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* ''Literature/LilithsBrood'': AfterTheEnd, humanity is divided into those who live and [[HalfHumanHybrid have children]] with the alien Oankali, and [[ChildlessDystopia sterile]] "resisters" who refuse to associate with them. The more unpleasant resisters refer to the first group of humans as the Oankali's "animals".
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* ''FanFic/IWillNotBow'' series:
** On multiple occasions in ''Blazing Revolution'' and ''Blazing Generations'', whenever Sugou and/or Yamato are mentioned, Kirito's crew tends to describe them as "parasites."
** In ''Blazing Generations'' chapter 54, with Yui and Luna outed as [=AIs=], Madoka demeans them by calling them "robots" and "freaks."
** On multiple occasions in ''Blazing Revolution'' and ''Blazing Generations'', whenever Sugou and/or Yamato are mentioned, Kirito's crew tends to describe them as "parasites."
** In ''Blazing Generations'' chapter 54, with Yui and Luna outed as [=AIs=], Madoka demeans them by calling them "robots" and "freaks."
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* In ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'', [[spoiler:Eldians]] are frequently [[{{Dehumanization}} dehumanized]] by being called [[spoiler:devils]], amongst a few other things, although it's not known if this is merely metaphorical or if there are literal implications. Also overlaps with YouMonster.
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* In ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'', after aliens start becoming more public, bigoted humans start referring to them as "roaches".
* In ''Series/TheGifted'', mutants are often called "muties" by anti-mutant bigots.
* In ''Series/TheGifted'', mutants are often called "muties" by anti-mutant bigots.
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* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'', the Qunari refer to just about all non-Qunari as ''bas'', which literally translates to "thing".
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* ''Series/FamilyTies'': "The Harder They Fall," where a SadistTeacher refers to Steven and Elyse as Amazonian savages ... this after both had punched him in the jaw for insulting them and others in the classroom. During a private meeting with Steven, the teacher also calls Elyse a crude name, although he whispers this in Steven's ear. Beforehand, the teacher was called out by several parents for calling his students cruel names and nicknames.
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* In the New 52 version of ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'', Wondy's fellow Amazons call her "clay" behind her back, referencing the fact that she was made of clay.
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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Frieza is quite blatantly racist towards the Saiyans, often mockingly call them apes, monkeys, and simians.
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* ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'': Batman throws several of these at Superman during their fight.
-->'''Batman''': You're not brave. ''Men'' are brave.\\
'''Batman''': You were never a god. You were never even a man!
-->'''Batman''': You're not brave. ''Men'' are brave.\\
'''Batman''': You were never a god. You were never even a man!
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* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' featured this trope heavily in the episode "Troq" In it, the Titans meet a muscular metallic alien named Val-Yor and happily introduce themselves. It's only when Starfire steps onto the scene that he says "I see you have a Tamaranian" Val-Yor goes on to ask the Titans for help with a mission of his and soon every one of the Titans is given an AffectionateNickname by their new companion except for Starfire, whom he begrudgingly refers to as [[FantasticSlurs "Troq"]] Or "Troqie." Cyborg asks what the word "Troq" means just as Starfire leaves to complete her part of the mission. She replies "It means 'nothing'" Having watched her successfully complete her task, Cyborg exclaims [[InnocentBigot "Way to go Troqie!"]] only for Starfire to become angry. Puzzled, Cyborg reminds her that she said it didn't mean anything. She promptly corrects him and [[PoorCommunicationKills explains that the word "Troq" means "nothing".]] and that when Val-Yor calls her that, he's saying she's worthless. Obviously, that doesn't sit well with the rest of the team and in the end all Val-Yor has decided is that [[YouAreACreditToYourRace Starfire must be one of the good Tamaranians.]]
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* ''VideoGame/PhoenixWright: Trials and Tribulations'' character Godot is abrasive to all people, but he refers to Franziska in particular as a "wild mare". When Phoenix acts similarly to Franziska, Godot deems him merely "trite". This is why many fans interpret Godot as a sexist who holds women to higher standards than men.
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* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'', the Garlean Empire refers to anyone not of the empire, regardless of their race or sapience of it, as a "savage". There's also the beastmen, who are otherwise intelligent but mostly lacking in humanoid attributes so much that FantasticRacism is very much in effect, even on people not using it to dehumanize them, it's just their overall moniker.
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* In ''Series/WarriorCats'', solitary feral cats are commonly referred to as 'rogues'. Clan cats think of them as untrustworthy, dishonorable, dirty, and cowardly, and they have lumped all those traits into that single catchall term. When Hollyleaf learns she might have been born a rogue, she is filled with horror at what it implies, namely, that she is really one of those horrible uncivilized creatures her 'mother' told her about.
