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RustBeard Since: Sep, 2016
#1: May 27th 2022 at 12:27:00 PM

I've noticed some examples of tropes like Ruritania, Qurac, Überwald, ect. that say an example is an aversion because the country is portrayed realistically/not stereotypically. The thing is, realism can be kind of subjective, especially when talking about fictional cultures. How much "realism" does an example need before it's considered an aversion?

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#2: May 27th 2022 at 12:38:38 PM

Since those aversions run into Like Reality, Unless Noted, I don't think we should list them unless the base trope is omnipresent throughout a genre.

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RustBeard Since: Sep, 2016
#3: May 27th 2022 at 3:54:10 PM

But the examples am talking about involve fictional countries. However, they're listed as aversions because the country isn't stereotypical.

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#4: May 27th 2022 at 4:49:58 PM

That also seems irrelevant, a fictional country can be anything it wants to be, no reason to assume they have to be stereotypical.

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#5: May 27th 2022 at 10:02:10 PM

Yeah, I just looked through the OPE on all three for averted/aversion. I don't think that it's a tropable distinction. You might be able to Subvert it, though.

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