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HashiriyaR32 Since: Jan, 2001

Jan 9th 2022 at 8:34:01 PM •••

[Taking this to Trope Talk]

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Mar 20th 2021 at 8:48:57 AM •••

Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Ambiguous Name, started by iwantedtoaddsomething on Apr 15th 2019 at 11:48:34 PM

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman Hide / Show Replies

HashiriyaR32 Since: Jan, 2001

Aug 2nd 2021 at 6:21:04 AM •••

Well, seeing as that name change/definition expansion proposal was declined, I'm going to cut some examples that aren't "Mistaken for Racist/Anti-semite/islamaphobe".

Madeira Since: Dec, 2010

Aug 1st 2012 at 8:20:28 AM •••

I think this should be expanded to "mistaken for prejudiced" as i can think of a few examples of mistaken for sexist/homophobic/etc

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HashiriyaR32 Since: Jan, 2001

Aug 2nd 2021 at 6:19:34 AM •••

There's some examples on this page that, at this point, may have to be cut because they don't fit the definition of the trope, specifically the 2 examples of "Mistaken for Transphobe" (Transferrable machine guns, and transmissions).

Dagobitus Since: Aug, 2010

Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:04:24 AM •••

I understand why the "N" word is offensive. But why do Americans believe that calling people "People" is an insult?

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nitroglycol Since: Jun, 2014

Jan 16th 2016 at 11:05:05 AM •••

Do you have an example of this?

bennusmagnus Since: Sep, 2011

Aug 9th 2016 at 10:01:07 PM •••

Dagobitus is probably talking about the phrase "you people" as explained in the Real Life folder of this trope.

Two guys walk into a bar, the third guy ducked.

Ferot_Dreadnaught Since: Mar, 2015

Dec 9th 2015 at 9:02:01 PM •••

Is it worth mentioning that this trope (and defying it) is the reason Unfortunate Implications now require citations on this wiki?

If so, would it go under Web Original or Real Life?

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Dec 10th 2015 at 2:54:41 AM •••

Not exactly true - people seeing "Implications" in the flimsiest of circumstances is the actual reason.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

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