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[[evil:[[white:White]]]] is the lightest shade of {{gray|Tropes}}, being a combination of all wavelengths of visible light combining into the one lightest color. In the West, it can symbolize life and good. In Asia, white often symbolizes death. It also [[WhiteIsPure symbolizes purity and cleanliness]], as the color white betrays nearly any stain, and its pure whiteness is also a symbol of pure cleanliness. In human society, the color white is also a symbolic designation for [[WhiteIndex the lightest superficial human skin complexions]] [[RaceTropes and their social meaning]] -- though these complexions more often look pink or light beige than pure white. Sometimes [[UnfortunateImplications more insidiously]], "white" refers not only to lightness of skin, but to being of Caucasoid descent -- other similarly light-skinned peoples of predominantly non-Caucasoid descent are more likely to be excluded from this definition.

This index includes any tropes that literally or symbolically invoke the color white, including Race Tropes.
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!!Tropes
[[index]]
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Categories:
+ BlackIndexWhiteIndex
+ TheseTropesWereFrozenToday
+ WhiteIndex
]
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Related:
+ LightingTropes
]
* AlbinosAreFreaks: Discrimination against albinos.
* BlankWhiteEyes: Eyes with just plain white sclerae and no irises or pupils on them.
* BlankWhiteVoid: A blank slate or a dimension of eternal whiteness.
* EternallyPearlyWhiteTeeth: When characters' teeth are both perfectly healthy and perfectly white.
* EtherealWhiteDress: A character dressed in pale or white clothing who's either literally or metaphorically dead.
* FadeToWhite: When the screen fades to white as opposed to black.
* FairytaleWeddingDress (white being the standard color for this trope): A fancy wedding dress designed to make the bride look like a fairytale princess.
* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: An obese, Southern character almost always dressed in white.
* GayGroomInAWhiteTux: Fictional portrayals of gay men's weddings, in which one of them will invariably be wearing a white tuxedo, and the other a black tuxedo.
* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold and white associated with angels and/or deities.
* GoodWearsWhite: Heroic characters dress in white to symbolize their goodness.
* GreatWhiteFeline: Big cats with white fur given some form of importance or strangeness.
* HereditaryWeddingDress: White wedding dresses that run in the family.
* LightIsGood: Light depicted as a source of goodness.
* LightIsNotGood: Light portrayed as evil.
* MysticalWhiteHair: When white hair indicates that the person has magical powers, has super powers, is divine, is mysterious, or has otherworldly origins.
* ProphetEyes: Cloudy white eyes that indicate that there is something off about the one who has them.
* RedAndWhiteComedyPoster: A film poster with big red letters on a white background.
* SignificantWhiteHairDarkSkin: White hair stands out even more on characters with dark complexions and indicates they are supposed to be important.
* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Rich people associated with white objects.
* VillainInAWhiteSuit: When a villain's sophistication and managerial position is emphasized by wearing all-white formal clothing.
* VirginInAWhiteDress: Virgins portrayed as wearing white clothes.
* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: White with red accents as an uncanny or creepy color scheme.
* WhiteBunny: Hares or rabbits depicted with white fur.
* WhiteGloves: Puffy white gloves commonly worn by cartoon characters.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: When a character's villainy is signified by the whiteness of their hair.
* WhiteIsPure: When white represents virtuousness and cleanliness.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: A white mask that's cool and/or scary.
* WhiteShirtOfDeath: The death of a character wearing white clothes.
* WhiteStallion: A white horse who's only ridden by someone in a position of authority or leadership.
* WhiteVoidRoom: A featureless white room.
* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: Wolves with white fur portrayed as heroic or otherworldly.
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