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* In ''Series/WarriorCats'', ''Literature/WarriorCats'', solitary feral cats are commonly referred to as 'rogues'. Clan cats think of them as untrustworthy, dishonorable, dirty, and cowardly, and they have lumped all those traits into that single catchall term. When Hollyleaf learns she might have been born a rogue, she is filled with horror at what it implies, namely, that she is really one of those horrible uncivilized creatures her 'mother' told her about.
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* In Series/WarriorCats, ''Series/WarriorCats'', solitary feral cats are commonly referred to as 'rogues'. Clan cats think of them as untrustworthy, dishonorable, dirty, and cowardly, and they have lumped all those traits into that single catchall term. When Hollyleaf learns she might have been born a rogue, she is filled with horror at what it implies.
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* During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre Sand Creek massacre]], the notoriously racist Col. John Chivington called for his men to kill Cheyenne and Arapahoe women and children, telling them that it wasn't enough to just kill all the men because "nits make lice".
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* During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre Sand Creek massacre]], the notoriously racist Col. John Chivington called for his men to kill Cheyenne and Arapahoe women and children, telling them that it wasn't enough to just kill all the men because "nits make lice".lice".
* When columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. [[http://www.denverpost.com/2010/07/10/mel-gibson-and-the-banality-of-hatred/ wrote his reaction]] to [[MelGibson Mel Gibson's]] infamous phone call to his wife where he called her a variety of slurs and said she would deserve it if she got "raped by a pack of niggers," Pitts made the following observation that the N-word was actually not the worst thing Gibson said. "Actually, it's just before that. After all, only animals hunt in packs."
* When columnist Leonard Pitts, Jr. [[http://www.denverpost.com/2010/07/10/mel-gibson-and-the-banality-of-hatred/ wrote his reaction]] to [[MelGibson Mel Gibson's]] infamous phone call to his wife where he called her a variety of slurs and said she would deserve it if she got "raped by a pack of niggers," Pitts made the following observation that the N-word was actually not the worst thing Gibson said. "Actually, it's just before that. After all, only animals hunt in packs."
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* ''Franchise/HarryPotter'':
** As the quote on top of this page shows, mudblood is a dehumanizing insult uttered in the ''Harry Potter'' universe. In this universe, there are elitist wizards who believe one's worth can be measured by the amount of wizards in one's family tree. These wizards see {{Muggles}} as subhuman and dirty beings. Mudblood is a term they use for wizards with two muggle parents, as they consider these wizards to have impure dirty blood.
** Another frequently used insult is Half-breed, used for wizards with at least one non-human parent. Though more prejudiced wizards or witches, like Dolores Umbridge, also use this term to refer to creatures who resemble humans, but aren't related to them, like for example Centaurs and Mer-people.
** As the quote on top of this page shows, mudblood is a dehumanizing insult uttered in the ''Harry Potter'' universe. In this universe, there are elitist wizards who believe one's worth can be measured by the amount of wizards in one's family tree. These wizards see {{Muggles}} as subhuman and dirty beings. Mudblood is a term they use for wizards with two muggle parents, as they consider these wizards to have impure dirty blood.
** Another frequently used insult is Half-breed, used for wizards with at least one non-human parent. Though more prejudiced wizards or witches, like Dolores Umbridge, also use this term to refer to creatures who resemble humans, but aren't related to them, like for example Centaurs and Mer-people.
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* ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'' has the heroes refer to ethnic gangs, and people who disrespect American history or culture 'orcs.'
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* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', an insult used among Gems is "clod"- a chunk of dirt which, by implication, has no mind or form.
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** Similarly, "pebble" also seems to be used as an insult, although we only hear it once.
** Similarly, "pebble" also seems to be used as an insult, although we only hear it once.
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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''. When Dana Barrett is possessed by Zuul and wants to have sex, she tells Peter Venkman, "Take me now, subcreature."
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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''.''Film/{{Ghostbusters 1984}}''. When Dana Barrett is possessed by Zuul and wants to have sex, she tells Peter Venkman, "Take me now, subcreature."
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->''"No one asked your opinion... you filthy, little Mudblood."''
-->-- '''Draco Malfoy''', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''
-->-- '''Draco Malfoy''', ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the people of [[TheEmpire Solaris]] use the term "lamb" or "land-dweller" to speak about everyone else in the world [[spoiler:Land-dweller is kinda justified, seeing that Solaris is a floating sky city]].
