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1Undermined 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5* DatedHistory: An older work contains historical information that becomes retroactively outdated following later discoveries that were made decades or even ''centuries'' after the original work's publication.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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