History Main / WrongInsultOffence

* The ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'' episode "Cyranose" does a CompressedAdaptation of ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' as the book of the week (with Wishbone of course playing Cyrano). It [[https://youtu.be/ioWi5j1RxIs?t=180 opens]] with the famous "how to insult my nose" scene.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''

* In ''Film/SpiderMan1'', J. Jonah Jameson resents being accused of slander. He's a journalist after all, not an orator.

* ''WesternAnimation/Shrek1'' is an ogre; he wouldn't grind your bones for his bread.

* In a ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' vlog, Rob Walker made fun of Doug "hating everything", and Doug's response is that he's just scared of everything. Cue apology.

* When King Charles II's mistress Nell Gwynn (originally an actress, and an Englishwoman) was mistaken for the Duchess of Portsmouth (another of Charles' mistresses and a Frenchwoman[[note]]Well, a Breton woman, but as you'll see in a moment, that doesn't matter because Bretons are Catholic too[[/note]]), a crowd started calling her a Catholic whore and attacking her carriage. Nell stuck her head out and corrected the mistaken commoners, "Good people, you are mistaken. I am the ''Protestant'' whore." [[ValuesDissonance The crowds started cheering and escorted her carriage out of the area]].

* Creator/JohnScalzi has described Christian celebrity Creator/KirkCameron as an ignorant bigot, saying he stands by this rather than calling him something more poetic like "pestilent toad" on the grounds that Cameron seems to be fairly clean and [[InsultToRocks is definitely not an amphibian]].

* ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' was banned in several parts of the UK and other parts of Europe because local religious groups complained that the film was blasphemous. The Pythons were always quick to point out that the film would be blasphemous if they criticized Jesus Christ, which they didn't do: if anything, Jesus is portrayed rather respectfully.[[note]]The Pythons' original plan for the film ''had'' been to satirize Jesus, but when they read through Literature/TheFourGospels for research, they decided [[JesusWasWayCool Jesus was a pretty cool guy]].[[/note]] Instead, the film criticized organized religion overall, so technically it was ''heretical''.
* When Pierre Trudeau was called an "asshole" by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in 1971, rather than be insulted or fire back Trudeau flippantly commented that he's been called worse things by better people.
* Defied by Sikhs in the Anglosphere. Sikhs are frequently mistaken for Muslims in English-speaking countries, frequently by people inclined to view Muslims as terrorists. In this situation, the Sikh is advised to avoid clarifying that they are a Sikh, because in the view of Sikh doctrine, this legitimizes the charge of "terrorist" against Muslims, something that Sikhs wish to avoid.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Blondie}}'': [[MeanBoss Mr. Dithers]] takes offense when someone claims he runs his company "almost like a dictatorship", when he clearly runs it "''exactly'' like one".

* A similar exchange happened between Io Shirai and a hostile fan.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' is an ogre; he wouldn't grind your bones for his bread.

'''Novotny:''' Fat [[HarsherInHindsight ''Ukrainian'']] fuck!

* In ''Film/SpiderMan1'', J. Jonah Jameson resents being accused of slander.

* During a Twitter argument on the subject of internet trolls, Creator/WilliamShatner was hit with the "[[MemeticMutation OK Boomer]]" line. Shatner was born in 1931; as he [[https://twitter.com/WilliamShatner/status/1192087298877247488 was quick to point out]], calling him a Boomer is a ''compliment''.

* When Justin Trudeau was called an "asshole" by UsefulNotes/RichardNixon in 1971, rather than be insulted or fire back Trudeau flippantly commented that he's been called worse things by better people.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923 Covering the Phantom Thieves]]'' has a GrumpyOldMan at Leblanc arguing with Kawakami and Keiko, saying "I can't believe I'm getting talked down to by a couple millennials." Kawakami points out that Keiko isn't even a millennial. [[note]]Dialogue elsewhere reveals she was born in 1999, making her Generation Z, while Kawakami herself may in fact be Generation X - she claims to be 25 in May 2016, but her birthdate is never mentioned, meaning she could have been born in 1980, and [[https://megamitensei.fandom.com/wiki/Sadayo_Kawakami canonically]] she is at least a few years older[[/note]] "If you're going to be ageist, at least figure out what your own shitty words mean."

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923 Covering the Phantom Theives]]'' has a GrumpyOldMan at Leblanc arguing with Kawakami and Keiko, saying "I can't believe I'm getting talked down to by a couple millennials." Kawakami points out that Keiko isn't even a millennial (dialogue elsewhere reveals she was born in 1999, while Kawakami herself is on the cusp of Generation X). "If you're going to be ageist, at least figure out what your own shitty words mean."

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/26708923 Covering the Phantom Theives]]'' has a GrumpyOldMan at Leblanc arguing with Kawakami and Keiko, saying "I can't believe I'm getting talked down to by a couple millennials." Kawakami points out that Keiko isn't even a millennial (dialogue elsewhere reveals she was born in 1999, while Kawakami herself is on the cusp of Generation X) "If you're going to be ageist, at least figure out what your own shitty words mean."

'''Novotny:''' Fat ''Ukrainian'' fuck!

* John Scalzi has described Christian celebrity Creator/KirkCameron as an ignorant bigot, saying he stands by this rather than calling him something more poetic like "pestilent toad" on the grounds that Cameron seems to be fairly clean and [[InsultToRocks is definitely not an amphibian]].

* ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' was banned in several parts of the UK and other parts of Europe because local religious groups complained that the film was blasphemous. The Pythons were always quick to point out that the film would be blasphemous if they criticized Jesus Christ, which they didn't do: if anything, Jesus is portrayed rather respectfully.[[note]]The Pythons' original plan for the film ''had'' been to satirize Jesus, but when they read through Literature/TheFourGospels for research, they decided Jesus was a pretty cool guy.[[/note]] Instead, the film criticized organized religion overall, so technically it was ''heretical''.

* ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' was banned in several parts of the UK and other parts of Europe because local religious groups complained that the film was blasphemous. The Pythons were always quick to point out that the film would be blasphemous if they criticized Jesus Christ, which they didn't do (if anything, Jesus is portrayed rather respectfully). Instead, the film criticized organized religion overall, so technically it was ''heretical''.

* In Creator/DavidEddings' ''Literature/DomesOfFire'', Stragen takes the Styric Council to task for not being more proactive in the emerging crisis in Daresia. When one of the Councillors answers by calling him a bastard, he bears it no mind...because he literally is the illegitimate son of a nobleman. He then proceeds to point out he is also a swindler, murderer, and thief (since he is also the head of a thieves' guild): glibly implying that anything they could call him would not be insulting in the least.

If someone objects to the spelling or grammar of the insult, but not the insult itself, that's YouMakeMeSic.

As a piece of characterization, this usually indicates that the insulted party does not take the insulter seriously. Alternatively, it could just indicate that the second party [[YouMakeMeSic is a shocking pedant]].

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* Following an incident when a football supporter threw a banana at a black player, black comedian Nathan Caton did a monologue on ''Radio/TheNowShow'' complaining about ''lazy'' racism. "I mean, if you threw a bottle of Reggae Reggae Sauce or a Nando's menu, I'd be offended, but I'd think you did some research!"
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