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Author: SolipSchism
May 19th 2015
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10:42:57 AM
Guys, please ease off on the AllCaps. I'll admit I got aggressive with the italics in my last post but all caps is way more aggressive than anyone needs to get on a YKTTW. When the conversation gets around to remarks like "if you actually read my comments" then it's obvious something needs to change. Thus, I suggest a crowner. Maybe the options can be between allowing all examples and restricting it to, say, works 50 years or older, or something. I would like to point out based on a few comments, though, DQZ, I want to make sure you understand this trope is not just a list of every time a character owns something white, even if they are rich. This is for prominently displayed fancy white things. A character simply owning the original white Xbox 360 is not an example, at least not as written there. Nobody is claiming it is. And as for your "palette swap" argument, that really only reinforces the trope--yes, you could do a palette swap on all this fancy white stuff. And in fact you would have to do such a swap to illustrate your point, ''because it's white''. It's not a trope because white is significant in itself--no trope is self-explanatory, after all--it's a trope precisely because authors and designers choose white stuff more frequently than other colors. That's why the [[FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit obnoxious wealthy Southern magnate]] and his [[SouthernGentlemen less odious brethren]] dress in white. That's why white limos are a thing. That's why white living rooms with white furniture and white carpeting and white knicknacks are a thing. It doesn't need to signify something ''other'' than the owners being rich, because that's the whole reason its there--to say "Hey, look at me, I'm rich." But since I doubt that settles the issue one way or the other, I suggest a crowner. EDIT: Although to be absolutely fair, this complaint is a relatively recent one and the trope does have five hats. However, I tend to advocate at least addressing all complaints and settling them before launch to avoid burning bridges. It's up to the OP if they want to launch or continue addressing this issue. I suggest the latter.
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