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the people of [[TheEmpire Solaris]] use the term "lamb" or "land-dweller" to speak about everyone else in the world world. [[spoiler:Land-dweller is kinda justified, seeing that Solaris is a floating sky city]].
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* ''VideoGame/PhoenixWright: Trials and Tribulations'' character Godot is abrasive to all people, but he refers to Franziska in particular as a "wild mare". When Phoenix acts similarly to Franziska, Godot deems him merely "trite". This is why many fans interpret Godot as a sexist who holds women to higher standards than men.
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* ''“Dog (of the World Government)”/"Government Pet"'' are the two worst things anyone can call a Marine in Fanfic/RerumDanarae, far more than in original Manga/OnePiece.
** Which one is actually the worse of both is not clear, as the latter is also a designator for a Marine that rose through the ranks through Government Backing, usually doing the World Government's dirty work (and thus being Absolute Justice followers) while escaping legal consequences.
* ''“Dog (of the World Government)”/"Government Pet"'' are the two worst things anyone can call a Marine in Fanfic/RerumDanarae, far more than in original Manga/OnePiece.
** Which one is actually the worse of both is not clear, as the latter is also a designator for a Marine that rose through the ranks through Government Backing, usually doing the World Government's dirty work (and thus being Absolute Justice followers) while escaping legal consequences.
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Supertrope of NicknamingTheEnemy and AndZoidberg. See CallAHumanAMeatbag for a common variant of robot/energy being on organic variant, or FantasticSlur when [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman the target of the insult]] is [[FantasticRacism a sentient nonhuman humanoid]]. See also ItIsDehumanizing and YouMonster.
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Supertrope of NicknamingTheEnemy and AndZoidberg. Sub trope to {{Dehumanization}}. See CallAHumanAMeatbag for a common variant of robot/energy being on organic variant, or FantasticSlur when [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman the target of the insult]] is [[FantasticRacism a sentient nonhuman humanoid]]. See also ItIsDehumanizing and YouMonster.
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** "Dog" is also a predominant strong insult towards Marines, especially when they follow "Absolute Justice".
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* In ''Literature/{{Unique}}'', [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] refer to humans as 'kine'. Of note, at one point Ophelia uses the term when talking to [[spoiler:Lana]] and she reflexively snaps back "Don't call them that," because unlike Ophelia who had been smugly glorying in her power, she had gone out and made human friends and trained herself to think of them as real people.
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* In ''Literature/HonorHarrington'', Mesan [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slaves and ex-slaves]] refer to the ruling class and especially Manpower Ultd. as "the scorpions".
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*In ''Literature/{{Unique}}'', [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] refer to humans as 'kine'. Of note, at one point Ophelia uses the term when talking to [[spoiler:Lana]] and she reflexively snaps back "Don't call them that," because unlike Ophelia who had been smugly glorying in her power, she had gone out and made human friends and trained herself to think of them as real people.
*In ''Literature/{{Unique}}'', [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] refer to humans as 'kine'. Of note, at one point Ophelia uses the term when talking to [[spoiler:Lana]] and she reflexively snaps back "Don't call them that," because unlike Ophelia who had been smugly glorying in her power, she had gone out and made human friends and trained herself to think of them as real people.
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* Played with in ''Videogame/TalesOfSymphonia'', as the Desians incessantly refer to their enemies as "inferior beings". [[spoiler:The Desians are all half-elves -- though not all half-elves are Desians -- and they use the term to describe pure-blooded humans and elves.]]
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* In ''Literature/DragonBones'', a woman accuses Ward of being inappropriately interested in "Haverness' cow" - she's talking about Haverness' ''daughter''. (Ward himself has been compared to an ox, but more because of his strength than as insult, making this hilarious in context.)
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When insulting someone, particularly someone of a different race/class/state of living, it's common to call them a subperson rather than just accuse them of having a negative trait like being dumb. In many cases, the two will overlap, but it's not always done in such a way.
Supertrope of NicknamingTheEnemy and AndZoidberg. See CallAHumanAMeatbag for a common variant of robot/energy being on organic variant, or FantasticSlur when [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman the target of the insult]] is [[FantasticRacism a sentient nonhuman humanoid]]. See also ItIsDehumanizing and YouMonster.
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* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', Satsuki repeatedly refers to the common students at her school as "pigs in human clothing". Additionally, Nonon is fond of calling Sanageyama a "wild monkey".
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', after seeing what Crocodile has done during the "Alabasta" arc, Zoro bluntly says, "The term 'not-human' was created to describe scum such as you."
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', upon meeting Klara Prast for the first time, Xavin refuses to acknowledge her presence and instead chides Karolina for wasting the team's time with a "stray".
