History Main / OffendingTheCreatorsOwn

Something is released to the public, and something in it offends a group of people, say for instance, Buddhists. Members of that group call in to complain and express their distaste, but there's a twist: the creator of the work, ''is also a Buddhist!'' Why would a Buddhist create something that offends Buddhists? Differences in opinion most likely, or maybe this Buddhist isn't offended by certain things that offend others, and didn't realize there would be a problem. But either way, it makes it more difficult to complain when it's one of your own who expresses a message you don't like.

Note that intentionally mocking your own group, particularly for comedic reasons, is SelfDeprecation (sometimes overlapping with NWordPrivileges), a different trope. Compare StopHelpingMe.

* ''LittleBigPlanet'' has a song that had to be modified to have the lyrics removed, as it had verses from the Koran and "might offend Muslims", as many Muslim clerics and scholars agree not to make verses of the Qur'an incorporated into entertainment. The composer, however, is a Muslim himself.

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* Some people criticized the ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' movie because the good guys are played by white actors, but evil Zuko by an Indian. [[RaceLift Which definitely wasn't like this in the series.]] Strange thing: Director Shyamalayan is Indian himself (in case you didn't know or couldn't guess).
** He stated in one interview that AntiVillain Zuko was his favourite character.
** He also doesn't [[CharacterDevelopment remain]] a villain for the entire series.

** When the organizers of a convention learned that he had died, to honor his memory, they took up a collection to be donated in his name to his favorite charity, the Christian's Children Fund. The check was sent back, [[HarsherInHindsight with a note explaining that the charity had no wish to accept donations from a Satanic source]].

* MichaelJackson's ''{{Thriller}}'' opens with a disclaimer that "Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult. - Michael Jackson", inspired by Jackson's involvement at the time with Jehovah's Witnesses.

** When the organizers of a convention learned that he had died, to honor his memory, they took up a collection to be donated in his name to his favorite charity, the Christian's Children Fund. The check was sent back, with a note explaining that the charity had no wish to accept donations from a Satanic source.

*** Wait, wait, [[FlatWhat WHAT]]!?

* At one point, foul-mouthed proto-punk Ian Dury was accused of mocking the disabled with a song called "Spasticus Autisticus" by several disabled rights groups. Dury is himself disabled (crippled due to childhood polio) and recorded the song as a statement on society's tendency to ignore the disabled.

** The real question here is, was the ''scriptwriter'' a Christian?

* [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_The_Madness_of_Truth ''Snow White and The Madness of Truth'']] was an Swedish art-installation about suicide bombing that caused a lot of controversy. It was accused of being anti-semitic and eventually the Israeli ambassador to Sweden personally went to vandalize the installation. The artist behind the installation is Israeli-born and Jewish.

* Sandy Petersen, one of the level designers for ''{{Doom}}'', is a Mormon, and he said to John Romero, while making ''Doom'', "I have no problems with the demons in the game. [[MST3KMantra They're just cartoons]]. And, anyway, [[AlwaysChaoticEvil they're the bad guys]]." A stance brings up in his classes.

* Sandy Petersen, one of the level designers for ''{{Doom}}'', is a Mormon, and he said to John Romero, while making ''Doom'', "I have no problems with the demons in the game. They're just cartoons. And, anyway, they're the bad guys." A stance brings up in his classes.

* Some Roman Catholics protested KevinSmith's ''{{Dogma}}'' blasphemy. Smith is a practicing Roman Catholic himself.

Note that intentionally mocking your own group, particularly for comedic reasons, is NWordPrivileges, a different trope. Compare StopHelpingMe.

* Some people criticized the ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' movie because the good guys are played by white actors, but evil Zuko by an Indian. Which definitely wasn't like this in the series. Strange thing: Director Shyamalayan is Indian himself (in case you didn't know or couldn't guess).

* GaryGygax was an outspoken Christian, and even included a verse from the Gospel of Matthew in his e-mail signature. Think about that one for a moment. If you still don't understand, Gary Gygax was the creator of ''DungeonsAndDragons'', which has been the target of many Christian groups (incl. JackChick) due to perceived occult themes.
** When the organizers of a convention learned that he had died, to honor his memory, they took up a collection to be donated in his name to his favorite charity, the Christian's Children Fund. The check was sent back, with a note explaining that the charity had no wish to accept donations from a satanic source.
*** Ahem. I've heard that story as well, and it's false. There was even a note on the GenCon forums (which is the convention this supposedly happened to) from the con chair explaining as much! And for that matter, where does everyone get the whole "Gygax was Christian"? What little I've read said he was an atheist.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tBx4ITJLpE skip to 4:30]], it's where he says he's a Christian.

Note that intentionally mocking your own group, particularly for comedic reasons, is NWordPrivileges, a different trope.

* Sandy Petersen, one of the level designers for ''{{Doom}}'', was a Mormon, and he said to John Romero, while making ''Doom'', "I have no problems with the demons in the game. They're just cartoons. And, anyway, they're the bad guys."

* The film [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad,_Messenger_of_God ''Muhammad, Messenger of God'']] was produced and directed by Moustapha Akkad, a Muslim who consulted Muslim clerics on how to avoid giving offense (for instance, any scene where Muhammad is present is shot from his point of view to avoid depicting him). That didn't prevent an extremist attack on the film's premiere.

* MelBrooks' ''Hitler Rap'' was widely derided as insenstive to Jews, if not actually anti-Semitic. Brooks himself is, of course, Jewish.