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* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara was captured by the terrorist group Akatsuki, because he (like Naruto) is one of the 9 jinchuuriki (human sacrifice), people who have [[SealedInsideAPersonShapedCan one of the 9 monstrous Tailed Beasts sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]] [[OneManArmy to serve as secret weapons]]) Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when Chiyo tells him to calm down after [[spoiler:Gaara is killed because his Tailed Beast was removed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for disregarding his feelings as well the overall lack of humanity he and Gaara were treated with.]] If it weren't for the fact that [[spoiler:Chiyo sacrifices her life to bring him back to life,]] his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZZCnWO6yQ&feature=related very true rant]] would have ''really'' brought the point home.

-->'''Po:''' I have to do this. The Hardcore can't understand.\\
''[Cue Tigress [[BerserkButton lunging]]... [[SubvertedTrope with a]] CooldownHug, to the rest of the Furious Five's shock]''\\

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': In "Launch", Season 5, Entrapta gives a very humble one to Mermista, Perfuma and Frosta after they call her out for having built machines for the Horde and accuse her of not caring about anything but techs. (Interestingly enough, [[{{Hypocrite}}the only reason they tolerate Entrapta is BECAUSE of her knowledge in techs]], and it never occurred to any of them [[NeverMyFault that it was their condescendent treatment that caused her to switch sides]].)

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': In "Launch", Season 5, Entrapta gives one to Mermista, Perfuma and Frosta after they call her out for having built machines for the Horde and accuse her of not caring about anything but techs. (Interestingly enough, [{{Hypocrite}}the only reason they tolerate Entrapta is BECAUSE of her knowledge in techs]], and it never occurred to any of them [[NeverMyFault that it was their condescendent treatment that caused her to switch sides]].)

* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': In "Launch", Season5, Entrapta gives one to Mermista, Perfuma and Frosta after they call her out for having built machines for the Horde and accusing of not caring about anything but techs. (Interestingly enough, [[{{Hypocrite}}]] the only reason they tolerated Entrapta was BECAUSE of her knowledge in techs, and it never ocurred them that it was their condescendent treatment that caused her to switch sides.)

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[[caption-width-right:350:See what happens when you make an assumption? Basically, you're making an '''''ass''''' out of people like ''her'', and ''yourself''.]]

* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'': Bentley spends most of the game worried about his girlfriend Penelope when she suddenly vanishes without a trace. Eventually, he finds her in early 14th century England[[labelnote:specifically]]1304, during the reign of Edward Longshanks, during the Scottish upheaval lead by William Wallace[[/labelnote]], working for the BigBad because she thinks Bentley is [[TheyWereHoldingYouBack wasting his skills on his best friends]] when he could use them to "[[TakeOverTheWorld change the world]]". When he finally confronts her, Bentley tells Penelope that she never considered ''his'' feelings even once; Sly and Murray are the only family he ever had after his mother died, and he would never think of betraying them, especially for money. Penelope's only response is to attack him, showing that she's nothing but a [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] GoldDigger who never loved or cared about Bentley.

* ''VideoGame/SlyCooperThievesInTime'': Bentley spends most of the game worried about his girlfriend Penelope when she suddenly vanishes without a trace. Eventually, he finds her in 14th century England, working for the BigBad because she thinks Bentley is wasting his skills on his best friends when he could use them to "[[TakeOverTheWorld change the world]]". When he finally confronts her, Bentley tells Penelope that she never considered ''his'' feelings even once; Sly and Murray are the only family he ever had after his mother died, and he would never think of betraying them, especially for money. Penelope's only response is to attack him, showing that she never cared about Bentley.

* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' had an episode devoted to this.
* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', instead of saying it to Buffy, Spike [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBl82U4rQrQ&feature=related sings it]] in the MusicalEpisode.

* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' when Garnet splits into [[HotBlooded Ruby]] and [[TheStoic Sapphire]] after arguing over how to deal with their anger at Pearl, with Sapphire opting to keep her cool ([[AnIcePerson literally]]) and be rational about it, which Ruby misinterprets as her not caring at all. She eventually admonishes Ruby for thinking she doesn't feel upset, but unlike most examples, [[JerkassRealization Sapphire realizes her own stoicism is partially to blame for Ruby's inconsiderate behavior]]--since Sapphire can [[{{Seer}} see the future]] when the two have already made up and therefore views reconciliation as inevitable, she fails to consider how Ruby is feeling in the ''present'' and thus dismisses her valid emotions.

