply "You can excuse racism?"

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* Downplayed in Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/{{Steel}}'': Natasha Irons says to her white friend, "Boris, in case you haven't noticed, I'm black", before realizing that he's just [[TheDitz such a ditz]] it honestly hasn't occurred to him there's an unfortunate association in giving her a watermelon[[note]]An old American trope that the best way to portray a lazy black slave or even freeman was to show a scrawny old slave, lounging on a porch, eating a watermelon. The "blacks love watermelon and fried chicken" idea is a well-worn staple of stereotypical humor[[/note]] as a gift.

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* Downplayed One ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story has a comic publisher end up in Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/{{Steel}}'': Natasha Irons says to her white friend, "Boris, in case you haven't noticed, I'm black", before realizing that hot water with the supervillain Glowworm after making a comic where he's depicted as a white supremacist. They didn’t realize that, underneath his mutation, Glowworm is black and as such was ''very'' offended by the depiction. Afterwards they decide to avoid something like this happening again by only writing about cosmic heroes and villains, figuring they'd be so far above mortal concerns they wouldn’t care about what some comic said about them. [[spoiler:The publisher's office building is promptly vaporized by an EldritchAbomination that evidently took umbrage with their writing.]]
* He doesn't say anything actually racist, but early in ''ComicBook/AGodSomewhere'' a white guy is helping his TokenBlackFriend move to a new place. He opens the box he's been carrying to see a multitude of Black History books inside. Puzzled, he asks his friend why the friend has so many of these books and why he reads them. The friend
just [[TheDitz such a ditz]] it honestly hasn't occurred to ''looks'' at him there's an unfortunate association and after a moment the white guy is going "Oh, right..." then tries to explain that he sometimes forgets his friend is black. That doesn't exactly fly either.
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in giving her a watermelon[[note]]An old American trope ''ComicBook/MagnetoTestament''. The protagonist's sister says that the best way to portray a lazy black slave or even freeman was to show a scrawny old slave, lounging on a porch, eating a watermelon. The "blacks love watermelon and fried chicken" idea people where she works think she is German. Her father responds with a well-worn staple of stereotypical humor[[/note]] as a gift.tired: "You ''are'' German, Ruthie."



* When Prospero is introduced in ''ComicBook/PS238'', Kevin "Emerald Gauntlet" Kramer says he must be an invader because he's an alien. Ron "Captain Clarinet" Peterson, son of the setting's SupermanSubstitute, takes offence, and also points out aliens gave Kevin's dad his gauntlet (he's the ComicBook/GreenLantern expy). Kevin's response is "You just don't know anything about aliens."



* He doesn't say anything actually racist, but early in ''ComicBook/AGodSomewhere'' a white guy is helping his TokenBlackFriend move to a new place. He opens the box he's been carrying to see a multitude of Black History books inside. Puzzled, he asks his friend why the friend has so many of these books and why he reads them. The friend just ''looks'' at him and after a moment the white guy is going "Oh, right..." then tries to explain that he sometimes forgets his friend is black. That doesn't exactly fly either.

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* He doesn't say anything actually racist, but early In the ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' PoliceProcedural tie-in ''Thors'', Rune Thor makes a rude comment about "muties" and their unwillingness to cooperate with the police, prompting Storm to remind him that "You know you're standing right next to a mutie, right?" [[{{Anvilicious}} Giving the line to the only black character in ''ComicBook/AGodSomewhere'' the comic makes the subtext even more obvious.]]
* Image Comic's dark vigilante ComicBook/{{Shadowhawk}} fights an EvilCounterpart named Hawk's Shadow,
a white guy supremacist who targeted criminals, thinking that Shadowhawk is helping doing the same (in Hawk's Shadow's mind, "non-white" is the same as "criminal"). This led to TheReveal, where Shadowhawk takes off his TokenBlackFriend move to a new place. He opens cowl for the box he's been carrying to see a multitude of Black History books inside. Puzzled, he asks his friend why the friend has so many of these books and why he reads them. The friend just ''looks'' at him and after a moment the white guy is going "Oh, right..." then tries to explain first time, revealing that he sometimes forgets his friend is black. That doesn't exactly fly either.



* Image Comic's dark vigilante ComicBook/{{Shadowhawk}} fights an EvilCounterpart named Hawk's Shadow, a white supremacist who targeted criminals, thinking that Shadowhawk is doing the same (in Hawk's Shadow's mind, "non-white" is the same as "criminal"). This led to TheReveal, where Shadowhawk takes off his cowl for the first time, revealing that he is black.
* In the ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' PoliceProcedural tie-in ''Thors'', Rune Thor makes a rude comment about "muties" and their unwillingness to cooperate with the police, prompting ComicBook/{{Storm}} to remind him that "You know you're standing right next to a mutie, right?" [[{{Anvilicious}} Giving the line to the only black character in the comic makes the subtext even more obvious.]]
* One ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story has a comic publisher end up in hot water with the supervillain Glowworm after making a comic where he’s depicted as a white supremacist. They didn’t realize that, underneath his mutation, Glowworm is black and as such was ''very'' offended by the depiction. Afterwards they decide to avoid something like this happening again by only writing about cosmic heroes and villains, figuring they'd be so far above mortal concerns they wouldn’t care about what some comic said about them. [[spoiler:The publisher's office building is promptly vaporized by an EldritchAbomination that evidently took umbrage with their writing.]]
* An inversion in ''ComicBook/MagnetoTestament''. The protagonist's sister says that the people where she works think she is German. Her father responds with a tired: "You ''are'' German, Ruthie."
* When Prospero is introduced in ''ComicBook/PS238'', Kevin "Emerald Gauntlet" Kramer says he must be an invader because he's an alien. Ron "Captain Clarinet" Peterson, son of the setting's SupermanSubstitute, takes offence, and also points out aliens gave Kevin's dad his gauntlet (he's the ComicBook/GreenLantern expy). Kevin's response is "You just don't know anything about aliens."

