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* Music/SufjanStevens's "Pittsfield" from The Avalanche describes a neglectful (and possibly emotionally abusive) parent or guardian. It opens with the narrator affirming their own independence and reflecting that they are no longer afraid of this person.

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* Music/SufjanStevens's "Pittsfield" from The Avalanche ''The Avalanche'' describes a neglectful (and possibly emotionally abusive) parent or guardian. It opens with the narrator affirming their own independence and reflecting that they are no longer afraid of this person.


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* Several songs by Music/TylerTheCreator ("Inglorious", "Answer", etc.) include him voicing his frustration towards his father, who he never met. His sixth album ''CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST'' contains a notable contrast between how he portrays his father compared to his mother. He's on good terms with his mother, and gives her an interlude on the album where she talks openly about [[MamaBear her protectiveness of him]]. The most praise his father gets is on half of a line in the hook of "LUMBERJACK":
-->"Shout-out to my mother, and my father [[StealthInsult didn't]] [[DamnedByFaintPraise pull out]]."
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* ''Literature/TheBookOfMormon'': Laman has serious issues with his father, insisting that he's deluded and even plotting to kill him. Most of the time he keeps it to complaining and dragging his feet when actually in his father's presence, taking out his frustrations instead on his younger brother Nephi, but when the family is sailing to ThePromisedLand, Laman (along with his younger brother Lemuel) makes dire threats against anyone who speaks on Nephi's behalf, including both their father and mother, who are so grieved by his behaviour that they are nearly on their deathbeds.
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* ''Webcomic/SleipnirEquineInvaderFromJupiter'': When his father David bursts into his new lab and starts yelling at him, belittling his work at NASA as "firing oversized bottlerockets into the sky", Clint explodes and berates his father for years of emotional and physical abuse... which his sister Jess later reveals was misremembered and blown out of proportion.
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CallingTheYoungManOut is the inverse, when the parent calls the child out. Conflicts with HonorThyParent.

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CallingTheYoungManOut is the inverse, when the parent calls the child out. Conflicts with HonorThyParent. Compare and contrast CorrectiveLecture.
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** When [[SpoonyBard Elan]] finally realizes what [[spoiler: his father is]] he calls him out on causing the suffering of countless slaves, and when he learns that he fought and exiled Nale, not solely because he betrayed him, but because [[spoiler: he did not do it the way Tarquin approved of]], he draws his sword, outraged.

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** When [[SpoonyBard [[QuirkyBard Elan]] finally realizes what [[spoiler: his father is]] he calls him out on causing the suffering of countless slaves, and when he learns that he fought and exiled Nale, not solely because he betrayed him, but because [[spoiler: he did not do it the way Tarquin approved of]], he draws his sword, outraged.

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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Raven [[spoiler: calls out his immortal mother]] in [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1028 this strip]] for risking lives in order to teach Raven an unnecessary lesson.

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* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Raven [[spoiler: calls out his immortal mother]] [[spoiler: immortal]] mother twice: first in [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1028 this strip]] for [[spoiler: risking lives in order to teach Raven him an unnecessary lesson.lesson,]], and then more thoroughly starting [[https://www.egscomics.com/comic/2016-12-16 here]] on how she tried to make it up to him. The second one is so brutally honest that it leads her to do some [[HeelRealization actual introspection]] for the first time in her son's life.
--> '''Pandora:''' I wanted to create an environment in which you'd be able to do more. I had no idea that [[spoiler: magic itself would...]]\\
'''Raven:''' ''Don't.''\\
'''Pandora:''' What?\\
'''Raven:''' Do not pretend... [[SuddenlyShouting THIS WAS FOR ME!]] Forcing [[spoiler: magic marks]] on people without their knowledge or consent. Destroying the balance of nature to create a [[spoiler: magic rich environment, increasing the danger of that magic, and creating a beacon for monsters to flock to]]. The willing endangerment of innocent lives just to make [[spoiler: the existence of magic]] more difficult to deny? ''None'' of those are things ''I'' want. And you... You of all people ''know'' that! This is just another excuse for you to spread misery and mayhem [[spoiler:to alleviate your own boredom]]!\\
'''Pandora:''' ...That... That's not true. I know you don't care for my methods, but this has all been for family.\\
'''Raven:''' [[spoiler: Noah]] nearly ''died'' for your boredom! How was ''that'' for family?!\\
'''Pandora:''' Don't blame me for [[spoiler: Noah]] putting himself in danger! You're his guardian! You're the one letting him [[spoiler: play super hero]]!\\
'''Raven:''' I will help with the dam, because of course I will. Once that's done, if you truly want to do something for me, please direct your [[spoiler: boredom]] towards helping people.\\
'''Pandora:''' I helped rid the world of [[spoiler: werewolves]]. I'd say I've done enough for the world at large.\\
'''Raven:''' You helped yourself get violent revenge on victims of a curse. You made no effort to find a cure.\\
'''Pandora:''' [[VoiceOfTheLegion THEY KILLED YOUR FATHER!]]\\
'''Raven:''' [[ArmorPiercingResponse Father would hate what you've become.]]
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* ''Literature/LoomingGaia'': After dealing with a lifetime of abuse from his mother Moswen, when Lukas finds out that she sold Itanya, the family's slave and his only friend, to Kaconenans, he chews her out:
-->'''Lukas:''' I will never appreciate you. And I will never forgive you. You’re a despicable queen and an even worse mother! You’re the most vile, sadistic, sorriest excuse for a person I’ve ever met! I’m ashamed to share your blood! If ruling Uekoro means becoming anything like you, I’d rather die in exile!
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And for all his claim at virtue, [[YourCheatingHeart he has gone and bed another]].\\

