Line #23 PlayingWith/PrideParade


1	'''Basic Trope''': A pride parade is held, empowering people of non-mainstream sexuality and/or gender identity. Onlookers may or may not like this, for various reasons.
2	* '''Straight''': The parade serves as a setting, background event, or plot device.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The portrayal of the parade focus on colorful but shallow stereotypes.
4	* '''Downplayed''': The parade is an outwardly normal parade sponsored by the local LGBT community center.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** The characters have helped organize the event, or are looking forward to attending.
7	** It's pride month (June) so the characters organize a pride parade for their community.
8	* '''Inverted''': A "Straight Pride" parade, or somebody talking about how there should be one.
9	* '''Subverted''':
10	** The characters try to arrange a parade, but the local authorities forbid it for one reason or another.
11	** Despite the rainbow flags and colorful and skimpy outfits, it is actually [[OlderThanYouThink a traditional festival.]]
12	* '''Double Subverted''': However, the festival died out a generation ago - until it was restarted as a pride parade.
13	* '''Parodied''': The paraders (and/or counter-protesters) are StrawmanPolitical.
14	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
15	* '''Averted''': There is no pride parade.
16	* '''Enforced''': The show's producers wanted to include a pride parade in an episode to attract an LGBT audience.
17	* '''Lampshaded''': A character (or the narrator) talks about the parade, analyzing some aspects of it.
18	* '''Invoked''': A real or hypothetical pride parade is mentioned.
19	* '''Exploited''': A homophobe decides to start killing LGBT people and supporters while they are attending the parade.
20	* '''Defied''': ???
21	* '''Discussed''': "Troperville should have a pride parade sometime."
22	* '''Conversed''': ???
23	* '''Implied''':
24	** There's a pride parade happening off screen but is never shown.
25	** There's a parade going on in the background of a scene but it's not clear if it's a pride parade or a really colorful parade.
26	* '''Deconstructed''': Someone argues that Pride parades do nothing but glorify stereotypes of sexual and gender minorities, and don't do enough to focus on "normal" members of the community.
27	* '''Reconstructed''': Someone else retorts that a parade of gay accountants would be immensely ''boring'', and would be more about fitting in than showcasing diversity.
28	* '''Played For Laughs''': People in the parade and/or audience are hilarious.
29	* '''Played For Drama''':
30	** The narrative bring up issues of hate crimes, homophobia, and so on.
31	** Or complains about this horrible threat against the respective country's culture or dominant religion.
32	** There are attempts to stop the parade due to homophobia.
33	* '''Untwisted''': The local authorities are very strict, and you'd think they would prohibit a pride parade, but they allow it.
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