* In the 2006 revival of ''ComicBook/TheEternals'', Sprite mentions that the Eternals used to call the humans "mayflies" because of their comparatively short lifespans. This is born out later when Zuras chides Thena for bringing her human son to Olympia; he says that she will outlive her son, and thus there's no point keeping him around (that the boy is his grandson doesn't seem to interest him in the least.) She counters that Zuras brought his dog with him, and the dog will die much sooner than her son.
* In the "Nativity" arc of ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', France is attacked by expies of the ComicBook/HowlingCommandos. When one of them questions whether it's right to be attacking civilians, the Nick Fury expy remarks that "civilians are civilized. These are ''French''." He goes on to say that he hates the French even more than he hates Mexicans, Asians, and blacks.
* In the second volume of ''ComicBook/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', as the Martian invasion of London continues, Nemo contemplates blowing up the bridges to turn the Thames river into London's moat and stymie the invaders. He considers that the resulting civilian casualties would not be worth worrying about, because they're only ''English''.
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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''. When Dana Barrett is possessed by Zuul and wants to have sex, she tells Peter Venkman, "Take me now, subcreature."
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* In ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'', "calot" (a Barsoomian creature that resembles a mix between a frog and dog) and "ulsio" (a Barsoomian rodent) are sometimes used as insults against people.
* In the ''Chronicles of Literature/{{Gor}}'', a common epithet is to call someone a "tarsk" or a "sleen", both of which are animals on that world.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Sandor Clegane's nickname "the Hound" is only partially affectionate. Mostly, it's meant to reflect that the Lannisters only consider him valuable so long as he protects Joffrey. Meanwhile, Samwell Tarly's nickname "Ser Piggy" is definitely meant to dehumanize him, as is Tyrion's nickname "the Imp".
* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager: The Black Shore'', the crew of the ''Voyager'' travel to a seemingly friendly planet where the apparent natives have enslaved a race of primates that they call the "neffler". The crew starts to realize that something's wrong when the natives start referring to ''them'' as neffler. [[spoiler:It turns out "natives" came from somewhere else, and that the "neffler" are some long-extinct species that they previously exploited. They now use the word to describe all those they subjugate.]]
* In ''Literature/HonorHarrington'', Mesan [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slaves and ex-slaves]] refer to the ruling class and especially Manpower Ultd. as "the scorpions".
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* ''Series/TwentyFour: Redemption''. The ChildSoldiers being trained by the season's BigBad are taught to think of the enemies they're going to kill as "cockroaches".
* Inverted on ''Series/{{Community}}''. Dean Pelton reasons that the players on the Greendale Community College football team have been called animals their whole lives, so he renames the team the Human Beings.
* In the ''Series/MadMen'' episode "Six Month Leave", Roger Sterling remarks that before Freddy Rumsen was in the Army Signal Corps, he was "in charge of killing people. And by 'people', I mean [[ThoseWackyNazis Germans]]."
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the people of [[TheEmpire Solaris]] use the term "lamb" or "land-dweller" to speak about everyone else in the world [[spoiler:Land-dweller is kinda justified, seeing that Solaris is a floating sky city]].
* In ''Videogame/BioShock'', Rapture's citizens refer to undesirables as "parasites". ''BioshockInfinite/BurialAtSea'' even reveals that Rapture's schools teach children about a RightWayWrongWayPair named Ryan the Lion and Peter the Parasite.
* Played with in ''Videogame/TalesOfSymphonia'', as the Desians incessantly refer to their enemies as "inferior beings". [[spoiler:The Desians are all half-elves -- though not all half-elves are Desians -- and they use the term to describe pure-blooded humans and elves.]]
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* ''Untermensch'' (German for under man, sub-man, sub-human; plural: ''Untermenschen'') is a term that became infamous when the Nazis used it to describe "inferior people", often referred to as "the masses from the East" - that is, Jews, Romani, and Slavs (including Poles, Serbs, Belarusians, Russians, and Rusyns.)
* During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre Sand Creek massacre]], the notoriously racist Col. John Chivington called for his men to kill Cheyenne and Arapahoe women and children, telling them that it wasn't enough to just kill all the men because "nits make lice".
Supertrope of NicknamingTheEnemy and AndZoidberg. See CallAHumanAMeatbag for a common variant of robot/energy being on organic variant, or FantasticSlur when [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman the target of the insult]] is [[FantasticRacism a sentient nonhuman humanoid]]. See also ItIsDehumanizing and YouMonster.
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* In ''Anime/KillLaKill'', Satsuki repeatedly refers to the common students at her school as "pigs in human clothing". Additionally, Nonon is fond of calling Sanageyama a "wild monkey".