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And for all his claim at virtue, [[YourCheatingHeart he has gone and bed another]].another.\\
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* In Music/HeatherDale's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwAv9n2m9I The Trial of Lancelot]]," Galahad is one of the knights who speaks against him.
-->''Spoke Galahad, [[IncorruptiblePurePureness the purest of them all]], "Have no fear of predilection,\\
For though he is my father, he is my source of shame.\\
He joined in sinful union with my unbeguiling mother,\\
And for all his claim at virtue, [[YourCheatingHeart he has gone and bed another]].\\
The laws of God declare this act damnation."''

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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Loo Loo Land", Octavia calls out her father Stolas for his adultery with Blitzo, feeling that it ruined their family, while also admitting she's scared of him leaving her to be with Blitzo. It takes on an ironic tone come season 2, where it's revealed that Stolas was forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella and spent its duration baring colossal amounts of abuse from her, with Octavia being ''the only piece of the marriage that made him happy''.

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In "Loo Loo Land", Octavia calls out her father Stolas for his adultery with Blitzo, feeling that it ruined their family, while also admitting she's scared of him leaving her to be with Blitzo. It takes on an ironic tone come season 2, where it's revealed that Stolas was forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella and spent its duration baring colossal amounts of abuse from her, with Octavia being ''the only piece of the marriage that made him happy''.happy''.
** A ”spouse to their partner’s parents” example occurs in ”The Harvest Moon Festival”; [[ActionGirl Millie]] gets injured [[spoiler: during a brawl with her family’s farmhand Striker]] after it’s revealed that [[spoiler: he was going to assassinate Stolas]], and in the aftermath, her family proceeds to [[BlamingTheVictim blame her for getting hurt.]] Moxxie, who’s had to put up with his in-laws’ [[ObnoxiousInLaws contempt for him]] just because he’s not [[TestosteronePoisoning ”manly”]] enough in their eyes, finally stands up to them and angrily points out that not only did Millie get hurt [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend trying to protect him]] ([[spoiler: She’d walked in on Striker strangling Moxxie, [[HeKnowsTooMuch who’d stumbled upon]] [[HolyHandGrenade the angelic weapon]] first, [[BlindedByRage which got her too pissed off to think straight]]]]), ''they’re'' the ones [[spoiler: who hired Striker in the first place and thus allowed him to get in a position where he ''could'' hurt her]]. Millie’s father, at least, wordlessly concedes the point, and it’s implied that this earned Moxxie at least a little bit of Millie’s family’s respect.
** In ”Exes And Oohs”, I.M.P are tricked into coming to the Greed Ring by [[MafiaPrincess Moxxie’s]] [[TheDon mafioso]] father [[AbusiveParents Crimson]], who intends to [[ArrangedMarriage force Moxxie to marry his ex-boyfriend]] [[DepravedBisexual Chaz]] so that Crimson can get his hands on Chaz’s [[spoiler: [[MockMillionaire non-existent]]]] fortune, even threatening both Moxxie and Millie’s lives if Moxxie doesn’t comply. After agonizing over the SadisticChoice, Moxxie ultimately steels himself and stands up to his father, telling him in no uncertain terms that he refuses to go along with his plans [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore and won’t let himself get cowed by him any longer.]] [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Crimson won’t take ”No” for an answer, so he has his right-hand man Alessio tase Moxxie unconscious and drags him to the ShotgunWedding BoundAndGagged, [[WeddingSmashers forcing Blitzo and Millie to rescue him.]]]]
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* ''Webcomic/Rain2010'':
** Chapter 35 starts with Rudy calling his parents out for [[spoiler:trying to send Maria to conversion camp, causing her to run away from home]], and bitterly suggests they're happy they've got one less gay kid. His mother realizes how much they've hurt their children, and she kicks her husband out of the house when he starts threatening Rudy.
** Chapter 40 seems like it's setting up Emily to have closure by yelling at her mother for everything she put her through. [[spoiler:It's then subverted when it turns out her mother's already left for business again, leaving behind only a curt note saying that she's kicking Emily out and selling the house. The author notes that sometimes there just ''isn't'' a chance to have the last word.]]
** Chapter 43: [[spoiler:While she can't say it to him in real life, in a dream Rain disowns Marcus as her father, affirming that the Bryers are her true parents. He fades into dust, and Rain says he never appears in her dreams again.]]
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** In the Volume 4 episode "Punished", Weiss calls out her father [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]], declaring she'll leave and be a [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] no matter what he says. She even puts a stop on his rant about "the Schnee name" by reminding him he ''[[GoldDigger married into that name]]'', so it's not his to protect. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Jacques disinherits her as a result. Eventually, in Volume 7, Weiss has Jacques arrested for his involvement in rigging the council election.]]
** In the Volume 5 finale "Haven's Fate", Yang calls out her mother, Raven, for her cowardice: opting to [[spoiler:murder the last Spring Maiden and take her powers because she wouldn't get stronger, and preferring to hide away from Salem and her forces rather than actually fight them. Raven actually breaks down and leaves]].
** In the Volume 6 episode "Lost", Ruby calls out her uncle Qrow for his wallowing, stating they made it this far without adults and they'll keep going because they haven't given up yet.

