It's about a personal masquerade.
Is there significant misuse, or would there be a significant increase in use if the name was changed?
Check out my fanfiction!13 wicks and 6 inbounds, and a misuse of Masquerade. Clearly in need of renaming and possibly crosswicking.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanClocking.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerThe Hellboy example is clearly just misuse, as he's a character who could never pass for human.
What is the trope, exactly (and are we sure we don't have it elsewhere?) The reference to The Masquerade needs to go in the description.
Maybe something like Hide Your Otherness, only less terrible? That's not a good name, but at least approaches the gist of the trope.
Jet-a-Reeno!I prefer that name to the current.
I like it too because it would better fit the Hellboy example. Sure he'll never pass for human but removing his horns makes him feel ''less' demon. The only problem is does it count as a dialogue title?
Crowner's hooked.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerTrying to think of alternate names.
Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.Hide Your Otherness implies a connection to Hide Your Children and Hide Your Lesbians that isn't there, so that would be a bad choice.
The Revolution Will Not Be TropeableCalling in favour of a rename.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerAlt names crowner. Didn't add the other choices due to snowclone concerns - someone may add them if they like it.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI don't think it's fair to start an alt. names crowner with only one option on it...
Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.Umm...what would the other two be snowclones of, exactly?
I must be cruel, but to be kind That bad may begin, and worse be left behindI think there's a Hide Your Lesbians or Hide Your Gays or something.
Edit: Lesbians, apparently.
edited 27th Jan '13 6:50:47 PM by ArcadesSabboth
Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.Bumping for votes.
Oppression anywhere is a threat to democracy everywhere.I don't like the normal/abnormal ones because they're too vague. Once can be abnormal/unusual without being superpowered or non-human. I think the fact that this is about trying to pass as (non-superpowered) human is important to indicate in some way in the name.
First two could be mistaken for Hugh Mann.
There's also an issue with the ones that aren't really disguises (like Hellboy's horns).
The Revolution Will Not Be TropeableSnapshot (yea/nay):
The rest is in the red.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanBump for votes
Macron's notesYeah, I don't like the abnormality one either. That sounds like it could be someone hiding their warts, or their wooden leg, or their third nipple.
edited 25th May '13 9:01:25 PM by Xtifr
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.This would be related to the trope of I Just Want to Be Normal? Attempting to seem more normal by dressing or disguising themselves?
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
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Just happened across this trope. In TV Tropes parlance, "The Masquerade" is a term of art that doesn't necessarily match its common English language usage. The Masquerade isn't really about disguises or masks at all, except metaphorically. It's more about secrets, conspiracies, etc.
But Masquerade Maintenance is about disguise or "appearance alteration", and has no inherent relationship to The Masquerade. When I saw the name, I figured the trope was about the "Men In Black Auxiliary" or something - the people who clean up after the giant bug attack to make sure nobody finds any weird evidence, etc.
I think it needs renaming to something more obviously about appearance.
Jet-a-Reeno!