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* Image Comic's dark vigilante ComicBook/{{Shadowhawk}} fights an EvilCounterpart named Hawk's Shadow, a Downplayed in Creator/DCComics' ''ComicBook/{{Steel}}'': Natasha Irons says to her white supremacist who targeted criminals, thinking friend, "Boris, in case you haven't noticed, I'm black", before realizing that Shadowhawk is doing the same (in Hawk's Shadow's mind, "non-white" is the same as "criminal"). This led to TheReveal, where Shadowhawk takes off his cowl for the first time, revealing that he is black.
* In the ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' PoliceProcedural tie-in ''Thors'', Rune Thor makes a rude comment about "muties" and their unwillingness to cooperate with the police, prompting ComicBook/{{Storm}} to remind him that "You know you're standing right next to a mutie, right?" [[{{Anvilicious}} Giving the line to the only black character in the comic makes the subtext even more obvious.]]
* One ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' story has a comic publisher end up in hot water with the supervillain Glowworm after making a comic where he’s depicted as a white supremacist. They didn’t realize that, underneath his mutation, Glowworm is black and as such was ''very'' offended by the depiction. Afterwards they decide to avoid something like this happening again by only writing about cosmic heroes and villains, figuring they'd be so far above mortal concerns they wouldn’t care about what some comic said about them. [[spoiler:The publisher's office building is promptly vaporized by an EldritchAbomination that evidently took umbrage with their writing.]]
* An inversion in ''ComicBook/MagnetoTestament''. The protagonist's sister says that the people where she works think she is German. Her father responds with a tired: "You ''are'' German, Ruthie."
* When Prospero is introduced in ''ComicBook/PS238'', Kevin "Emerald Gauntlet" Kramer says he must be an invader because
he's an alien. Ron "Captain Clarinet" Peterson, son of the setting's SupermanSubstitute, takes offence, and also points out aliens gave Kevin's dad his gauntlet (he's the ComicBook/GreenLantern expy). Kevin's response is "You just don't know anything about aliens."[[TheDitz such a ditz]] it honestly hasn't occurred to him there's an unfortunate association in giving her a watermelon[[note]]An old American trope that the best way to portray a lazy black slave or even freeman was to show a scrawny old slave, lounging on a porch, eating a watermelon. The "blacks love watermelon and fried chicken" idea is a well-worn staple of stereotypical humor[[/note]] as a gift.



* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SonOfTheDesert'', Havoc, Breda and Fuery make racist complaints about Ishvalans being religious nuts which angers Edward and Alphonse Elric who are both half-Ishvalan and atheist.
* In ''[[Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind The Empress Returns]]'', Sister Ruth expresses distrust of the psyker Angelique, saying that there is too much that can go wrong with a psyker's power and that she would operate better without her. Twilight Sparkle (whom the Sisters all but worship as the [[GodEmperor Empress']] Chosen Student, not to mention a bit more stable than Angelique), points out that she herself is a psyker, to which Ruth quickly backtracks that psykers are great before hiding her face with embarrassment.
* PlayedForDrama in ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'' when a flashback shows Neo (who is a reptile [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]]) asking her father Roman why he refers to Faunus (including his deceased wife Eon) as "[[FantasticSlurs animals]]". Roman replies that he's gotten used to saying the term when mad, but he'll try to stop using it.
* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''[='s=] version of ''Anime/DragonBallPlanToEradicateTheSaiyans'', titled ''Plan to Eradicate Christmas'', Ghost Freeza calls the Saiyan protagonists [[FantasticSlur "monkeys"]], which his comrade Ghost [[Anime/DragonBallZTheTreeOfMight Turles]], a Saiyan himself, objects to.



* In ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''[='s=] version of ''Anime/DragonBallPlanToEradicateTheSaiyans'', titled ''Plan to Eradicate Christmas'', Ghost Freeza calls the Saiyan protagonists [[FantasticSlur "monkeys"]], which his comrade Ghost [[Anime/DragonBallZTheTreeOfMight Turles]], a Saiyan himself, objects to.
* In ''[[Fanfic/TheGodEmpressOfPonykind The Empress Returns]]'', Sister Ruth expresses distrust of the psyker Angelique, saying that there is too much that can go wrong with a psyker's power and that she would operate better without her. Twilight Sparkle (whom the Sisters all but worship as the [[GodEmperor Empress']] Chosen Student, not to mention a bit more stable than Angelique), points out that she herself is a psyker, to which Ruth quickly backtracks that psykers are great before hiding her face with embarrassment.



* PlayedForDrama in ''Fanfic/RWBYScars'' when a flashback shows Neo (who is a reptile [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]]) asking her father Roman why he refers to Faunus (including his deceased wife Eon) as "[[FantasticSlurs animals]]". Roman replies that he's gotten used to saying the term when mad, but he'll try to stop using it.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic ''Fanfic/SonOfTheDesert'', Havoc, Breda and Fuery make racist complaints about Ishvalans being religious nuts which angers Edward and Alphonse Elric who are both half-Ishvalan and atheist.



* ''Film/AllAboutE'': Johnny, E's employer, insults Arabs to her face with a variety of slurs. She stares at him incredulously (as he also views her as his best employee)-it's soon revealed she's herself of Lebanese Arab ancestry. Johnny doesn't know, or perhaps care it seems.



* ''Film/AKnightsTale'': At one point in the film, Roland remarks "Women, eh?" to Kate. She is not at all amused and scowls at him before he realizes what he just said.
* In ''Film/TheLuckOfTheIrish'', Kyle's LoveInterest Bonnie tries to inspire him by talking about his Irish roots, pointing out how Irish immigrants would often get low-income jobs because no one wanted to hire them. Cue Kyle's TokenBlackFriend interrupting her by pointing out that, at least, ''they'' got paid. Bonnie shuts up.
* In ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'' Duncan goes off on a rant about the Moors, then off-handedly asks Azeem what kind of name "Azeem" is. When Azeem replies, "Moorish", Duncan is shocked (since Duncan is blind, he didn't know Azeem's ethnicity before that) and slightly terrified (since this film is set during one of the Crusades, there is a Holy War going on between their cultures).
* In ''Film/SouthlandTales'', African-Americans actor Boxer Santaros [[TagAlongActor tags along]] with LAPD police officer Taverner when the latter openly admits to him that the police are only out for the blacks. Santaros is taken aback and removes his sunglasses as if to say "dude, I am black too". Subverted when it turns out that Taverner was only joking.



* In ''Film/TheLuckOfTheIrish'', Kyle's LoveInterest Bonnie tries to inspire him by talking about his Irish roots, pointing out how Irish immigrants would often get low-income jobs because no one wanted to hire them. Cue Kyle's TokenBlackFriend interrupting her by pointing out that, at least, ''they'' got paid. Bonnie shuts up.
* In ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'' Duncan goes off on a rant about the Moors, then off-handedly asks Azeem what kind of name "Azeem" is. When Azeem replies, "Moorish", Duncan is shocked (since Duncan is blind, he didn't know Azeem's ethnicity before that) and slightly terrified (since this film is set during one of the Crusades, there is a Holy War going on between their cultures).



* ''Film/AKnightsTale'': At one point in the film, Roland remarks "Women, eh?" to Kate. She is not at all amused and scowls at him before he realizes what he just said.
* ''Film/AllAboutE'': Johnny, E's employer, insults Arabs to her face with a variety of slurs. She stares at him incredulously (as he also views her as his best employee)-it's soon revealed she's herself of Lebanese Arab ancestry. Johnny doesn't know, or perhaps care it seems.
* In ''Film/SouthlandTales'', African-Americans actor Boxer Santaros [[TagAlongActor tags along]] with LAPD police officer Taverner when the latter openly admits to him that the police are only out for the blacks. Santaros is taken aback and removes his sunglasses as if to say "dude, I am black too". Subverted when it turns out that Taverner was only joking.



