History PlayingWith / MalignedMixedMarriage

** Alice regrets breaking up with Bob and gets back with him, regardless of the pleas from her friends and family, before he does anything particular harmful to himself, his reputation, or others.

%%* '''Implied''': ???

** People accept interracial dating but disapprove of interracial ''marriages'' and are only willing to tolerate interracial relationships if they [[HalfBreedDiscrimination do not result in the birth mixed-race children]].

** People accept interracial ''dating'' but disapprove of interracial ''marriages'' and are only willing to tolerate interracial relationships if they [[HalfBreedDiscrimination do not result in the birth mixed-race children]].

** People accept some kinds of interracial relationships but not all of them. People accept Bob (white) dating Mei (Asian) but [[BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama judge him for dating Alicia]] (black).

* People don't like Alice (white) and Bob (black) getting together, but when Charlie (black) and Danielle (white) get together, no one has a problem with it. However, Charlie's skin is pale enough that he can pass for white, while Bob's isn't. Once Charlie's ancestry is revealed, no one seems to mind that Danielle is dating a black man, though.
* People don't mind when the men of their race date/marry interracially but [[DoubleStandard judge the women who do the same]].
* People accept some kinds of interracial relationships but not all of them. People accept Bob (white) dating Mei (Asian) but [[BlackGalOnWhiteGuyDrama judge him for dating Alicia]] (black).

'''Basic Trope''': A relationship involving two people of different races receives a negative reaction from those around them

** They only think Bob is a jerk because he's black.

* People accept some kinds of interracial relationships but not all of them. People accept Bob (white) dating Mei (Asian) but judge him for dating Alicia (black).

* '''Zig Zagged''': People don't like Alice (white) and Bob (black) getting together, but when Charlie (black) and Danielle (white) get together, no one has a problem with it. However, Charlie's skin is pale enough that he can pass for white, while Bob's isn't. Once Charlie's ancestry is revealed, no one seems to mind that Danielle is dating a black man, though.

* '''Downplayed''': Society doesn't like that Alice, who is white, has gotten together with Bob, who is black. They eventually relent once Bob is revealed to be mixed.

'''Basic Trope''': A relationship involving two people of different races recieves a negative reaction from those around them

* '''Downplayed''': Society doesn't like that Alice, who is white, has gotten together with Bob, who is black. They eventually relent once Bob is revealed to be [[ButNotTooBlack not too black.]]

** At first, the reason why Alice's family and friends frown on her and Bob's relationship appears to be because of their different races. In truth, Alice's family and friends could care less about race. They do care that [[UptownGirl Bob is in a lower social class than Alice, though.]]

* '''Double Subverted''': ...Because he's the same race as Alice.

** Bob's race has a poor reputation. Whether this reputation is well-earned may or may not be addressed in the story, but, as far as Alice's friends and family are concerned, they view themselves as trying to save Alice from marrying a monster.

* '''Invoked''': Alice deliberately seeks out a partner of a different race to [[DatingWhatDaddyHates piss off her parents]].

** The tensions ultimately created by most people disliking interracial relationships divides society and causes more harm than good.

* '''Justified''': Alice and Bob come from cultures that were at war just a few years ago.

* '''Enforced''': The story takes place in the USA in the 1890s and is being historically accurate.

* '''Deconstructed''': The tensions ultimately created by most people disliking interracial relationships divides society and causes more harm than good.

* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually, people learn that they just have to accept Alice and Bob's relationship.

** Bob's race has a poor reputation. Whether this reputation is well-earned may or may not be addressed, but, as far as Alice's friends and family are concerned, they view themselves as trying to save Alice from marrying a monster.

* '''Zig Zagged''': People don't like Alice (white) and Bob (black) getting together, but when Charlie (black) and Danielle (white) get together, no one has a problem with it. However, Charlie's skin is pale enough that he can pass for white, while Bob's isn't.

* '''Deconstructed''': The tensions ultimately created by most people disliking interracial relationships divides the society and causes more harm than good.

* At first, the reason why Alice's family and friends frown on her and Bob's relationship appears to be because of their races. In truth, Alice's family and friends could care less about Bob and Alice's races. They do care that [[UptownGirl Bob is in a lower social class than Alice, though.]]
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Because he's white.

* '''Zig Zagged''': People don't like Alice (white) and Bob (black) getting together, but when Charlie (black) and Danielle (white) get together, no one has a problem with it.
* '''Averted''': In a land full of racism, {{Fantastic|Racism}} or otherwise, no one minds when Alice and Bob get together.

* '''Discussed''': ???

* '''Deconstructed''': The fact that people don't like people being in interracial relationships ultimately creates tensions that divide the society and cause everyone to suffer.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually, the people learn that they just have to accept Alice and Bob's relationship. Or the couple moves to a different location, where interracial relationships are accepted.
* '''Played For Drama''': The fact that people try to keep Alice and Bob apart ultimately drives one of them to kill several of the people trying to keep them from getting together

* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': Society doesn't like that Alice, who is white, has gotten together with Bob, who is black. They eventually relent once Bob is revealled to be [[ButNotTooBlack not too black.]]

* '''Subverted''': At first, it looks like Alice's parents don't like her being with Bob due to his race, but then they tell her it's [[DiscriminateAndSwitch because they wanted her to be with Charlie.]]

* '''Deconstructed''': The fact that people don't like people being in interracial relationships ultimately creates tensions that divide the society and cause everyone to suffer.
* '''Reconstructed''': Eventually, the people learn that they just have to accept Alice and Bob's relationship. Or the couple moves to a different location, where interracial relationships are accepted.

* '''Averted''': In a land full of racism, [[FantasticRacism fantastic]] or otherwise, no one minds when Alice and Bob get together.

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* '''Invoked''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Society doesn't like that Alice and Bob are together because she has blue eyes and he has brown eyes

* '''Subverted''': At first it looks like Alice's parents don't like her being with Bob due to his race, but then they tell her it's [[DiscriminateAndSwitch because they wanted her to be with Charlie.]]

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': The fact that people don't like people being in interracial relationships ultiamtely creates tensions that divide th society, and cause everyone to suffer.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': People don't like Alice (White) and Bob (Black) getting together, but when Charlie (Black) and Danielle (White) get together, no one has a problem with it.
* '''Averted''': In a land full of racism, [[FantasticRacism fantastic]] or otherwise, no one minds when Alice and Bob get together

* '''Lampshaded''': "And Here I thought we were beyond such silly things like disliking Mixed race couples."

* '''Exploited''': Frank knows that Alice and Bob are in an interracial relationship, among very unaccepting people, and uses this to bring both of them down.
* '''Defied''': ???