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', after seeing what Crocodile has done during the "Alabasta" arc, Zoro bluntly says, "The term 'not-human' was created to describe scum such as you."
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'', upon meeting Klara Prast for the first time, Xavin refuses to acknowledge her presence and instead chides Karolina for wasting the team's time with a "stray".
* In the 2006 revival of ''ComicBook/TheEternals'', Sprite mentions that the Eternals used to call the humans "mayflies" because of their comparatively short lifespans. This is born out later when Zuras chides Thena for bringing her human son to Olympia; he says that she will outlive her son, and thus there's no point keeping him around (that the boy is his grandson doesn't seem to interest him in the least.) She counters that Zuras brought his dog with him, and the dog will die much sooner than her son.
* In the "Nativity" arc of ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'', France is attacked by expies of the ComicBook/HowlingCommandos. When one of them questions whether it's right to be attacking civilians, the Nick Fury expy remarks that "civilians are civilized. These are ''French''." He goes on to say that he hates the French even more than he hates Mexicans, Asians, and blacks.
* In the second volume of ''ComicBook/LeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', as the Martian invasion of London continues, Nemo contemplates blowing up the bridges to turn the Thames river into London's moat and stymie the invaders. He considers that the resulting civilian casualties would not be worth worrying about, because they're only ''English''.
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* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}''. When Dana Barrett is possessed by Zuul and wants to have sex, she tells Peter Venkman, "Take me now, subcreature."
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* In ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'', "calot" (a Barsoomian creature that resembles a mix between a frog and dog) and "ulsio" (a Barsoomian rodent) are sometimes used as insults against people.
* In the ''Chronicles of Literature/{{Gor}}'', a common epithet is to call someone a "tarsk" or a "sleen", both of which are animals on that world.
* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'', Sandor Clegane's nickname "the Hound" is only partially affectionate. Mostly, it's meant to reflect that the Lannisters only consider him valuable so long as he protects Joffrey. Meanwhile, Samwell Tarly's nickname "Ser Piggy" is definitely meant to dehumanize him, as is Tyrion's nickname "the Imp".
* In ''Series/StarTrekVoyager: The Black Shore'', the crew of the ''Voyager'' travel to a seemingly friendly planet where the apparent natives have enslaved a race of primates that they call the "neffler". The crew starts to realize that something's wrong when the natives start referring to ''them'' as neffler. [[spoiler:It turns out "natives" came from somewhere else, and that the "neffler" are some long-extinct species that they previously exploited. They now use the word to describe all those they subjugate.]]
* In ''Literature/HonorHarrington'', Mesan [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slaves and ex-slaves]] refer to the ruling class and especially Manpower Ultd. as "the scorpions".
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* ''Series/TwentyFour: Redemption''. The ChildSoldiers being trained by the season's BigBad are taught to think of the enemies they're going to kill as "cockroaches".
* Inverted on ''Series/{{Community}}''. Dean Pelton reasons that the players on the Greendale Community College football team have been called animals their whole lives, so he renames the team the Human Beings.
* In the ''Series/MadMen'' episode "Six Month Leave", Roger Sterling remarks that before Freddy Rumsen was in the Army Signal Corps, he was "in charge of killing people. And by 'people', I mean [[ThoseWackyNazis Germans]]."
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'', the people of [[TheEmpire Solaris]] use the term "lamb" or "land-dweller" to speak about everyone else in the world [[spoiler:Land-dweller is kinda justified, seeing that Solaris is a floating sky city]].
* In ''Videogame/BioShock'', Rapture's citizens refer to undesirables as "parasites". ''BioshockInfinite/BurialAtSea'' even reveals that Rapture's schools teach children about a RightWayWrongWayPair named Ryan the Lion and Peter the Parasite.
* Played with in ''Videogame/TalesOfSymphonia'', as the Desians incessantly refer to their enemies as "inferior beings". [[spoiler:The Desians are all half-elves -- though not all half-elves are Desians -- and they use the term to describe pure-blooded humans and elves.]]
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* ''Untermensch'' (German for under man, sub-man, sub-human; plural: ''Untermenschen'') is a term that became infamous when the Nazis used it to describe "inferior people", often referred to as "the masses from the East" - that is, Jews, Romani, and Slavs (including Poles, Serbs, Belarusians, Russians, and Rusyns.)
* During the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre Sand Creek massacre]], the notoriously racist Col. John Chivington called for his men to kill Cheyenne and Arapahoe women and children, telling them that it wasn't enough to just kill all the men because "nits make lice".