* In the second ''Literature/NightHuntress'' book, Cat gets really pissed about her team's racism against vampires without remembering that she is half-vampire herself.



* In the second ''Literature/NightHuntress'' book, ''[[Literature/OneFootInTheGraveNightHuntress2 One Foot in the Grave]]'', Cat gets really pissed about her team's racism against vampires without remembering that she is half-vampire herself.



* On one of Judge Miliani's cases in ''Court TV'', the plaintiff informed the judge that the defendants were -- ''ugh'' -- lawyers! ...It turns out, so are all judges.
* In a VerySpecialEpisode of ''Series/SmartGuy'', Yvette and her friend Nina get jobs at a small store in the mall, where Nina is given the following job:
-->'''Nina:''' It is my happy task to follow black people around the store to make sure they don't steal.\\
'''Yvette:''' You know this is going to affect our friendship.
* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'':
** "Pride, part 1": When Paige asks Spinner to carry her beach bag, which happens to be floral patterned, he tells her that he can't, because it make people will mistake him for a "homo". Spinner then realizes it was a mistake to say that in front of Paige's brother, Dylan, who is gay:
--->'''Spinner:''' I didn't mean "homo" as in "gay", I mean "homo" as in...\\
'''Dylan:''' ...Milk?
** Later, Jimmy catches Spinner writing "''Marco is Gay''" on a wall in the boy's bathroom, and says, "What are you going to write next? ...Something about me being black?"

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* On one In an episode of Judge Miliani's cases ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', Dick has this happen to him multiple times in ''Court TV'', the plaintiff informed the judge same few minutes, so, in order to prevent it from happening to him again, he puts a sticky note on his secretary reading 'Nina is Black'. It was actually a running gag that the defendants were -- ''ugh'' -- lawyers! ...It turns out, so are all judges.
* In a VerySpecialEpisode of ''Series/SmartGuy'', Yvette
Solomons literally could not tell the difference, and eventually seemed to conclude the difference was entirely cultural. In one episode, Sally had to compare the color of the skin on her friend Nina get jobs at a small store in the mall, where Nina is given the following job:
-->'''Nina:''' It is my happy task
own arm to follow Nina's to remember if another person was black people around or not.
* One episode of ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' has Archie invited to speak at a funeral of a co-worker who he, being [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero
the store to make sure they don't steal.\\
'''Yvette:''' You know this is going to affect our friendship.
* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'':
** "Pride, part 1": When Paige asks Spinner to carry her beach bag, which happens to be floral patterned,
kind of guy he tells her that he can't, because it make people will mistake him for a "homo". Spinner then realizes it was a mistake to say that is]], had been making anti-Semitic jokes in front of Paige's brother, Dylan, who is gay:
--->'''Spinner:''' I didn't mean "homo" as in "gay", I mean "homo" as in...\\
'''Dylan:''' ...Milk?
** Later, Jimmy catches Spinner writing "''Marco is Gay''" on a wall in
for ''years''. It isn't until the boy's bathroom, and says, "What are you going funeral itself that Archie learns the guy is Jewish. Clearly the guy was too polite to write next? ...Something about me being black?"ever mention it, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found the jokes rather funny]], or both. Still, Archie is at a loss for words.



* In ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the Granthams host the wedding ceremony for their cousins' daughter, who is marrying a Jewish man. One of the guests (one of the Crawley family's Yorkshire neighbours) commends them for "putting on a brave face" in front of such ghastly race-mixing. Lady Grantham reminds her that her father was Jewish (her maiden surname is the extraordinarily Jewish "Levinson") and she is completely at ease with her Jewish heritage; the guest slinks off, mortified.
* The British TV {{biopic}} ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughie_Green Hughie Green]]: Most Sincerely'' has a scene, possibly taken from real life, in which Green and his producer are holding an audition for Green's TV talent show. Green is enthusiastic about one candidate, but his producer says, "You know he's black, don't you?" Green rejects this racist attitude out of hand and passes the candidate over his producer's objections.
* In the original UK version of ''Series/QueerAsFolk'', Nathan moans that his best friend wouldn't understand what he's going through because she's straight; she snaps, "I'm black. And I'm a girl. Try that for a week."



* The episode of ''Series/YesDear'' where Jimmy became a housemate on ''Series/BigBrother'' might qualify here. Although nothing offensive was said, when Jimmy asks the resident [[TwoferTokenMinority black, gay housemate]] his opinion on the attractiveness of a female housemate, he responds with "You know I'm gay, right?". Jimmy attempts to correct himself and restart the conversation by making a remark about one of the men's abs instead.
--> '''Black, Gay Guy:''' ''(in confessional)'' That's what I like about Jimmy. He didn't even seem to care that I'm gay... or notice... Tomorrow I'm gonna tell him that I'm black!
* One episode of ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' featured a racist scout leader for Max. During a discussion of how one can tell how different marks on an animal show whether they're aggressive, the scout leader compares it to how a cute blonde would be less suspicious than a Mexican. George responds by reminding him that ''he's'' Mexican.
-->'''Scout leader:''' I mean, yeah, but I mean, well, not ''you guys.'' I mean those "me no speake" Mexicans.
* Somewhat parodied in a deleted scene of ''Series/CriminalMinds'', in which the line was not actually meant to be racist, but is jokingly taken that way. When Reid (white) tricks Morgan (black) into losing at Gin on the plane, he gloats, "When are you people going to learn never to play cards with a magician?" Morgan replies, "What do you mean 'you people'?"
* In an episode of ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'', Dick has this happen to him multiple times in the same few minutes, so, in order to prevent it from happening to him again, he puts a sticky note on his secretary reading 'Nina is Black'. It was actually a running gag that the Solomons literally could not tell the difference, and eventually seemed to conclude the difference was entirely cultural. In one episode, Sally had to compare the color of the skin on her own arm to Nina's to remember if another person was black or not.
* In the Puppy episode of ''Series/{{Ellen}}'' Ellen discusses coming out to her therapist, who is played by Creator/OprahWinfrey:
-->'''Ellen:''' You don't understand. Do you think I want to be discriminated against? Do you think I want people calling me names to my face?\\
'''Therapist:''' Have people commit hate crimes against you because you're not like them.\\
'''Ellen:''' Thank you.\\
'''Therapist:''' Have to use separate bathrooms and separate water fountains and sit on the back of the bus.\\
'''Ellen:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh man, we have to use separate water fountains?]]



* In an episode of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Nucky is discussing his plan to [[VoteEarlyVoteOften rig the election]] and his ally Chalky White responds negatively to his saying "We'll have spooks vote" until it's clarified he meant literal dead people, as "spook" was also a racial slur at the time.