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** In the Volume 4 episode "Punished", Weiss Schnee calls out her father [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]], declaring she'll leave and be a [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] no matter what he says. She even puts a stop on his rant about "the Schnee name" by reminding him he ''[[GoldDigger married into that name]]'', so it's not his to protect. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Jacques disinherits her as a result. Eventually, in Volume 7, Weiss has Jacques arrested for his involvement in rigging the council election.]]
** In the Volume 5 finale "Haven's Fate", Yang Xiao Long calls out her mother, Raven, Raven Branwen, for her cowardice: opting to [[spoiler:murder the last Spring Maiden and take her powers because she wouldn't get stronger, and preferring to hide away from Salem and her forces rather than actually fight them. Raven actually breaks down and leaves]].
** In the Volume 6 episode "Lost", Ruby Rose calls out her uncle Qrow Branwen for his wallowing, stating they made it this far without adults and they'll keep going because they haven't given up yet.
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SubTrope of GrewASpine. Compare RageAgainstTheMentor and AntiSmotherLoveTalk. See also IHateYouVampireDad and HatesTheirParent. As noted, AbusiveParents will likely be on the receiving end, putting this on the far side of the SlidingScaleOfParentShamingInFiction. Often a subtrope of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. Extreme cases may end in YoureNotMyFather[=/=][[YoureNotMyMother Mother]].

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SubTrope of GrewASpine. Sister trope to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. Compare RageAgainstTheMentor and AntiSmotherLoveTalk. See also IHateYouVampireDad and HatesTheirParent. As noted, AbusiveParents will likely be on the receiving end, putting this on the far side of the SlidingScaleOfParentShamingInFiction. Often a subtrope of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech. Extreme cases may end in YoureNotMyFather[=/=][[YoureNotMyMother Mother]].
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* {{Music/Devin Millar}} has a song titled "Grumpydad", which is a song about an abusive man who forces children to work for his rock mining company. He blackmails them and has a daughter who enforces his orders. The singer, who's one of the children, announces that he's tired of being abused and plans to fight back.
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* Implied in ''VisualNovel/Ever17'' [[spoiler: In both Kid's routes there is a heated argument between Tsugumi and Sara about Tsugumi refusing to give Sara's some "answer" and running away from her, which ended with ArmorPiercingSlap from Sara to Tsugumi.]] Only later we find out that parties involved were parent and child and it's unclear if they knew at the time and if that's related to the argument.

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* Implied in ''VisualNovel/Ever17'' [[spoiler: In both Kid's routes there is a heated argument between Tsugumi and Sara about Tsugumi refusing to give Sara's some "answer" and running away from her, which ended with ArmorPiercingSlap from Sara to slapping Tsugumi.]] Only later we find out that parties involved were parent and child and it's unclear if they knew at the time and if that's related to the argument.
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* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'': Corazon and his father have a...troubled relationship, to put it mildly. Both times they interact, Corazon just tears into him for being [[AbusiveParents an abusive]], not to mention [[ItsAllAboutMe totally self-centred]], utter douchebag.

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* ''WebVideo/OutsideXbox'': ''WebVideo/{{Oxventure}}'': Corazon and his father have a...troubled relationship, to put it mildly. Both times they interact, Corazon just tears into him for being [[AbusiveParents an abusive]], not to mention [[ItsAllAboutMe totally self-centred]], utter douchebag.
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* WebAnimation/EtraChanSawIt: In episodes involving abusive parents or guardians, it is common for the child, relative, or partner to call out the parent's behavior.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Loo Loo Land", Octavia calls out her father Stolas for his adultery with Blitzo, feeling that it ruined their family, while also admitting she's scared of him leaving her to be with Blitzo. It takes on an ironic tone come season 2, where it's revealed that Stolas was forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella nad spent its duration baring colossal amounts of abuse from her, with Octavia being ''the only piece of the marriage that made him happy''.

