1 | Undermined by Reality may refer to: |
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3 | * BrokenAesop: A story's narrative defies its message. |
4 | * CluelessAesop: AnAesop about a subject too mature/at odds with the work's conventions to be effectively conveyed. |
5 | * DatedHistory: An older work contains historical information that becomes retroactively outdated following later discoveries that were made decades or even ''centuries'' after the original work's publication. |
6 | * DiscreditedTrope: A {{Trope}} that used to be played straight becomes less so over time, largely due to RealLife factors such as [[TechnologyMarchesOn changes in technology]] and [=/=] or ValuesDissonance. |
7 | * DistancedFromCurrentEvents: An element of a work is changed before or after release thanks to unfortunate timing of real-world events. |
8 | * DontShootTheMessage: Audiences want to agree with the work's message, but can't due to poor handling or out-of-work happenings. |
9 | * HarsherInHindsight: A certain event/joke/scene doesn't age well because of fictional or RealLife future events. |
10 | * {{Hypocrite}}: A character in the work is called out for not practicing what they preach. |
11 | * LostAesop: AnAesop is set up, and then [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse promptly forgotten]]. |
12 | * MisaimedMerchandising: Tie-in products at odds with a work's message. |
13 | * OvershadowedByControversy: The unintentional controversy is at best deeply associated with these works, and at worst is the only thing people remember about them. |
14 | * TropeBreaker: When RealLife circumstances undermine the feasibility of certain tropes. |
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