* On one of Judge Miliani's cases in ''Court TV'', the plaintiff informed the judge that the defendants were -- ''ugh'' -- lawyers! ...It turns out, so are all judges.
* Somewhat parodied in a deleted scene of ''Series/CriminalMinds'', in which the line was not actually meant to be racist, but is jokingly taken that way. When Reid (white) tricks Morgan (black) into losing at Gin on the plane, he gloats, "When are you people going to learn never to play cards with a magician?" Morgan replies, "What do you mean 'you people'?"



* On ''Series/{{Psych}}'', there have been a few moments where Gus has to point out to Shawn that he's black, including the Civil War reenactment episode and the time Shawn asked him to investigate a tanning salon.
* In one episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Major Winchester is upset to learn that his sister is engaged to an Italian. Father Mulcahy tries to make light of the situation, but then Winchester comments, "At least she isn't marrying an Irishman." Mulcahy simply grabs his lunch and storms off without saying another word. In the same episode, he makes a derogative remark about "dark-skinned olive pickers" in front of Lebanese-American Klinger. Unsurprisingly, Klinger is not amused.
-->'''Winchester:''' How would you feel if your sister was marrying a swarthy, dark-haired olive picker?\\
'''Klinger:''' She did. And for your information, Major, so did my mother and my grandmother not to mention the future Mrs. Max Klinger, whoever she is!
* One episode of ''Series/AllInTheFamily'' has Archie invited to speak at a funeral of a co-worker who he, being [[PoliticallyIncorrectHero the kind of guy he is]], had been making anti-Semitic jokes in front of for ''years''. It isn't until the funeral itself that Archie learns the guy is Jewish. Clearly the guy was too polite to ever mention it, [[ActuallyPrettyFunny found the jokes rather funny]], or both. Still, Archie is at a loss for words.
* In an episode of ''Series/TheJeffersons'', George seriously has to save face after making [[MalignedMixedMarriage stupid "zebra" jokes]] about his in-laws to a wealthy prospective client, one who is ''also'' one of two inter-racial spouses. (Of course, simply apologizing is something George can't make himself do, so he makes the situation ''far'' worse in his attempts to make better.)
* In an episode of ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', Nucky is discussing his plan to [[VoteEarlyVoteOften rig the election]] and his ally Chalky White responds negatively to his saying "We'll have spooks vote" until it's clarified he meant literal dead people, as "spook" was also a racial slur at the time.
* In the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', Jiggly Caliente talked about how she's completely turned off by the idea of dating another DragQueen, which offended Sharon Needles because at the time she was ''in'' a long-term relationship with another queen (Alaska Thunderfuck).
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': {{Inverted}} in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E04TakeMeOutToTheHolosuite Take Me Out to the Holosuite]]". The [[FantasticRacism Vulcan-supremacist]] Captain Solok makes a broad generalization about the inferiority of human emotions, without regard for several cast members in the scene who are not, in fact, human.
-->'''Ezri Dax:''' Did I forget to wear my spots today?\\
'''Quark:''' All that intelligence and he ''still'' doesn't know what a human looks like!
* Generally averted in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', despite multiple opportunities for it. Dean frequently bashes angels in front of [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel]], who never complains or tries to argue with him about it. Demons, on the other hand, will sometimes get testy if the heroes make disparaging remarks about demons in front of them, even though the entire demonic race is pretty much pure evil.



* ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'':
** "Pride, part 1": When Paige asks Spinner to carry her beach bag, which happens to be floral patterned, he tells her that he can't, because it make people will mistake him for a "homo". Spinner then realizes it was a mistake to say that in front of Paige's brother, Dylan, who is gay:
--->'''Spinner:''' I didn't mean "homo" as in "gay", I mean "homo" as in...\\
'''Dylan:''' ...Milk?
** Later, Jimmy catches Spinner writing "''Marco is Gay''" on a wall in the boy's bathroom, and says, "What are you going to write next? ...Something about me being black?"
* In ''Series/DowntonAbbey'', the Granthams host the wedding ceremony for their cousins' daughter, who is marrying a Jewish man. One of the guests (one of the Crawley family's Yorkshire neighbours) commends them for "putting on a brave face" in front of such ghastly race-mixing. Lady Grantham reminds her that her father was Jewish (her maiden surname is the extraordinarily Jewish "Levinson") and she is completely at ease with her Jewish heritage; the guest slinks off, mortified.
* In the Puppy episode of ''Series/{{Ellen}}'' Ellen discusses coming out to her therapist, who is played by Creator/OprahWinfrey:
-->'''Ellen:''' You don't understand. Do you think I want to be discriminated against? Do you think I want people calling me names to my face?\\
'''Therapist:''' Have people commit hate crimes against you because you're not like them.\\
'''Ellen:''' Thank you.\\
'''Therapist:''' Have to use separate bathrooms and separate water fountains and sit on the back of the bus.\\
'''Ellen:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Oh man, we have to use separate water fountains?]]
* One episode of ''Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow'' featured a racist scout leader for Max. During a discussion of how one can tell how different marks on an animal show whether they're aggressive, the scout leader compares it to how a cute blonde would be less suspicious than a Mexican. George responds by reminding him that ''he's'' Mexican.
-->'''Scout leader:''' I mean, yeah, but I mean, well, not ''you guys.'' I mean those "me no speake" Mexicans.
* The British TV {{biopic}} ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughie_Green Hughie Green]]: Most Sincerely'' has a scene, possibly taken from real life, in which Green and his producer are holding an audition for Green's TV talent show. Green is enthusiastic about one candidate, but his producer says, "You know he's black, don't you?" Green rejects this racist attitude out of hand and passes the candidate over his producer's objections.
* In an episode of ''Series/TheJeffersons'', George seriously has to save face after making [[MalignedMixedMarriage stupid "zebra" jokes]] about his in-laws to a wealthy prospective client, one who is ''also'' one of two inter-racial spouses. (Of course, simply apologizing is something George can't make himself do, so he makes the situation ''far'' worse in his attempts to make better.)
* In a variation, one episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' involving a white supremacist group has Munch being the one to find anti-Semitic literature in the group's headquarters. Given the nature of the group, though, they really don't care, and one of them even insults Munch to his face after realizing he's Jewish, [[spoiler:although it turns out she's an undercover officer just playing up the part to ingratiate herself to the real ones.]]
* In one episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}'', Major Winchester is upset to learn that his sister is engaged to an Italian. Father Mulcahy tries to make light of the situation, but then Winchester comments, "At least she isn't marrying an Irishman." Mulcahy simply grabs his lunch and storms off without saying another word. In the same episode, he makes a derogative remark about "dark-skinned olive pickers" in front of Lebanese-American Klinger. Unsurprisingly, Klinger is not amused.
-->'''Winchester:''' How would you feel if your sister was marrying a swarthy, dark-haired olive picker?\\
'''Klinger:''' She did. And for your information, Major, so did my mother and my grandmother not to mention the future Mrs. Max Klinger, whoever she is!



