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* AuthorAvatar: The most likely character to be informed by what's happening in Natalie Wynn's actual life, including being disowned by leftists for playing too nicely with the right wing, struggling with her love for a friend before coming out as a lesbian, and addiction to opiates. Critics of the show sometimes assume she's supposed to represent Natalie's actual political views and the "correct" opinion, but she's intended to be just as much a parody of people pleasing liberals who try and play both sides as Tabby is of over-eager left wing activists who don't care about how they come off in public.


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* SlavetoPR: Doesn't necessarily disagree with Tabby's ideology, more that she tries to present her ideas while dressed like a catgirl and threatening anyone right of her with baseball bat induced violence.
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* SlowlySlippingIntoEvil: She was never exactly framed as a good person, but - in keeping with how the alt-right has pushed political talking points so far into extremist territory - Jackie's "determined centrist" position leads her to discuss more openly flirt with heinous topics and trivialize cruelty and abuse as mere drama.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: As of ''The Hunger'', Justine finally realizes that any debate on "The Freedom Report" meant to actually reach people is a fool's errand. Despite her earlier drive to win over naysayers and fence-sitters with patience and placation, the penny's finally dropped that Jackie couldn't care less about truth or justice and opposing bigots are only interested in crushing the opposition, not actually learning or understanding. [[FaceHeelDoorSlam Unfortunately, this comes too late for Tabby and other extreme leftists]], who promptly cancel her for [[FelonyMisdemeanor being on "The Freedom Report" at all]].
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* DespairEventHorizon: Getting ambushed on Jackie's podcast and then cut off by Tabby and Tiffany at the same time when she needed support leads to her being vulnerable enough for Lucy to lead her to Void addiction.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Tiffany is unapologetic about her cruelty to everyone but the conservative audience she's courting, but reserves the worst of her venom for transwomen who don't meet her unrealistic standards.
* KickTheDog: Given her [[YouAreWhatYouHate internalized transphobia]], Tiffany deflects hostility onto other transwomen as often as possible. Special mention for her especially nasty treatment of Justine after her AnguishedDeclarationOfLove, and for jeering at her later on Twitter when after she's cancelled.


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* RageQuit: Towards the end of "Transtrenders", Justine's ultimate argument is one towards compassion and acceptance. Tiffany's only response is to mockingly sing "Kumbaya".
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* ExperimentedinCollege: Said she was a lesbian when she was younger. She was addicted to alcohol, pornography, “lusting after women”, and drugs and got her heart broken by another woman. She later converted to Christianity after going to church with her mom.

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* ExperimentedinCollege: ExperimentedInCollege: Said she was a lesbian when she was younger. She was addicted to alcohol, pornography, “lusting after women”, and drugs and got her heart broken by another woman. She later converted to Christianity after going to church with her mom.
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* BatterUp: Baseball bats are Tabby's WeaponOfChoice.

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* BatterUp: Baseball bats are Tabby's WeaponOfChoice.weapons.

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* AChatWithSatan: [[CaptainObvious No shit]]. Lucy confronts Justine during her DespairEventHorizon and throws all her deepest insecurities and fears in her face. Unfortunately, she caves. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Which isn't surprising]]; given Justine's implied lack of a support group and how [[VictoryByEndurance Lucy wasn't leaving until she won]], this is sadly TruthInTelevision for people struggling with addiction and/or intrusive thoughts.

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* AChatWithSatan: [[CaptainObvious No shit]]. Lucy confronts Justine during her DespairEventHorizon and throws all her deepest insecurities and fears in her face. Unfortunately, she caves. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Which isn't surprising]]; given Justine's implied lack of a support group and how [[VictoryByEndurance Lucy wasn't leaving until she won]], this is sadly TruthInTelevision for people struggling with addiction and/or intrusive thoughts. [[note]]Natalie herself struggled with an opiate addiction for a time before making the video featuring her.[[/note]]


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* MeaningfulName: Aside from the obvious Lucifer connection, "Lucy" is also a codename for L.S.D.
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* BoomerangBigot: A lesbian cis woman or straight trans woman ([[AmbiguousGenderIdentity it's not clear]]) determined to present as straight and cis, who encourages other queer people to follower her example in faith.

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* BoomerangBigot: A lesbian cis woman or straight trans woman man ([[AmbiguousGenderIdentity it's not clear]]) determined to present as straight and cis, who encourages other queer people to follower her example in faith.
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* Forced Out of the Closet: In The Hunger, Jackie Jackson drops that Justine is transgender then misgenders her and deadnames her throughout the rest of the video.

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* Forced Out of the Closet: ForcedOutOfTheCloset: In The Hunger, Jackie Jackson drops that Justine is transgender then misgenders her and deadnames her throughout the rest of the video.



* What Did I Do Last Night?: Justine wakes up after drinking water with 1 drop of Void the previous night.