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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Loo Loo Land", Octavia calls out her father Stolas for his adultery with Blitzo, feeling that it ruined their family, while also admitting she's scared of him leaving her to be with Blitzo. It takes on an ironic tone come season 2, where it's revealed that Stolas was forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella nad and spent its duration baring colossal amounts of abuse from her, with Octavia being ''the only piece of the marriage that made him happy''.
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'''Orion:''' Restoring--? You mean desecrating me, do you not, father? You stole those cells from me in life-- and warped them to make a shambling mockery of me in death. No more, father... Your cursed voice will be still!

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'''Orion:''' Restoring--? You mean desecrating ''desecrating'' me, do you not, father? You stole those cells from me in life-- and warped them to make a shambling mockery of me in death. No more, father... Your cursed voice will be still!
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* ''WebAnimation/TroubleBusters'': [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpTyo7qTTbk A man]] hogs a seat and was inconsiderate to the women (who were pregnant) at a hospital. His daughter, who he drove to the hospital gave him a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and it got to him, so he decided to change so that he'll see his grandchild.
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* Season 10 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' is all about [[spoiler: [[WellDoneSonGuy Carolina]]]] and [[LivingMemory Epsilon]] trying to find [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate the Director]] and make him pay for what he's done to them. When they finally find him, [[spoiler: SympathyForTheDevil kicks in for Carolina. Epsilon still [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out]] on [[ColdBloodedTorture what he did]] to the Alpha and Texas, not to mention all the other people he screwed over or got killed, but is persuaded by Carolina to leave it at that.]]

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* Season 10 of ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' is all about [[spoiler: [[WellDoneSonGuy Carolina]]]] and [[LivingMemory Epsilon]] trying to find [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate the Director]] and make him pay for what he's done to them. When they finally find him, [[spoiler: SympathyForTheDevil kicks in for Carolina. Epsilon still [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls him out]] on [[ColdBloodedTorture what he did]] to the Alpha and Texas, not to mention all the other people he screwed over or got killed, but is persuaded by Carolina to leave it at that.]]
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Right. Time to take a page from ''Theatre/OedipusRex'' and [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech let your parental figure know how you REALLY feel]].



Just out of fairness, it should be mentioned that good old Oedipus himself is not truly an example of this trope, as he did not know he was killing his father when it happened and was not intentionally doing it as revenge for his father spiking his feet and leaving him to die on a hillside as a baby. Oedipus killed the old man for ''[[DisproportionateRetribution cutting him off in traffic]]''.
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** In the Volume 4 episode "Punished", Weiss calls out her father [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]], declaring that she'll leave and be a [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] no matter what he says. She even puts a stop on his rant about "the Schnee name" by reminding him he ''[[GoldDigger married into that name]]'', so it's not his to protect. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Jacques disinherits her as a result. Eventually, in Volume 7, Weiss has Jacques arrested for his involvement in rigging the council election.]]

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** In the Volume 4 episode "Punished", Weiss calls out her father [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Jacques]], declaring that she'll leave and be a [[HunterOfMonsters Huntress]] no matter what he says. She even puts a stop on his rant about "the Schnee name" by reminding him he ''[[GoldDigger married into that name]]'', so it's not his to protect. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Jacques disinherits her as a result. Eventually, in Volume 7, Weiss has Jacques arrested for his involvement in rigging the council election.]]



** In the Volume 6 episode "Lost", Ruby has finally had enough of her uncle Qrow's wallowing and calls him out for it, stating that they made it this far without adults and they'll keep going because they haven't given up yet.

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** In the Volume 6 episode "Lost", Ruby has finally had enough of calls out her uncle Qrow's wallowing and calls him out Qrow for it, his wallowing, stating that they made it this far without adults and they'll keep going because they haven't given up yet.
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* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': In "Loo Loo Land", Octavia calls out her father Stolas for his adultery with Blitzo, feeling that it ruined their family, while also admitting she's scared of him leaving her to be with Blitzo. It takes on an ironic tone come season 2, where it's revealed that Stolas was forced into an ArrangedMarriage with Stella nad spent its duration baring colossal amounts of abuse from her, with Octavia being ''the only piece of the marriage that made him happy''.
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* "Pa" ("Dad") by the Dutch band Music/DoeMaar from their album ''Music/{{Virus}}'', about a troubled son-father relationship.

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* "Pa" ("Dad") by the Dutch band Music/DoeMaar from their album ''Music/{{Virus}}'', ''Music/VirusAlbum'', about a troubled son-father relationship.

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