* On ''Series/{{Psych}}'', there have been a few moments where Gus has to point out to Shawn that he's black, including the Civil War reenactment episode and the time Shawn asked him to investigate a tanning salon.
* In ''Series/QueerAsFolkUK'', Nathan moans that his best friend wouldn't understand what he's going through because she's straight; she snaps, "I'm black. And I'm a girl. Try that for a week."
* In the fourth season of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'', Jiggly Caliente talked about how she's completely turned off by the idea of dating another DragQueen, which offended Sharon Needles because at the time she was ''in'' a long-term relationship with another queen (Alaska Thunderfuck).
* In a VerySpecialEpisode of ''Series/SmartGuy'', Yvette and her friend Nina get jobs at a small store in the mall, where Nina is given the following job:
-->'''Nina:''' It is my happy task to follow black people around the store to make sure they don't steal.\\
'''Yvette:''' You know this is going to affect our friendship.



* In a variation, one episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' involving a white supremacist group has Munch being the one to find anti-Semitic literature in the group's headquarters. Given the nature of the group, though, they really don't care, and one of them even insults Munch to his face after realizing he's Jewish, [[spoiler:although it turns out she's an undercover officer just playing up the part to ingratiate herself to the real ones.]]

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* In a variation, one episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' involving a white supremacist group has Munch being ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': {{Inverted}} in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E04TakeMeOutToTheHolosuite Take Me Out to the one to find anti-Semitic literature Holosuite]]". The [[FantasticRacism Vulcan-supremacist]] Captain Solok makes a broad generalization about the inferiority of human emotions, without regard for several cast members in the group's headquarters. Given scene who are not, in fact, human.
-->'''Ezri Dax:''' Did I forget to wear my spots today?\\
'''Quark:''' All that intelligence and he ''still'' doesn't know what a human looks like!
* Generally averted in ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', despite multiple opportunities for it. Dean frequently bashes angels in front of [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Castiel]], who never complains or tries to argue with him about it. Demons, on
the nature of other hand, will sometimes get testy if the group, though, they really don't care, and one heroes make disparaging remarks about demons in front of them them, even insults Munch to his face after realizing he's Jewish, [[spoiler:although it turns out she's an undercover officer just playing up though the part to ingratiate herself to the real ones.]]entire demonic race is pretty much pure evil.



* The episode of ''Series/YesDear'' where Jimmy became a housemate on ''Series/BigBrother'' might qualify here. Although nothing offensive was said, when Jimmy asks the resident [[TwoferTokenMinority black, gay housemate]] his opinion on the attractiveness of a female housemate, he responds with "You know I'm gay, right?". Jimmy attempts to correct himself and restart the conversation by making a remark about one of the men's abs instead.
--> '''Black, Gay Guy:''' ''(in confessional)'' That's what I like about Jimmy. He didn't even seem to care that I'm gay... or notice... Tomorrow I'm gonna tell him that I'm black!



* Played with in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', where CJ has been working with Wu Zi, a Triad leader who tried hiding the fact that he's blind but fails spectacularly. When CJ responds to Woozie's big reveal by saying "(long pause) NO SHIT!", he then asks if Woozie knows he's black, quoting the trope title verbatim. The Triad's response? "I'm blind, Carl, not stupid."
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
-->'''Shepard:''' You? I said a badass, not some scout whining like a quarian with a tummyache.\\
'''Tali:''' ImStandingRightHere!
* In ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Season 2 Episode 1'', Bosco makes a comment that paranoia is 'what separates us from the animals'. Sam looks offended and caustically responds that the saying 'plays better with the [[FunnyAnimal non-dog-and-rabbit crowd]]'.
* This can happen in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' as a side effect of WelcomeToCorneria. In the [[FantasticRacism Fantastically Segregated]] city of Windhelm, {{NPC}}s are known to mutter about "damn Dark Elves" and "damn Argonians", even if the [[PlayerCharacter Dovahkiin]] happens to be one. Borders on TooDumbToLive if a player is trigger-happy.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Wakka makes several bigoted remarks about the Al Bhed in front of Rikku (Al Bhed) and Yuna (half Al Bhed, though he doesn't know it at first). The rest of the party lets it slide at first, but they, particularly Rikku and Tidus, start calling him on it later.



* This can happen in ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' as a side effect of WelcomeToCorneria. In the [[FantasticRacism Fantastically Segregated]] city of Windhelm, {{NPC}}s are known to mutter about "damn Dark Elves" and "damn Argonians", even if the [[PlayerCharacter Dovahkiin]] happens to be one. Borders on TooDumbToLive if a player is trigger-happy.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Wakka makes several bigoted remarks about the Al Bhed in front of Rikku (Al Bhed) and Yuna (half Al Bhed, though he doesn't know it at first). The rest of the party lets it slide at first, but they, particularly Rikku and Tidus, start calling him on it later.
* Played with in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', where CJ has been working with Wu Zi, a Triad leader who tried hiding the fact that he's blind but fails spectacularly. When CJ responds to Woozie's big reveal by saying "(long pause) NO SHIT!", he then asks if Woozie knows he's black, quoting the trope title verbatim. The Triad's response? "I'm blind, Carl, not stupid."
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'':
-->'''Shepard:''' You? I said a badass, not some scout whining like a quarian with a tummyache.\\
'''Tali:''' ImStandingRightHere!
* In ''VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Season 2 Episode 1'', Bosco makes a comment that paranoia is 'what separates us from the animals'. Sam looks offended and caustically responds that the saying 'plays better with the [[FunnyAnimal non-dog-and-rabbit crowd]]'.



* Parodied in ''Webcomic/RobAndElliot''. Elliot makes a joke about a "dumb guy," prompting Rob to blow up in his face: "My mother was dumb! I'm half dumb!"

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* Parodied ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' likewise combines this with FantasticRacism when Red Mage, in ''Webcomic/RobAndElliot''. Elliot makes a joke about a "dumb guy," prompting Rob to blow up in the process of explaining one of his face: "My mother needlessly complex and stupid plans, is interrupted by Black Mage, while standing right next to Thief:
-->'''Black Mage:''' Let me stop you right there before I am honor-bound to cut you like an elven whore.\\
'''Thief:''' Hold on. ''Elven whore?'' Do I even have to explain why that's offensive to me?\\
'''Black Mage:''' Look, if [[YourMom your mother]] had made dresses, I would have called her a tailor instead.
* ''Webcomic/AnecdoteOfError'': While in detention for [[spoiler:breaking the vase in the museum and trying to stop an Alemi soldier by themselves]], Shimei flips out and says this is what happens when housekeepers are allowed to play with magic. (Never mind that [[SelfServingMemory it
was dumb! I'm half dumb!"at least partly her fault as well]].) When Luntsha, who is a housekeeper, hears her say this, she replies, “I’m sorry, WHAT?!” Then Shimei goes on a classist tirade. Ironically, Shimei is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture the setting’s equivalent of black]].
* ''Webcomic/BramAndVlad'': In the Meeting arc, Summer [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Bram_and_Vlad/5447325/ gets in trouble]] when she says that vampire hunters with vampire heritage are disgusting near ''Blade''.
* Minmax in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' accidently offends Kin at one point, by using the term [[YouMonster "monster"]] derogatively towards Dellyn while forgetting that Kin is a [[SnakePeople Yuan-Ti]].