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* What Did I Do Last Night?: WhatDidIDoLastNight?: Justine wakes up after drinking water with 1 drop of Void the previous night.
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Not So Different has been renamed, and it needs to be dewicked


* LadyInRed: Her cape, mask, ruff and lighting strongly associate her with the color red. This and various cuts between her, Justine and Virginia signal that she's NotSoDifferent from Virginia... or, possibly, is actively fueling her KnightTemplar tendencies just as she's fueling Justine's addiction.

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* LadyInRed: Her cape, mask, ruff and lighting strongly associate her with the color red. This and various cuts between her, Justine and Virginia signal that she's NotSoDifferent no different from Virginia... or, possibly, is actively fueling her KnightTemplar tendencies just as she's fueling Justine's addiction.

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* ArmouredClosetGay: Unusual in that she admits to her past and, presumably, isn't currently sexually active. However, despite her claims that her faith [[CureYourGays has cured her]], it's pretty obvious she's just repressed.



* BoomerangBigot: A lesbian cis woman or straight trans woman ([[AmbiguousGenderIdentity it's not clear]]) determined to present as straight and cis, who encourages other queer people to follower her example in faith.
* CelibateHero: Claims to be this, though she's somewhere between SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny and StraightEdgeEvil, give her stance encouraging queer people to repress.



* LightIsNotGood: The [[DeliberateMonochrome washed-out]] ImagineSpot cuts on the television and in the studio frame her in saintly white colors. However, the [[DarkIsEvil somber, sleazy studio decor]], the tendency to offset her white clothing [[WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver with an eerie red light]] and the ReligiousHorror imagery makes it clear that her saintly veneer hides something toxic and dangerous.



* SoulSavingCrusader: A modern version, framing her bigotry and hostility to marginalized groups as merely seeking their salvation.



* DevilinDisguise: Is implied she used to be an angel and now works in a different line of work.

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* DevilinDisguise: Is AChatWithSatan: [[CaptainObvious No shit]]. Lucy confronts Justine during her DespairEventHorizon and throws all her deepest insecurities and fears in her face. Unfortunately, she caves. [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Which isn't surprising]]; given Justine's implied lack of a support group and how [[VictoryByEndurance Lucy wasn't leaving until she won]], this is sadly TruthInTelevision for people struggling with addiction and/or intrusive thoughts.
* AllegoricalCharacter: For depression, temptation and addiction. Her dialogue with Justine sounds [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything disturbingly similar to]] an eerie combination of drug dealer's sales pitch and intrusive thoughts, [[ManipulativeBastard poking holes at all of Justine's deepest fears then shaming her for giving in as early as she does]].
* DarkIsEvil: Unlike Virginia and Jackie's studio, her [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver color scheme]] makes it ''very'' clear she's evil.
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* LadyInRed: Her cape, mask, ruff and lighting strongly associate her with the color red. This and various cuts between her, Justine and Virginia signal that she's NotSoDifferent from Virginia... or, possibly, is actively fueling her KnightTemplar tendencies just as she's fueling Justine's addiction.
* {{Satan}}: Is Natalie's take on the devil.
* WhiteMaskOfDoom: Her ornate Venetian mask only offsets her otherwise dark pallet.

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* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: To Tabby. Justine gives her a lot of advice in order to make her.more approachable and less confrontational to the general public in order to get the. To her side.

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* CloudCuckoolandersMinder: To Tabby. Justine gives her a lot of advice in order to make her.her more approachable and less confrontational to the general public in order to get the. To her side.public.


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* Forced Out of the Closet: In The Hunger, Jackie Jackson drops that Justine is transgender then misgenders her and deadnames her throughout the rest of the video.


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* What Did I Do Last Night?: Justine wakes up after drinking water with 1 drop of Void the previous night.


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[[folder:Virginia Lamm]]

* AmbiguouslyChristian: She looks down on Episcopalians and Catholics. She never says which sect she belongs to.
* ExperimentedinCollege: Said she was a lesbian when she was younger. She was addicted to alcohol, pornography, “lusting after women”, and drugs and got her heart broken by another woman. She later converted to Christianity after going to church with her mom.
* NobleBigot: Talks about “deviant lifestyles promoted in schools”, “sexual indoctrination”, and other dog whistles.
* PersecutionFlip: Says religious liberties are under attack and repeatedly says she’s silenced.
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* DevilinDisguise: Is implied she used to be an angel and now works in a different line of work.
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it's "trans people," not "transpeople."


* AlphaBitch: She particularly gives off this vibe in "Transtrenders" towards Baltimore and Justine. Likely intentional, as a huge section of that video is Justine [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing her out]] for her using her InternalizedCategorism as an excuse to bash on other transpeople, making her no different from the same people who invalidated and bullied her for being trans.

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* AlphaBitch: She particularly gives off this vibe in "Transtrenders" towards Baltimore and Justine. Likely intentional, as a huge section of that video is Justine [[ReasonYouSuckSpeech chewing her out]] for her using her InternalizedCategorism as an excuse to bash on other transpeople, trans people, making her no different from the same people who invalidated and bullied her for being trans.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The Doctor has purple hair.

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