I think we should add the Unfortunate Implications point that Leslie made in Pie-Mary, where she says "mens rights is nothing." I know MR As have a bad reputation, and the men's group in that episode was ridiculous in itself, but she made a pretty insensitive statement when there are legitimate issues with the way men are seen and treated. (ie, male domestic abuse victims)
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It will need a citation, though.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
What about the various double standards tropes that disadvantage men?
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These are not citations.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
According to some gifs I saw on Tumblr, in one episode, Leslie asks why there are no women on Pawnee's Gender Equality commission. Good question. There's also apparently a scene where a guy on a talk show with a bunch of women says he feels marginalized in a chat about feminism, and asks why men can't be in charge of said discussions, ever.
Leaving aside the fact that this is flatly incorrect, isn't he making the same basic complaint as Leslie? And would that fall under Broken Aesop and/or Strawman Has a Point? Does the rest of these scene have someone tell him that there are several male feminist organizations, and there are lots of feminists who would like more men in the movement? (Please say yes.) Do they ask for his opinion, and it turns out he's a Straw Misogynist MRA, thereby implying that all men who get too uppity in feminist discussions should just sit down and shut up? (Please say no.)
Given that a quick Google indicates that the talk show scene seems to be from the Pie-Mary episode mentioned below, I feel I'm about to be disappointed.
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Azor Ahai
I pulled the example listing Jean-Ralphio as The Scrappy. Given the lack of explanation, I wonder if whoever added this was confusing The Scrappy trope with an Unpopular Popular Character, as while Jean-Ralphio is disliked by pretty much everyone except Tom in-universe, from my experience, he is generally quite popular with fans. At worst, he might be a Base Breaker.
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TraverseTown
Why are the entries for The CSI Effect, Portmanteau Couple Name, and Values Dissonance on this page? They are YMMV tropes, but they are clearly not examples of something YMMV, they are in-universe examples.
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Whoever had the hateboner for Leslie when they were editing this page needs to chill out.
Never trust anyone who uses "degenerate" as an insult.