* Parodied in ''Webcomic/RobAndElliot''. Elliot makes a joke about a "dumb guy," prompting Rob to blow up in his face: "My mother was dumb! I'm half dumb!"
* In ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'', Soldier #347 makes elf jokes to Plum. Due to his poor vision, he doesn't realize Plum is an elf.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary:'' Sci-fi version. Captain Landon claims to understand forest metaphors due to being [[UpliftedAnimal an uplifted bear]]. Sorlie points out that he's a ''polar'' bear, raised in a city in the middle of the ocean.
-->'''Landon:''' ''Barkeep!'' My friend isn't drunk enough to agree with me yet!
* A ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' strip has a character express disdain that [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bumblebee]] cannot talk in the Film/TransformersFilmSeries or ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''... within earshot of a mute woman. [[DudeNotFunny The look on her face tells him how inappropriate that was.]]



* In ''Webcomic/RPGWorld'', Soldier #347 makes elf jokes to Plum. Due to his poor vision, he doesn't realize Plum is an elf.
* ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' likewise combines this with FantasticRacism when Red Mage, in the process of explaining one of his needlessly complex and stupid plans, is interrupted by Black Mage, while standing right next to Thief:
-->'''Black Mage:''' Let me stop you right there before I am honor-bound to cut you like an elven whore.\\
'''Thief:''' Hold on. ''Elven whore?'' Do I even have to explain why that's offensive to me?\\
'''Black Mage:''' Look, if [[YourMom your mother]] had made dresses, I would have called her a tailor instead.
* A ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' strip has a character express disdain that [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bumblebee]] cannot talk in the Film/TransformersFilmSeries or ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''... within earshot of a mute woman. [[DudeNotFunny The look on her face tells him how inappropriate that was.]]
* Minmax in ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}'' accidently offends Kin at one point, by using the term [[YouMonster "monster"]] derogatively towards Dellyn while forgetting that Kin is a [[SnakePeople Yuan-Ti]].
* ''Webcomic/BramAndVlad'': In the Meeting arc, Summer [[http://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Bram_and_Vlad/5447325/ gets in trouble]] when she says that vampire hunters with vampire heritage are disgusting near ''Blade''.
* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary:'' Sci-fi version. Captain Landon claims to understand forest metaphors due to being [[UpliftedAnimal an uplifted bear]]. Sorlie points out that he's a ''polar'' bear, raised in a city in the middle of the ocean.
-->'''Landon:''' ''Barkeep!'' My friend isn't drunk enough to agree with me yet!
* ''Webcomic/AnecdoteOfError'': While in detention for [[spoiler:breaking the vase in the museum and trying to stop an Alemi soldier by themselves]], Shimei flips out and says this is what happens when housekeepers are allowed to play with magic. (Never mind that [[SelfServingMemory it was at least partly her fault as well]].) When Luntsha, who is a housekeeper, hears her say this, she replies, “I’m sorry, WHAT?!” Then Shimei goes on a classist tirade. Ironically, Shimei is [[FantasyCounterpartCulture the setting’s equivalent of black]].



* In ''Series/{{Noob}}'', Omega Zell once tries to convince Saphir that she should forget about her drastic criteria for applicants and let him join Justice guild. When he puts forth the fact that he's a StrawMisogynist, Saphir reminds him that she's a woman.



* In ''Series/{{Noob}}'', Omega Zell once tries to convince Saphir that she should forget about her drastic criteria for applicants and let him join Justice guild. When he puts forth the fact that he's a StrawMisogynist, Saphir reminds him that she's a woman.



* On ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', this is illustrated frequently between Foxxy Love and the [[PingPongNaivete (occasionally) overly-naive]] and sheltered Princess Clara in the series premiere and subsequent episodes.
* Variation from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In one episode where Starfire is the victim of FantasticRacism, she asks Cyborg if he's ever had to deal with prejudice. Instead of uttering this phrase, he says "Sure I do. I'm part-robot."

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* On ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', this is illustrated frequently between Foxxy Love and the [[PingPongNaivete (occasionally) overly-naive]] and sheltered Princess Clara in the series premiere and subsequent episodes.
* Variation from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'':
In one an episode where Starfire is of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', after a human family from the victim real world drives into the Mushroom Kingdom, the mushroom people start to panic of FantasticRacism, she asks Cyborg if these strange beings and one of them describes the "monsters" as having "hair on their heads". An annoyed Mario takes his hat off to remind them that he's ever had to deal one of them.
* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "Diversity Hire" has a lot of fun
with prejudice. Instead of uttering Lana getting this phrase, he says "Sure I do. treatment from her coworkers because she views [[TwoferTokenMinority Conway]] as a possible [[TheMole mole]].
-->'''Malory:''' What are you, deaf ''and'' racist?\\
'''Lana:''' ''Racist''?
I'm part-robot."black--\\
'''Malory:''' Oh, put it back in the deck.



* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "Diversity Hire" has a lot of fun with Lana getting this treatment from her coworkers because she views [[TwoferTokenMinority Conway]] as a possible [[TheMole mole]].
-->'''Malory:''' What are you, deaf ''and'' racist?\\
'''Lana:''' ''Racist''? I'm black--\\
'''Malory:''' Oh, put it back in the deck.

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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "Diversity Hire" has Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''; during an alien trial, Ben is being a lot of fun with Lana getting this treatment from her coworkers because she views [[TwoferTokenMinority Conway]] as a possible [[TheMole mole]].
-->'''Malory:''' What are you, deaf ''and'' racist?\\
'''Lana:''' ''Racist''? I'm black--\\
'''Malory:''' Oh, put it back
witness of, the pleading Baz-El briefly describes the [[MasterRace Highbreed]] (who were the main villains in the deck.previous seasons, but had a HeelFaceTurn since then) as "foul, smelly, evil overlords"... while completely ignoring the Bailiff standing right there is a Highbreed himself. Cue the Bailiff immediately objecting.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has this:
-->'''Danny:''' How can I trust her [Paulina]? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''[Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly]'' Uh, except for you, you're...different.
* On ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', this is illustrated frequently between Foxxy Love and the [[PingPongNaivete (occasionally) overly-naive]] and sheltered Princess Clara in the series premiere and subsequent episodes.
* On ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill,'' Kahn had a chance to join a ritzy all-Asian country club, but only if he helped get Hank to join as their TokenWhite. When Kahn expresses outrage at Hank's refusal, Hank exasperatedly comments that Kahn "wouldn't understand" his reasoning. An annoyed Kahn responds:
-->'''Kahn:''' Oh yes, I wouldn't understand. [[SarcasmMode My original last name is Smith! I just changed it to Souphanousinphone when I moved to Texas!]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' has a non-racial version in “Monster Rally”; when Daddy O’Cool calls the captured Wildwing and Nosedive "conformist squares", Wildwing observes with frustration "We’re alien ducks; how non-conformist can you get?"



