History Main / NoSympathyForGrudgeholders

* ''Franchise/XMen'': In {{Comicbook/Magneto}}'s backstory, his wife leaves him because he killed the people who prevented him from rescuing their daughter from a fire, causing him no end of confusion.

** Ellie's desire to continue pursuing Abby and her group gets pushback from all of her companions aside from Tommy. Most of the time, this is within reason (such as protesting her going off to search for Abby instead of [[spoiler:helping Tommy escape from the WLF). Ultimately, she [[spoiler:learns her lesson at a great personal cost when Dina leaves Ellie, taking JJ with her]].

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* Victims of [[DomesticAbuse abuse]], [[TheBully bullying]], or {{rape|IsASpecialKindOfEvil}} often receive this reaction from those who firmly hold the belief that forgiveness is the right option, especially if either the victims are unwilling to let go of what they did or if their aggressors are truly sorry for what they've done. There's often pressure on victims to forgive in religious communities that uphold this line of thinking, especially if the abuser is an authority figure. This mentality can backfire if the abusers themselves [[TheUnapologetic aren't truly remorseful]].
* This can crop up in fandoms when DracoInLeatherPants, RonTheDeathEater, and RootingForTheEmpire are in effect. Fans can often demand the hero should be expected to forgive a villain with little to no apology for no reason other than because the fans like the villain more and make excuses for their terrible actions.
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* In ''Film/HomeAlone2LostInNewYork'', Buzz humiliates Kevin during the Christmas concert, and between Buzz's prank and Kevin's retaliation, the concert is ruined. Later, in front of the family, Buzz (insincerely) apologizes to Kevin for what he did, then covertly taunts Kevin about it. Kevin refuses to accept the apology or apologize for his own actions. The result is that Buzz receives no punishment while Kevin is banished to the attic for the night. Have we mentioned that Kevin's family are far from embodiments of the Christmas spirit? Even when the family, having found out they accidentally left Kevin behind, express concern for his safety, Buzz refuses to be concerned, going so far as to chide the others for it, on the grounds that Kevin could use some time in the real world.
-->'''Megan:''' You're not at all worried that something might happen to Kevin?\\
'''Buzz:''' No, for three reasons: A, [[ItsAllAboutMe I'm not that lucky]]. Two, we use smoke detectors. And [[BookDumb D]], we live on the most boring street in the whole United States of America, [[TemptingFate where nothing even remotely dangerous will ever happen. Period]].