History PlayingWith / CompensatingForSomething

* '''GenderFlipped''':

** [[PlayedForLaughs Bob, a transvestite, fights with a glamorously-feathered steel fan to compensate for his lack of feminine appeal.]]

** Bob carries a {{BFS}}, and is accused of CompensatingForSomething. Nope! He's a [[GagPenis tripod.]]

*** Alternatively, Bob points out that ''he'' isn't the one [[FreudWasRight seeing penises in everything vaguely phallic.]]

-->'''Charlie''': ''[[IShallTauntYou The bigger the blade, the smaller the dick! You have nothing downstairs!]]''
-->'''Bob''': ''[[InsultBackfire You know your sword is twice as big as mine, right?]]''
-->'''Charlie''': [[BerserkButton You take that back!]]

** Bob believes that his lack of manhood is the reason his wife Elizabeth cheated on him and if he compensates for it by [[TestosteronePoisoning being extra manly]], she will love him again ([[BitchInSheepsClothing she never will]]) or she will find a woman who will love him (he never will).
** Bob is hurt by the "no dick" jokes not because of the emasculation, but because [[TransTribulations he's a transman]] and is afraid that's what the jokes are really about.

''"Man, this entry sure is pretty long, Troper! ...Maybe'' '''''YOU''''' ''are CompensatingForSomething. (ZING!)"''

* '''Deconstructed''': Bob was raised to believe that it is his duty to [[RatedMForManly be a man]], and his insecurity about his small size leads him to [[TestosteronePoisoning take it too far in every other respect]].

** Alice's extensive [[KitschCollection collection of Christmas knick-knacks]] is compensating for her fears of what happens [[ChristmasCake after the calendar hits 25]].

* '''Lampshaded''': "That's a pretty... phallic sword you've got there. I guess the little sword must not be slashin', eh? EH?''.

* '''Downplayed''': Bob carries a sword slightly bigger than the standard issues... [[IJustWantToBeSpecial Because he believes that his member is just average]].

* '''Parodied''': Bob attaches two pink balls to the hilt of his {{BFS}}.

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob believes that his lack of manhood is the reason his wife Elizabeth cheated on him and if he compensates for it by [[TestosteronePoisoning being extra manly]], she will love him again ([[BitchInSheepsClothing she never will]]) or she will find a woman who will love him (he never will).

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%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Played For Drama''': Bob believes that his lack of manhood is the reason [[YourCheatingHeart his wife Elizabeth cheated on him]] and if he compensates for it by [[TestosteronePoisoning being extra manly]], she will love him again ([[BitchInSheepsClothing she never will]]) or she will find a woman who will love him (he never will).

* '''Double Subverted''': However, it turns out that Bob is ''still'' secretly very insecure, and carries a {{BFS}} because it's even bigger.

* '''Double Subverted''': However, it turns out that Bob is ''still'' secretly very insecure, and carries a {{BFS}} because it's even bigger. %% Bobbi has a raging case of PenisEnvy, and takes it out using her phallic broadsword. penis envy is a redlink

** Bob hooks himself up to a lie detector so everyone know's he's telling the truth and yells [[NoIndoorVoice "I AM NOT COMPENSATING FOR ANYTHING, SEXUAL OR OTHERWISE!!"]]

* '''Subverted''': Bob carries a {{BFS}}, and is accused of CompensatingForSomething. Nope! He's a [[GagPenis tripod.]]

* '''Double Subverted''': However, it turns out that Bob is ''still'' secretly very insecure, and carries a {{BFS}} because it's even bigger.
** Bobbi has a raging case of PenisEnvy, and takes it out using her phallic broadsword.

** Alice is ashamed of how petite she is in every aspect ({{height|Angst}}, [[ACupAngst chest]], and her nethers are so tight nothing wider than a toothpick couuld fit), so she wields [[SmallGirlBigGun an absolutely massive gun]] to make up for it.

** Alice is ashamed of how petite she is in every aspect ({{height|Angst}}, [[ACupAngst chest]], and her nethers are so small nothing wider than a toothpick could fit), so she wields [[SmallGirlBigGun an absolutely massive gun]] to make up for it.

%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???