* On ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill,'' Kahn had a chance to join a ritzy all-Asian country club, but only if he helped get Hank to join as their TokenWhite. When Kahn expresses outrage at Hank's refusal, Hank exasperatedly comments that Kahn "wouldn't understand" his reasoning. An annoyed Kahn responds:
-->'''Kahn:''' Oh yes, I wouldn't understand. [[SarcasmMode My original last name is Smith! I just changed it to Souphanousinphone when I moved to Texas!]]
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', after a human family from the real world drives into the Mushroom Kingdom, the mushroom people start to panic of these strange beings and one of them describes the "monsters" as having "hair on their heads". An annoyed Mario takes his hat off to remind them that he's one of them.

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* On ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill,'' Kahn had a chance to join a ritzy all-Asian country club, but only if he helped get Hank to join as their TokenWhite. When Kahn expresses outrage at Hank's refusal, Hank exasperatedly comments that Kahn "wouldn't understand" his reasoning. An annoyed Kahn responds:
-->'''Kahn:''' Oh yes, I wouldn't understand. [[SarcasmMode My original last name is Smith! I just changed it to Souphanousinphone when I moved to Texas!]]
* In an the ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'', "Night Prowlers", after a human family from the real world drives into Rocket gang loses a game of hockey to Lars' gang, Otto exclaims that they "play like girls". Reggie, Otto's sister and the Mushroom Kingdom, sole girl in the mushroom people start to panic of these strange beings and one of them describes the "monsters" as having "hair on their heads". An annoyed Mario group, unsurprisingly takes his hat off offense to remind them that this crack.
* In the pilot movie of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack sees how oppressed the canine archeologists are and declares, "Even dogs should not be made to live like dogs!" Cue the awkward pause as he realizes who
he's one talking to.
* In the season 2 premiere
of them.''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', Rani Nagi declares her loyalty to Zak Saturday (or more of the cause they feel he should represent) and announces that they will end the human race once and for all. Zak, who wants no part of this, points out he's human, until Rani Nagi makes him question otherwise, suggesting that [[spoiler:he is half-cryptid, due to being Kur]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "[[Recap/StevenUniverseS4E17Rocknaldo Rocknaldo]]," Ronaldo maintains that his inflammatory pamphlet about "Rock People" isn't specifically targeted at the Crystal Gems because, unlike the Gems, Rock People have gems in their bodies, can pull forth weapons and are capable of shapeshifting. Steven demonstrates all three then and there and Ronaldo realizes that what he's doing is wrong.



* In the pilot movie of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack sees how oppressed the canine archeologists are and declares, "Even dogs should not be made to live like dogs!" Cue the awkward pause as he realizes who he's talking to.
* In the season 2 premiere of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', Rani Nagi declares her loyalty to Zak Saturday (or more of the cause they feel he should represent) and announces that they will end the human race once and for all. Zak, who wants no part of this, points out he's human, until Rani Nagi makes him question otherwise, suggesting that [[spoiler:he is half-cryptid, due to being Kur]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Rocknaldo," Ronaldo maintains that his inflammatory pamphlet about "Rock People" isn't specifically targeted at the Crystal Gems because, unlike the Gems, Rock People have gems in their bodies, can pull forth weapons and are capable of shapeshifting. Steven demonstrates all three then and there and Ronaldo realizes that what he's doing is wrong.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' episode "Night Prowlers", after the Rocket gang loses a game of hockey to Lars' gang, Otto exclaims that they "play like girls". Reggie, Otto's sister and the sole girl in the group, unsurprisingly takes offense to this crack.
* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' has a non-racial version in “Monster Rally”; when Daddy O’Cool calls the captured Wildwing and Nosedive "conformist squares", Wildwing observes with frustration "We’re alien ducks; how non-conformist can you get?"
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has this:
-->'''Danny:''' How can I trust her [Paulina]? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''[Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly]'' Uh, except for you, you're...different.
* Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''; during an alien trial, Ben is being a witness of, the pleading Baz-El briefly describes the [[MasterRace Highbreed]] (who were the main villains in the previous seasons, but had a HeelFaceTurn since then) as "foul, smelly, evil overlords"... while completely ignoring the Bailiff standing right there is a Highbreed himself. Cue the Bailiff immediately objecting.

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* Variation from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In one episode where Starfire is the pilot movie victim of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', Jack sees how oppressed the canine archeologists are and declares, "Even dogs should not be made to live like dogs!" Cue the awkward pause as he realizes who FantasticRacism, she asks Cyborg if he's talking to.
* In the season 2 premiere
ever had to deal with prejudice. Instead of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'', Rani Nagi declares her loyalty to Zak Saturday (or more of the cause they feel he should represent) and announces that they will end the human race once and for all. Zak, who wants no part of this, points out he's human, until Rani Nagi makes him question otherwise, suggesting that [[spoiler:he is half-cryptid, due to being Kur]].
* In the ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' episode "Rocknaldo," Ronaldo maintains that his inflammatory pamphlet about "Rock People" isn't specifically targeted at the Crystal Gems because, unlike the Gems, Rock People have gems in their bodies, can pull forth weapons and are capable of shapeshifting. Steven demonstrates all three then and there and Ronaldo realizes that what he's doing is wrong.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'' episode "Night Prowlers", after the Rocket gang loses a game of hockey to Lars' gang, Otto exclaims that they "play like girls". Reggie, Otto's sister and the sole girl in the group, unsurprisingly takes offense to
uttering this crack.
* ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' has a non-racial version in “Monster Rally”; when Daddy O’Cool calls the captured Wildwing and Nosedive "conformist squares", Wildwing observes with frustration "We’re alien ducks; how non-conformist can you get?"
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' has this:
-->'''Danny:''' How can
phrase, he says "Sure I trust her [Paulina]? She's a girl, girls can't keep secrets! ''[Danny notices Sam looking at him crossly]'' Uh, except for you, you're...different.
* Played for laughs in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''; during an alien trial, Ben is being a witness of, the pleading Baz-El briefly describes the [[MasterRace Highbreed]] (who were the main villains in the previous seasons, but had a HeelFaceTurn since then) as "foul, smelly, evil overlords"... while completely ignoring the Bailiff standing right there is a Highbreed himself. Cue the Bailiff immediately objecting.
do. I'm part-robot."
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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "Diversity Hire" has a lot of fun with [[ButNotTooBlack Lana]] getting this treatment from her coworkers because she views [[TwoferTokenMinority Conway]] as a possible [[TheMole mole]].

