History PlayingWith / TokenMinorityCouple

** Alicia is a black girl and dates Robert, a [[ButNotTooBlack mixed-races guy]].

** [[MasterRace Alicia believes her race are superior]] and she refuses to start any interracial relationship.

'''Basic Trope''': The TokenMinority falls in love with someone who "just so happens" to be a minority as well.

** The Four Girl Ensemble meet their SpearCounterpart quartet, who correspond to the girls' skintones, body types, ''and'' hair colors.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Four Girl Ensemble meet their SpearCounterpart quartet, who correspond to the girls' skintones, body types, ''and'' hair colors.

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

** Alicia is the [[ButNotTooBlack mixed-races girl]] and dates Robert.

** None of the character date people of the same race.

* '''Averted''': There is more than one minority on the show, but there's no particular connection between them, and they don't solely date "matching" people.

** Many other characters besides Alicia and Robert are black.

** They live in a society where interracial relationship considered immoral.
* '''Inverted''': Alicia and Robert are each in a relationship with a white person, instead of each other.

** Alicia is in love with Diana, a WASP woman who happens to be the only other gay character in the show.

* '''Zig Zagged''': She has the affair with Robert or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl after all.

* '''Deconstructed''': Alicia lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and [[MalignedMixedMarriage mixed marriage is frowned on]], and her family are keen for her to marry Robert, although she secretly loves [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Carl]]. She's not very happy about it, and considers running away with Carl.

* '''Reconstructed''': Alicia runs away with Carl, only to realize that she ''only'' loves him because he's the ForbiddenFruit; they don't have zero personal chemistry. When she comes back to her family and talks it over, they explain that they didn't just pick the first black guy they saw; [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they really think he's a good match]]. (Whether or not they get together is [[BolivianArmyEnding left ambiguous]] to lessen the inevitable UnfortunateImplications of "[[AnAesop So you see, kids, you should never marry out!]]")

* '''Straight''': Alicia is the token black girl in the FourGirlEnsemble and meets Bobby, who's funny, smart, handsome, and is black himself.

** Many other characters besides Alicia and Bobby are black.

* '''Inverted''': Alicia and Bobby are each in a relationship with a white person, instead of each other.
* '''Subverted''': Alicia is friends with Bobby, but ends up dating Carl, who's white.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then she has an affair with Bobby.
* '''Parodied''': Bobby is literally bussed in from another town by Alice's friends so she can have someone to date.
* '''Zig Zagged''': She has the affair with Bobby or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl after all.
** A BettyAndVeronica love triangle ensues between "acceptable-to-the-family" Bobby and [[StarCrossedLover star-crossed lover]] Carl.

* '''Lampshaded''': Bobby asks Alicia out, and she thinks about how he's the only black guy her age in the whole town.
* '''Invoked''': Bobby flat-out says, "We ''are'' the only black people in Orange County..."
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Discussed''': Bobby is a new student at Alicia's school, and one day they talk about how [[TokenShipping everyone expects them to start dating]].
* '''Conversed''': Alicia is watching [[SoapWithinAShow her favorite soap opera]] and is annoyed at how, out of all the men on the show, the black nurse is arbitrarily paired off with the black police officer.
* '''Deconstructed''': Alicia lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and [[MalignedMixedMarriage mixed marriage is frowned on]], and her family are keen for her to marry Bobby, although she secretly loves [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Carl]]. She's not very happy about it, and considers running away with Carl after all.
** Alicia and Bobby have some chemistry between them, but everyone from their best friends to their own parents badger them to get together, frustrating them and blowing out any spark they might of had.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alicia runs away with Carl, only to realize that she only loves him ''because'' he's the ForbiddenFruit -- they don't have much in common at all. When she comes back to her family and talks it over, they explain that they didn't just pick the first black guy they saw; [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they really think he's a good match]]. (Whether they get together or not is [[BolivianArmyEnding left ambiguous]] to lessen the inevitable UnfortunateImplications of "[[AnAesop So you see, kids, you should never marry out!]]")

* '''Zig Zagged''': She has the affair with Bobby or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl after all. A BettyAndVeronica love triangle ensues between "acceptable-to-the-family" Bobby and [[StarCrossedLover star-crossed lover]] Carl.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Four Girl Ensemble meet their SpearCounterpart quartet, who correspond to the girls' races.

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

* '''Zig Zagged''': She has the affair with Bobby or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl after all. A BettyAndVeronica love triangle ensues between "acceptable-to-the-family" Bobby and StarCrossedLover|s Carl.

