History PlayingWith / MistakenForGay

** Alice goes into the room and finds Bob over Charles. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that...
(DramaticPause) ...Charles needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?"

* '''Exaggerated''': Bob thinks that Alice is asking because he's the one who is gay. Someone else gave Alice the idea, and they think that this other guy is the gay.

* '''Inverted''': Bob is openly gay, but Alice thinks that he's secretly straight.

* '''Subverted''': Alice goes into the room and finds Bob over Charles. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause) ...Charles needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?"

%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': When Bob talks about his girlfriend [[GenderBlenderName Charlie]], some people think she is a dude.
** Alice is talking about trying to find a date for a friend an says that he probably wouldn't be interested in Carol after his break up with Charles. Bob replies that he is [[BiTheWay bisexual not gay]] and would be interested in meeting her.

## "They have never had a girlfriend/boyfriend".
## "Therefore, they must have had secret intercourse with members of the same sex".
## "After all, there's no such thing as someone that doesn't like sex, right?!"
** The character is [[ShrinkingViolet shy around girls.]] Since AManIsAlwaysEager, everyone assumes he's gay.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Charles, I thought you did that strange thing because you were gay." "Being gay is not a wildcard explanation; I'm straight but that has no relation with what I did."

* '''Defied''': "Let's better stop doing this. If Alice enters the room now, she'll think that we're gay!"

* '''Downplayed''': When Bob talks about his girlfriend Charlie, some people think she is a dude.

* '''Conversed''': ???

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': People think this[=/=]these character(s) is[=/=]are homosexual... They're wrong.
* '''Straight''': Bob and Joe are straight, but Moe thinks by mistake that they are gays.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob thinks that Moe is asking because he's the one who is gay. Someone else gave Moe the idea, and they think that this other guy is the gay.
* '''Downplayed''': When Bob talks about his girlfriend Jo, some people think she is male.

** The evidence that led Moe to think that Bob and Joe are gays is very specific, such as a "I'm gay" banner, that Moe did not realize that was a prank by someone else.

** The character is {{asexual|ity}}. However, since people around him[=/=]her don't know that fact or just don't buy that explanation, their train of thought goes like this:\\
1) "He[=/=]she has never had a girlfriend[=/=]boyfriend".\\
2) "Therefore, he[=/=]she must have had secret intercourse with members of the same sex".\\
3) "After all, there's no such thing as someone that doesn't like sex, right?!"
* '''Inverted''': Bob is openly gay, but Moe thinks that he's secretly straight.
* '''Subverted''': Moe goes into the room and finds Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause) ...Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?"
* '''Double Subverted''': Moe goes into the room and finds Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause)... Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?" "Hey, I was not giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" "Oh, then that means that you are gays. Sorry to interrupt, have fun!"

* '''Zig Zagged''': Moe goes into the room and finds Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause)... Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?" "Hey, I was not giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" "Oh, then that means that you are gays. Sorry to interrupt, have fun!" Joe leaves, and Moe chuckles to himself, laughing at his prank.

** Moe gets into the room and find Bob over Joe. He simply ignores them, and does not make any comment about their activities.
** Bob and Joe ARE gay, making asking about it or any other ideas pointless.
* '''Enforced''': The writers have noticed some Bob/Joe shipping, so add in a little bit just to please the fans.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Joe, I thought you did that strange thing because you were gay." "Being gay is not a wildcard explanation; I'm straight but that has no relation with what I did."
* '''Invoked''': Moe pretends to understand that Joe is gay to push his {{Berserk Button}}.
* '''Exploited''': Joe set up clues of him being gay, to avoid people from suspecting his real secret
* '''Defied''': "Let's better stop doing this. If Moe enters the room now, he'll think that we're gays!"

Back to MistakenForGay

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Joe, I thought you did that strange thing because you were gay." "Being gay is not a wildcard explanation, I'm straight but that has no relation with what I did."

* '''Invoked''': Moe pretends to understand that Joe is gay to push his {{BerserkButton}}.

* '''Defied''': "Let's better stop doing this. If Moe enters to the room now, he would think that we are gays!"

* '''Lampshaded''': "Joe, I thouth you did that strange thing because you were gay" "Being gay is not a wildcard explanation, I'm straight but that has no relation with what I did"
* '''Invoked''': Moe pretends to understand that Joe is gay to push his BerserkButton

** Bob and Joe ARE gay, making asking about i9t or any ideas pointless.

* '''Subverted''': Moe gets into the room and find Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause) ...Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?"
* '''Double Subverted''': Moe gets into the room and find Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause)... Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?" "Hey, I was not giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" "Oh, then that means that you are gays. Sorry to interrupt, have fun!"

2) "Therefor, he[=/=]she must have had secret intercourse with members of the same sex".\\

'''Basic Trope''': People thing this[=/=]these character(s) is[=/=]are homosexual... They're wrong.

* '''Averted''': Moe gets into the room and find Bob over Joe. He simply ignores them, and does not make any comment about their activities.
* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Justified''': The evidence that led Moe to think that Bob and Joe are gays is very specific, such as a "I'm gay" banner, that Moe did not realize that was a prank by someone else.

* '''Double Subverted''': Moe gets into the room and find Bob over Joe. "Oh, my God, I would have never suspected that... (DramaticPause) ...Joe needed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Is he OK?" "Hey, I was not giving him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation!" "Oh, then that means that you are gays. Sorry to interrupt, have fun!"

* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???

'''Basic Trope''': Bob and Joe are straight, but Moe thinks by mistake that they are gays
* '''Straight''': ???