* OlderThanSteam: Creator/WilliamShakespeare [[JustForFun/ZerothLawOfTropeExamples brings us]] ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' and Shylock's "Hath not a Jew eyes?" speech to the court. While Shylock isn't a nice guy, the thrust of the speech is still the same: "I've got feelings, too." Made even more poignant because he has earlier talked about how he has been mistreated and mocked by many simply for being a Jew despite being one of the city's richest men.

Contrast DramaQueen.

* Wind Whistler from the original ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePony'' is TheSpock to the point of basically being a Vulcan in cartoon pony form. However, she does have the same feelings as anyone else and doesn't like being thought of as a machine just because she doesn't wear them on her sleeve (and finds that the FridgeLogic kills the romance of a RomanceNovel that had the others captivated, which is what started the debate that time.) She says something along the lines of the trope name in "Crunch the Rock Dog", only she's muttering it to herself when she's out of earshot of the other Ponies who insulted her. Megan is shown scolding the insulting Ponies, telling them that they just proved that Wind Whistler has feelings, by hurting them.

-->"Teach me about pain, think you can?" Yoda said softly. "Think the old Master cannot care, ''mmm''? Forgotten who I am, have you? Old, I am, yes. Mm. Loved more than you, have I, Padawan. Lost more. Hated more. ''Killed'' more." The green eyes narrowed to gleaming slits under heavy lids. Dragon eyes, old and terrible. "Think wisdom comes at no ''cost''? The dark side, yes--it is easier for them. The pain grows too great, and they eat the darkness to flee from it. Not Yoda. Yoda loves and suffers for it, loves and suffers."

* Has occurred numerous times in ''Franchise/StarTrek''. Vulcan philosophy is the Control of Emotion, not the lack of emotion. Most notably in the book ''Spock's World'', where this is said almost word for word by Sarek to his wife.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara was captured by the terrorist group Akatsuki, because he (like Naruto) is one of the 9 jinchuuriki (human sacrifice), people who have [[SealedEvilInACan one of the 9 monstrous Tailed Beasts sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]] [[OneManArmy to serve as secret weapons]]) Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when Chiyo tells him to calm down after [[spoiler:Gaara is killed because his Tailed Beast was removed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for disregarding his feelings as well the overall lack of humanity he and Gaara were treated with.]] If it weren't for the fact that [[spoiler:Chiyo sacrifices her life to bring him back to life,]] his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZZCnWO6yQ&feature=related very true rant]] would have ''really'' brought the point home.

* Viola in ''Literature/TheKnifeOfNeverLettingGo'' gets a moment like this. It's the precursor to some really great character development between her and Todd and helps highlight just how deep their bond of trust grows to be.

* Viola in the ''Literature/ChaosWalking'' series gets a moment like this early in the first book. It's the precursor to some really great character development between her and Todd and helps highlight just how deep their bond of trust grows to be.

* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' features a powerful scene during the first arc after the TimeSkip. His old friend Gaara was captured by the terrorist group Akatsuki, because he (like Naruto) is one of the 9 jinchuuriki (human sacrifice), people who have [[SealedEvilInACan one of the 9 monstrous Tailed Beasts sealed inside of them]] [[SuperPoweredEvilSide for huge amounts of power]] [[OneManArmy to serve as secret weapons.]]) Considering that both he and Gaara endured horrible childhoods due to prejudice against people like them, and the people who captured Gaara specifically targeted him because of the demon inside of him, Naruto still puts up with everything throughout the ''entire'' series without lashing out at anyone. He's always nice and energetic, and extremely forgiving, despite the abuse he's endured. But when Chiyo tells him to calm down after [[spoiler: Gaara is killed because his Tailed Beast was removed]], he [[RantInducingSlight snaps]], unleashing a BigShutUp and [[WhatTheHellHero tells her off for disregarding his feelings as well the overall lack of humanity he and Gaara were treated with.]] If it weren't for the fact that [[spoiler: Chiyo sacrifices her life to bring him back to life,]] his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBZZCnWO6yQ&feature=related very true rant]] would have ''really'' brought the point home.

* Essentially Velma asks Fred this at the start of the first live-action Scooby Doo film. It kicks off the whole group break up and paves the way for the plot.

* A pivotal moment in ''Manga/AliceAcademy'' comes when Mikan realizes that she cannot insist that the girl of her dreams stay with her forever.

* In the musical adaptation of ''Literature/Carrie'', the titular character wails "Doesn't anybody think that I hear?!" at the end of her VillainSong, "The Destruction".