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1An index of tropes where characters hate what they are.
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4!!A. Tropes that are plainly about characters hating to be what they are.
5* ArmouredClosetGay: A vocally homophobic character turns out to be a closeted homosexual who acts homophobic to hide their sexuality from others.
6* BoomerangBigot: A person who is bigoted towards a group they're actually part of.
7* CursedWithAwesome: An undesired quality is actually quite useful.
8* FemaleMisogynist: A woman who hates other women.
9* {{Gayngst}}: A gay person hates themselves for being gay.
10* {{Hypocrite}}: A person can come off as being hypocritical if they claim to hate a group they are a part of, especially if they don't seem to realize the irony of being the very kind of person they are discriminating against.
11* IAmAMonster: A person hates themselves because they believe themselves to be an abomination.
12* IJustWantToBeNormal: A superhero or an extraordinary person wishes that they could have a normal life and didn't have to deal with the kinds of problems only they have to deal with.
13* IJustWantToBeSpecial: A normal person wishes they could have special powers or abilities and didn't have a normal life.
14* IJustWantToBeYou: A person envies another person's life to the point that they wish they could take the other person's place.
15* InternalizedCategorism: A person believes that being part of a group that's discriminated against means that they are guilty of the same negative stereotypes associated with that group.
16* ObsessivelyNormal
17* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: A person who has done wrong gives their victim permission to kill them in retaliation.
18* RefreshinglyNormalLifeChoice: A character with an exceptional life wants to live a mundane one.
19* SelfDeprecation: Making fun of oneself as a joke.
20* SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny
21* TorturedMonster: A monster that hates itself for being a monster and is unable to comprehend itself.
22* WhatHaveIBecome
23* YouAreWhatYouHate: An individual expresses hatred for a particular group but is secretly/unknowingly a member of that group.
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25!!B. Tropes that in certain contexts are about characters hating to be what they are.
26* BetterWithNonHumanCompany: A human likes non-humans (plants, animals, robots, etc.) better than other humans.
27* CameBackWrong: A resurrected character sees themself as an abomination.
28* CloneAngst: A clone thinks they aren't a "real" person.
29* CulturalCringe: Someone is embarrassed of their own culture.
30* DefendsAgainstTheirOwnKind
31* GenocideFromTheInside: A person is guilty of wiping out their own kind.
32* HideYourOtherness: A non-human character hides non-human-looking parts of themself.
33* HunterOfHisOwnKind
34* JustAMachine: When a robot/android/cyborg thinks this about themselves.
35* MisanthropeSupreme: A human who hates humanity in general.
36* MyCountryTisOfTheeThatISting: A character is embarrassed of their own country.
37* RichKidTurnedSocialActivist: Some examples are rich people who hate other rich people, including their family and themselves.
38* SeenItAll
39* SelfPerceptionShapeshifting: hating something about themselves can turn themselves into it
40* VampireDoctor: Someone who needs to feed on humans has chosen a job where they help them instead.
41* WhoWantsToLiveForever: An immortal person who sees being unable to die as endless torment.
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