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** Alice calls for "special scrutiny" of tropers as a threat to national security, though she makes an exception for her partner who's a troper.

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** Alice calls for "special scrutiny" of tropers as a threat to national security, though she makes an exception for her partner Arthur, who's a troper.



** Alice [[AtLeastIAdmitIt openly admits to her prejudices]], yet still manages to retain genuine friendships with tropers.

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** Alice the NobleBigot [[AtLeastIAdmitIt openly admits to her prejudices]], yet still manages to retain genuine friendships with tropers.



** Alice isn't really anti-troper, [[NoSenseOfHumor just bad at jokes]].

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** Alice isn't really anti-troper, [[NoSenseOfHumor just bad at telling jokes]].



* '''Double Subverted''': The next time Alice gets really angry, it's at Alexandra, a troper, whom Alice has always really hated.

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* '''Double Subverted''': The next time Alice gets really angry, it's at Alexandra, Amy, a troper, whom Alice has always really hated.



** The moment Alice finishes telling the offensive joke about tropers, all her troper friends appear out of thin air telling her that they are not only not friends anymore, but her joke is now the world's unfunniest joke before disappearing.

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** The moment Alice finishes telling the offensive joke about tropers, all her troper friends appear out of thin air telling to tell her not only that they are not only not can't be friends anymore, but her joke is now the world's unfunniest joke joke, before disappearing.



** Alice mentions having a troper friend and is accused of using the "friend defence" even though she never said anything offensive in the first place.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice makes negative comments about tropers that use their identity as part of troper culture as the punchline; other times she doesn't mention that they're tropers at all.

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** Alice mentions having a troper friend and is accused of using the "friend defence" even though she never said anything anybody could construe as being offensive in the first place.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice makes negative comments about tropers that use their identity as part of troper culture as the punchline; other times punchline. Other times, she doesn't mention that they're tropers at all.all. At still other times, she puts tropers on a pedestal.



** There are no tropers, nor any other minority group that faces adverse discrimination for any reason.

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** There are no tropers, nor any other minority group that faces adverse discrimination for any reason.reason, or at least they aren't mentioned.



** Alice is about to use this StockPhrase, but decides that it would be too clichéd and uses something else to her defense instead.

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** Alice is about to use this StockPhrase, {{Stock Phrase|s}} but decides that it would be too clichéd and uses says something else to her defense defend herself instead.
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** There are no tropers, nor any other minority group that faces adverse discrimination for any reason.

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** Alice, generally a PerpetualFrowner, [[PokeThePoodle always glowers a bit more strongly]] whenever a troper comes into the room, and replies to criticism by noting that every single one of her friends is a troper.

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** Alice, generally a PerpetualFrowner, [[PokeThePoodle always glowers a bit more strongly]] whenever a troper comes into the room, and replies to criticism by noting that every single one most of her friends is are tropers.
** Alice calls for "special scrutiny" of tropers as a threat to national security, though she makes an exception for her partner who's
a troper.



** Alice glorifies tropers. When Bob questioned it, she retorts that [[WorthyOpponent some of her worst enemies are tropers]].

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** Alice glorifies tropers. When Bob questioned questions it, she retorts that [[WorthyOpponent some of her worst enemies are tropers]].



** Alice a troper makes an offensive remark about her own people. However since none of her friends are tropers, she is treated with the same scorn as an outsider.

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** Alice Alice, a troper troper, makes an offensive remark about her own people. However But since none of her she has no friends who are tropers, she is treated with the same scorn as an outsider. outsider.



* '''Played for Drama''': Alice's troper friend is [[BoomerangBigot prejudiced againt his fellow tropers]]. Since he is the only one she knows, she repeats the things he says without realizing there offensive nature.

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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice's troper friend Ben is [[BoomerangBigot prejudiced againt against his fellow tropers]]. Since he is the only one she knows, she repeats the things he says without realizing there their offensive nature. nature.
* '''Played for Laughs''':
** Everyone else thinks Alice's anti-troper barb is SoUnfunnyItsFunny.
** Ben and Alice have a VitriolicBestBuds dynamic as part of which they give each other consensual AmusingInjuries.



%%* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': ???
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** The moment Alice finishes telling the offensive joke about tropers, all her troper friends appear out of thin air telling her that they are not only not friends anymore, but her joke is now the world's unfunniest joke before disappearing.
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'''Basic Trope''': A person argues s/he is not a bigot because s/he has friends who belong to the group s/he scorns.

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'''Basic Trope''': A person argues s/he is not they aren't a bigot because s/he has they have friends who belong to the group s/he scorns.they scorn.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice, generally a PerpetualFrowner, [[PokeThePoodle always glowers a bit more strongly]] whenever a troper comes into the room, and replies to criticism by noting that every single one of her friends is a troper.

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Alice, generally a PerpetualFrowner, [[PokeThePoodle always glowers a bit more strongly]] whenever a troper comes into the room, and replies to criticism by noting that every single one of her friends is a troper.troper.
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** Alice a troper makes an offensive remark about her own people. However since none of her friends are tropers, she is treated with the same scorn as an outsider.
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** Simply having troper friends has caused Alice to receive the same mockery that they receive. Alice feels that she has earned herself NWordPrivileges.
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** Alice mentions having a troper friend and is accused of using the "friend defence" even though she never said anything offensive in the first place.

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* '''Justified''': Alice has had a hard time with tropers for most of her life, giving her ingrained prejudices towards them, but she has a few troper friends who don't reflect these prejudices.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice has had a hard time with tropers for most of her life, giving her ingrained prejudices towards them, but she has a few troper friends who don't reflect these prejudices.prejudices.
** Alice's troper friend often tells troper in-jokes, without mentioning the NWordPrivileges nature of such jokes.



* '''Played for Drama''': A troper [[OffingTheAnnoyance murders Alice]] over the offensive joke.

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* '''Played for Drama''': A Alice's troper [[OffingTheAnnoyance murders Alice]] over friend is [[BoomerangBigot prejudiced againt his fellow tropers]]. Since he is the only one she knows, she repeats the things he says without realizing there offensive joke.nature.

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