'''Basic Trope:''' The TokenMinority falls in love with someone who "just so happens" to be a minority as well.
* '''Straight:''' Alicia is the token black girl in the FourGirlEnsemble and meets Bobby, who's funny, smart, handsome, and is black himself.
* '''Exaggerated:''' The Four Girl Ensemble meet their SpearCounterpart quartet, who correspond to the girls' races.
* '''Justified:''' Alicia is only attracted to black men, and thus those are the only men she considers for relationships.
** Or they live in a society where interracial relationship considered immoral.
* '''Inverted:''' Alicia and Bobby are each in a relationship with a white person, instead of each other.
* '''Subverted:''' Alicia is friends with Bobby, but ends up dating Carl, who's white.
* '''Double Subverted:''' But then she has an affair with Bobby.
* '''Parodied:''' Bobby is literally bussed in from another town by Alice's friends so she can have someone to date.
* '''Deconstructed:''' Alicia lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and [[MalignedMixedMarriage mixed marriage is frowned on]], and her family are keen for her to marry Bobby, although she secretly loves [[PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy Carl]]. She's not very happy about it, and considers running away with Carl after all.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Alicia runs away with Carl, only to realise that she only loves him ''because'' he's the ForbiddenFruit -- they don't have much in common at all. When she comes back to her family and talks it over, they explain that they didn't just pick the first black guy they saw; [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage they really think he's a good match]]. (Whether they get together or not is [[BolivianArmyEnding left ambiguous]] to lessen the inevitable UnfortunateImplications of "[[AnAesop So you see, kids, you should never marry out!]]")
* '''Zig Zagged:''' She has the affair with Bobby or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl after all. A BettyAndVeronica love triangle ensues between "acceptable-to-the-family" Bobby and StarCrossedLover|s Carl.
* '''Averted:''' There is more than one minority on the show, but there's no particular connection between them, and they don't solely date "matching" people.
* '''Enforced:''' It's TheSixties or earlier, and ExecutiveMeddling outright forbids anyone on the show from dating outside their race.

* '''Lampshaded:''' Bobby asks Alicia out, and she thinks about how he's the only black guy her age in the whole town.
* '''Invoked:''' Bobby flat-out says, "We ''are'' the only black people in Orange County..."
* '''Defied:''' Alicia replies, "You're an even bigger jackass if you think I'd date you for that reason alone."
* '''Discussed:''' Bobby is a new student at Alicia's school, and one day they talk about how [[TokenShipping everyone expects them to start dating]].
* '''Conversed:''' Alicia is watching [[SoapWithinAShow her favorite soap opera]] and is annoyed at how, out of all the men on the show, the black nurse is arbitrarily paired off with the black police officer.

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* '''Deconstructed:''' Alicia lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and [[MalignedMixedMarriage mixed marriage is frowned on]], and her family are keen for her to marry Bobby, although she secretly loves Carl. She's not very happy about it, and considers running away with Carl after all.

* '''Inverted:''' Alicia and Bobby are each in a relationship with a white person, instead of each other. Nobody on the very diverse ''The Alicia Show'' is married to anyone of the same race; even the grandparents are in mixed marriages.

** Or, none of the above are the case; Alicia and Bobby simply fell in love over time, for genuine reasons. Their shared race is entirely coincidental.
* '''Inverted:''' Nobody on the very diverse ''The Alicia Show'' is married to anyone of the same race; even the grandparents are in mixed marriages.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Alicia lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and MixedMarriage is frowned on, and her family are keen for her to marry Bobby, although she secretly loves Carl. She's not very happy about it, and considers running away with Carl after all.

* '''Inverted:''' Nobody on the very diverse ''The Alicia Show'' is married to anyone of the same race; even the grandparents are in {{Mixed Marriage}}s.

** Or they live in society where interracial relationship considered immoral.
** Or, none of the above are the case; Alicia and Bobby simply fell in love over time, for genuine reasons.
* '''Inverted:''' Alicia refuses to go out with men of her own race.

* '''Deconstructed:''' Alicia loves Carl, but because she lives in a time and place where racism is prevalent and MixedMarriage is frowned on, she settles for Bobby.
* '''Reconstructed:'''...And then Carl turns out to be as racist as the rest of the white guys, whereas Bobby, being able to understand her struggles better, is a much better match for her.
* '''Zig Zagged:''' She has the affair with Bobby or comes close, but realizes she truly loves Carl (who's not racist in this case) after all.
* '''Averted:''' Alicia is the only minority on the show. Either she doesn't date at all or she simply dates the white men present.

* '''Discussed:''' Bobby is a new student at Alicia's school, and one day they talk about how everyone expects them to start dating.