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* The ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' episode "Diversity Hire" has a lot of fun with [[ButNotTooBlack Lana]] Lana getting this treatment from her coworkers because she views [[TwoferTokenMinority Conway]] as a possible [[TheMole mole]].
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* In ''Film/SouthlandTales'', African-Americans actor Boxer Santaros [[TagAlongActor tags along]] with LAPD police officer Taverner when the latter openly admits to him that the police are only out for the blacks. Santaros is taken aback and removes his sunglasses as if to say "dude, I am black too". Subverted when it turns out that Taverner was only joking.
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* In ''Series/PicnicAtHangingRock'', there's a non-verbal example. Irma makes an off-hand remark about "savages" while the four girls are walking through the woods, leading Marion, who in this adaptation is half Aboriginal Australian, to turn around and give her a long, pointed look.
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* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': {{Inverted}} in "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS07E04TakeMeOutToTheHolosuite Take Me Out to the Holosuite]]". The [[FantasticRacism Vulcan-supremacist]] Captain Solok makes a broad generalization about the inferiority of human emotions, without regard for several cast members in the scene who are not, in fact, human.
-->'''Ezri Dax:''' Did I forget to wear my spots today?\\
'''Quark:''' All that intelligence and he ''still'' doesn't know what a human looks like!
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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17880644 the holy or the broken]]'': Taking place in 2002, Enrico Pucci reaches out to Giorno Giovanni to help complete his father DIO's plan to reach Heaven and wipe out the Joestar bloodline from existence (which Giorno notes include [[WouldHurtAChild ten-years-old Jolyne Cujoh]]. But when Giorno lists the Joestars that plans to kill, he adds that Pucci forgot one: 16-years-old Giorno Giovanni[[note]]As Gorno was born through Jonathan Joestar's body[[/note]], which he declares before killing Pucci with a venomous snake and destroying the bone of DIO needed for the Heaven Plan.

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/17880644 the holy or the broken]]'': Taking place in 2002, Enrico Pucci reaches out to Giorno Giovanni to help complete his father DIO's plan to reach Heaven and wipe out the Joestar bloodline from existence (which Giorno notes include [[WouldHurtAChild ten-years-old Jolyne Cujoh]]. Cujoh]]). But when Giorno lists the Joestars that plans to kill, would be killed, he adds that Pucci forgot one: 16-years-old Giorno Giovanni[[note]]As Gorno Giorno was born through Jonathan Joestar's body[[/note]], which he declares before killing Pucci with a venomous snake and destroying the bone of DIO needed for the Heaven Plan.
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* When Prospero is introduced in ''Comicbook/PS238'', Kevin "Emerald Gauntlet" Kramer says he must be an invader because he's an alien. Ron "Captain Clarinet" Peterson, son of the setting's SupermanSubstitute, takes offence, and also points out aliens gave Kevin's dad his gauntlet (he's the Comicbook/GreenLantern expy). Kevin's response is "You just don't know anything about aliens."

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* When Prospero is introduced in ''Comicbook/PS238'', ''ComicBook/PS238'', Kevin "Emerald Gauntlet" Kramer says he must be an invader because he's an alien. Ron "Captain Clarinet" Peterson, son of the setting's SupermanSubstitute, takes offence, and also points out aliens gave Kevin's dad his gauntlet (he's the Comicbook/GreenLantern ComicBook/GreenLantern expy). Kevin's response is "You just don't know anything about aliens."



* A ''WebComic/{{Shortpacked}}'' strip has a character express disdain that [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bumblebee]] cannot talk in the Film/TransformersFilmSeries or ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''... within earshot of a mute woman. [[DudeNotFunny The look on her face tells him how inappropriate that was.]]

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* A ''WebComic/{{Shortpacked}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Shortpacked}}'' strip has a character express disdain that [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Bumblebee]] cannot talk in the Film/TransformersFilmSeries or ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''... within earshot of a mute woman. [[DudeNotFunny The look on her face tells him how inappropriate that was.]]



* Variation from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': In one episode where Starfire is the victim of FantasticRacism, she asks Cyborg if he's ever had to deal with prejudice. Instead of uttering this phrase, he says "Sure I do. I'm part-robot."

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* Variation from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'': In one episode where Starfire is the victim of FantasticRacism, she asks Cyborg if he's ever had to deal with prejudice. Instead of uttering this phrase, he says "Sure I do. I'm part-robot."



* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' episode "Failsafe" takes place during an alien invasion. Kid Flash states his anticipation to kick alien butt... until Artemis reminds him that their teammates Superboy and Miss Martian are a Kryptonian clone and a Martian respectively.

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* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice'' ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' episode "Failsafe" takes place during an alien invasion. Kid Flash states his anticipation to kick alien butt... until Artemis reminds him that their teammates Superboy and Miss Martian are a Kryptonian clone and a Martian respectively.
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* ''Film/AllAboutE'': Johnny, E's employer, insults Arabs to her face with a variety of slurs. She stares at him incredulously (as he also views her as his best employee)-it's soon revealed she's herself of Lebanese Arab ancestry. Johnny doesn't know, or perhaps care it seems.

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* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'': Jazmine is biracial and doesn't identify with one specific racial identity. When she meets Huey (who is black) he instantly pins her as black. But when she meets Cindy (who is white), Cindy doesn't notice she's half-black until Jazmine mentions it after being uncomfortable with Cindy's patronizing talk. Cindy pinned her as "just a [[AmbiguouslyBrown little tan]], like Mariah Carey."

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* ''ComicStrip/TheBoondocks'': Jazmine is biracial and doesn't identify with one specific racial identity. When she meets Huey (who is black) he instantly pins her as black. But when she meets Cindy (who is white), Cindy doesn't notice she's half-black until Jazmine mentions it after being uncomfortable with Cindy's patronizing talk. Cindy pinned her as "just "[[AmbiguouslyBrown just a [[AmbiguouslyBrown little tan]], like Mariah Carey."


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* A racist white woman in the DeepSouth calls up the local army base and invites them to send some soldiers to her house for Thanksgiving. "But no Jews" she adds. Come Thanksgiving, she opens the door to find a group of black soldiers. "There must be some mistake" she says. "No ma'am," says one of the soldiers. "Sergeant Greenberg never makes mistakes."
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->''"Then they'll say some stupid shit like, 'Oh, Karen, I didn't notice you're black.' Don't say that to black people. We're really codependent and we're worried about your blind ass."''

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->''"Then they'll say some stupid shit like, 'Oh, Karen, I didn't notice you're black.' Don't say that to black people. We're really codependent codependent, and we're worried about your blind ass."''

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