History YMMV / NipAndTuck

* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Respect isn't very high for women that box or wrestle in Malarky County, and Bandit gets badly injured trying to defend the honor of a female boxer named Sierra.
** On the bright side, she was touched that he made the attempt.
** And at least he managed to flatten the guy once -- a pretty impressive feat when the male chauvinist in question is Gus Guntrie, formerly a central villain of the strip who could take on both Tod boys at once.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The transwoman in the dress who gets her testicles crushed when she tries to go into the ladies' restroom. We're meant to think that she's a pervert who's trying to sneak into the wrong gender's restroom, but she instead comes off as a victim, both of an aggravated assault and of society refusing to recognize her decision to transition.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The janitor who pinches the aforementioned transwoman's testicles. We're meant to think that he's protecting "actual" women from a sexual predator, but to some commenters, he comes off as a self-righteous, transphobic jerk who should have been arrested.

** Then there's [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-58/ this]] [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-59/ two-part strip]] condemning transsexuals as mental deviants who deserve to be physically abused until they conform to gender norms, with the second featuring not only R.H. Jr. expanding on that belief in the comments, but also making one of several statements across his comics where he condemns homosexuality as a sin.

* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Zigzagged? Although the author is a strong and unabashed supporter of UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror, he still does not condemn Arabians as a race, even as he advocates battling Muslim terrorists.
** In [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-0161/ the first appearance]] of Schlepp the Camel, an Arabian migrant who operates a convenience store in Malarkey County, Tagger reacts with a horrified scream to the sight of him and accuses him of being a Muslim terrorist, due to the September 11 attacks having happened recently. Tuck is ''outraged'' and scolds Tagger for this racist behavior, demanding he apologize. Schlepp [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-0162/ responds by explaining himself]] to be a naturalized American Arab who fled his country due to persecution, and that he loves America for the freedoms it grants him... but also notes that he and people who look like him will face tough times ahead, likening it to the way that Japanese-Americans were treated during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII.
** In [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-0595/ strip #595]], when Schlepp is again mistaken for a Muslim on the basis of his race (he's actually a Christian), he corrects the person he is speaking to on that assumption... and then makes an argument about the acceptability of using racial profiling to better fight terrorist incursions.
** Lampshaded and subverted in [[http://www.rhjunior.com/nip-and-tuck-0755/ strip #755]]; when Zelda points out that Nip's first movie, "Man on the Border", has been accused of being racist towards illegal immigrants, Nip replies that it's not racist at all, merely pro-respect for the rule of law.
* AcceptableTargets: Many, especially [[http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00018.html reporters]].

* {{Anvilicious}}: Usually of the "{{A|nAesop}}esops delivered via '[[ShutUpHannibal Shut up,]] [[StrawCharacter Straw Liberal]]'" variety.
** Sadly, not only do SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped, but Gilly -- the strip's DesignatedMonkey, mentioned below -- isn't a particularly extreme example of the capital-L Liberal.

*** Given the author's female characters are generally portrayed very positively -- other examples include a WrenchWench in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' and a girl genius in his short-lived superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it's pretty much ValuesDissonance with Feminism, specially radical feminism, which is discussed and deconstructed in the strip.

** Admittedly, the fact that she (giving the individual the benefit of the doubt) is headed into a gas station restroom right behind a small female child is still slightly questionable, since most gas station restrooms are single-occupancy.

** Admittedly, given the woman was heading into the gas station restroom after a little girl despite some gas station restrooms are single-occupancy would give cause for alarm. So if she was a sexual predator, his actions would RightForTheWrongReasons at best.

** Admittedly, given the woman was heading into the gas station restroom after a little girl despite some gas station restrooms are single-occupancy would give cause for alarm. So if she was a sexual predator, he's actions would RightForTheWrongReasons at best.

* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Zigzagged? Although the author is a strong and unabashed supporter of the WarOnTerror, he still does not condemn Arabians as a race, even as he advocates battling Muslim terrorists.

* ValuesDissonance: While not common in this strip, it does show up, which makes sense given that R.H. Jr. is a pretty solidly Right Wing Southerner kind of person and doesn't shy away from using his comics as a soap box.

* ValuesDissonance: While not common in this strip, it does show up. Women who actually call themselves Feminists come in for a lot of abuse... but the female characters in the regular cast are strong-willed, sensible, and able to take care of themselves... which is what a lot of actual feminists think a female character should be like. (The hard part is whether this counts as Values Dissonance for the strip or for Feminism...)
** Given the author's female characters are generally portrayed very positively -- other examples include a WrenchWench in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' and a girl genius in his short-lived superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it's pretty much Values Dissonance with Feminism, specially radical feminism, which is discussed and deconstructed in the strip.

* [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMoments Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: Bandit challenging a guy about twice his size to a boxing match. He gets clobbered, but being beaten to a pulp and still being able to stand is undoubtedly awesome.

* {{Anvilicious}}: Usually of the "[[AnAesop Aesops]] delivered via '[[ShutUpHannibal Shut up,]] [[StrawCharacter Straw Liberal]]'" variety.

* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: Respect isn't very high for women that box or wrestle in Malarky County, and Bandit gets badly injured trying to defend the honor of a female boxer named Sierra.

** Given the author's female characters are generally of this sort -- other examples include a WrenchWench in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' and a girl genius in his short-lived superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it's pretty much Values Dissonance with Feminism, specially radical feminism, which is discussed and deconstructed in the strip.

** Given the author's female characters are generally of this sort -- other examples include a WrenchWench in ''Webcomic/TalesOfTheQuestor'' and a girl genius in his short-lived superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it isn't likely to be the strip.

** Given the author's female characters are generally of this sort -- other examples include a WrenchWench in TalesOfTheQuestor and a girl genius in his short-lived superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it isn't likely to be the strip.

** Given the author's female characters are generally of this sort -- other examples include a WrenchWench in TalesOfTheQuestor and a girl genius in his short-lved superhero comic Fellowship Of Heroes -- it isn't likely to be the strip.

** The actual ValuesDissonance is on the part of those who assume that "feminist" equals "strong-willed, sensible, and independent" when participants in the Feminist movement routinely demonstrate the [[http://www.blazingcatfur.ca/category/batshit-crazy-feminists/ exact]] [[https://www.facebook.com/Feminist-Crazy-Quotes-254381504735184/timeline/ opposite]] [[http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Havent-Lost-My-Virginity/1269918 characteristics.]] This is why so many ''genuinely'' strong willed, sensible and independent modern women reject the label "feminist."

* ValuesDissonance: While not common in this strip, it does show up. Women who actually call themselves Feminists come in for a lot of abuse... but the female characters in the regular cast are strong-willed, sensible, and able to take care of themselves... which is what a lot of actual feminists think a female character should be like. (The hard part is whether this counts as Values Dissonance for the strip or for Feminism...)

* {{Anvilicious}}: Usually of the "[[AnAesop Aesops]] delivered via '[[ShutUpHannibal Shut up,]] StrawLiberal'" variety.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Bandit challenging a guy about twice his size to a boxing match. He gets clobbered, but being beaten to a pulp and still being able to stand is undoubtedly awesome.

* AmbiguouslyAutistic: Interestingly, Gilly Gopher has a few of the symptoms, mostly prevalent in his socially awkward behavior, apparent lack of empathy, and inability to catch on to social cues.