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* ''Literature/{{Monster|Myers}}'' by Creator/WalterDeanMyers is a gigantic indictment against the dehumanizing criminal justice system in America. The law side cares less about justice and more about winning cases and bolstering their reputations, the cases aren't about the facts but whoever can manipulate the case in their favor, and prisons are absolute nightmare factories that don't rehabilitate but turn out more criminals and the punishments are harsh, even to children. Even if the reader believes Steve is guilty, [[spoiler: his involvement was minuscule yet he is faced with the real possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.]]
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--->'''UPN Executive:''' "You want to put this lunatic on the air? Try Creator/FoxNewsChannel, I'm not interested.

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* In ''Literature/{{The Lost World|1995}}'', the sequel to ''Literature/JurassicPark'', some mooks try [[Film/JurassicPark the first movie]]'s tactic of staying still to avoid being seen by a ''T. rex'' (which was present in the book, but implied to be the result of frog DNA, not a natural handicap). Predictably, they get eaten. The main characters, who are watching this through a camera, comment that this behavior was based on incorrect information, and suggest the ''T. rex'' in the first book just wasn't hungry. The scene in general feels like a take-that against the movie in that regard. One of the main characters even calls the paleontologist who suggested the T-Rex had motion-based sight an "idiot".

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* In ''Literature/{{The Lost World|1995}}'', the sequel to ''Literature/JurassicPark'', ''Literature/TheLostWorld1995'', some mooks try [[Film/JurassicPark the first movie]]'s ''Film/JurassicPark1993'''s tactic of staying still to avoid being seen by a ''T. rex'' (which was present in the book, but implied to be the result of frog DNA, not a natural handicap). Predictably, they get eaten. The main characters, who are watching this through a camera, comment that this behavior was based on incorrect information, and suggest the ''T. rex'' in [[Literature/JurassicPark1990 the first book book]] just wasn't hungry. The scene in general feels like a take-that against the movie in that regard. One of the main characters even calls the paleontologist who suggested the T-Rex had motion-based sight an "idiot".

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* In Creator/PoulAnderson's ''Literature/TimePatrol'', Everard wishes that people from his time -- the author's own -- who talked of the "noble Nordic" could see [[MedievalMorons the Dark Ages peasants]] he is seeing.

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* In Creator/PoulAnderson's ''Literature/TimePatrol'', Everard wishes that people from his time -- the author's own -- who talked of the "noble Nordic" could see [[MedievalMorons the Dark Ages peasants]] he is seeing.seeing
* ''Literature/TransWizardHarrietPorberAndTheBadBoyParasaurolophus'', is, as its name suggests, a parody of ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' starring a transgender wizard. This premise serves as mockery of Creator/JKRowling, the author of ''Harry Potter'', who has gained widespread notoriety for espousing increasingly transphobic viewpoints on social media. In addition, the Dumbledore {{Expy}} comes out as gay in his first scene, a criticism's of Rowling's controversial decision to only have him come out via WordOfGay after the series had concluded, in a way that has no impact on the actual story.
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* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': The folk tales Jorian tells often have morals that seem like veiled satires of ideas like welfare solving crime (since criminals are supposedly all just motivated by want) or the disaster that renouncing material concerns as a Hindu-like sage advises would result in.

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* ''Literature/TheReluctantKing'': The folk tales Jorian tells often have morals that seem like veiled satires of ideas like such as welfare solving crime (since criminals are supposedly all just motivated by want) or the disaster that renouncing material concerns as a Hindu-like sage advises would result in.

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