History Main / OffendingTheCreatorsOwn

* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019''. Season 1 was [[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-umbrella-academy-antisemitic-season-2-netflix-antisemitism-handler-yiddish-jewish-commission-a9656801.html criticized]] for supposed anti-semitism in its' depiction of The Handler, even though showrunner Steve Blackman is Jewish.

* It's been [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nosferatu#Themes frequently suggested]] by analysts that ''Film/{{Nosferatu}}'' carries anti-Semitic undertones, given, among other things, Orlok's long-nosed design, his status as a foreign invader in a quiet German town, and him being analogized with rats and vermin. However, the film's screenwriter, Henrick Galeen, was Jewish, as were several members of the cast. It's also worth noting that the Nazis themselves ''hated'' this movie, and it appears on their famous list of "degenerate art".
** Whether or not this was intentional is a matter of genuine scholarly debate; while there are hints at a lot of the uglier stereotypes of the time, most accounts suggest that F. W. Murnau himself didn't hold any real anti-Semitic views.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The character Eric Cartman is a raving anti-Semite, who at least OncePerEpisode bullies Kyle for being Jewish. The show itself also tends to poke fun at Judaism more than other groups of people, with Sheila, Kyle's mom, being an obvious stereotype of a Jewish mother. This has caused some moral watchdogs to accuse the show of being anti-Semitic, despite the fact that one of its creators, [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Matt Stone]], is himself ethnically Jewish (albeit an atheist by personal belief). On top of that, Cartman is far more often the villain of an episode than its hero, and episodes where he ''is'' the hero never have him bullying Kyle (though he will still sometimes behave harshly to Kyle).

* One of the criticisms autistic readers levelled against ''Fanfic/TwilightPrettyCure'' was that the author, who is autistic herself, portrayed the autistic character Riko in an offensively stereotypical way, as well as appearing to condone the behaviour of those who picked on Riko because of her autism. The author said she hadn't realised her portrayal of Riko was problematic, and set out to rewrite the story to fix this and other controversial elements, but ultimately abandoned it. However, she appears to have learned her lesson as the autistic characters in her subsequent fanfics (such as Julia in ''Fanfic/PokemonAMarvelousJourney'' and Mary in ''Fanfic/TheSunWillComeUpAndTheSeasonsWillChange'') have been better received.

* If one interprets ''Fanfic/HogwartsSchoolOfPrayerAndMiracles'' as being genuine, many Christian readers were upset with how the religion was portrayed in the work. Not the part where God instantly makes good appear and can teleport people, but the StayInTheKitchen values of the good characters, even the women, and how the heroes openly derided atheists and anyone not from their own brand of Christianity.
* One of the criticisms autistic readers levelled against ''Fanfic/TwilightPrettyCure'' was that the author, who is autistic herself, portrayed the autistic character Riko in an offensively stereotypical way, as well as appearing to condone the behaviour of those who picked on Riko because of her autism. The author protested that she hadn't realised her portrayal of Riko was problematic, and set out to rewrite the story to fix this and other controversial elements, but ended up abandoning it. However, she appears to have learned her lesson as the autistic characters in her subsequent fanfics (such as Julia in ''Fanfic/PokemonAMarvelousJourney'' and Mary in ''Fanfic/TheSunWillComeUpAndTheSeasonsWillChange'') are much more rounded and those who treat them badly are clearly portrayed as being in the wrong.

* WordOfGod is that the author of ''Fanfic/AngelOfTheBat'' wanted to get some Catholic readers really excited about the story before [[spoiler:revealing the main character was a lesbian-leaning bisexual]]. It was done to make a statement about a matter of religious reform, despite the author's own Catholicism. To his slight disappointment but largely his approval, his readership never expressed a problem with it.
* One of the criticisms autist readers levelled against ''Fanfic/TwilightPrettyCure'' was that the author, who is autistic herself, portrayed the autistic character Riko in an offensively stereotypical way, as well as appearing to condone the behaviour of those who picked on Riko because of her autism. The author protested that she hadn't realised her portrayal of Riko was problematic, and set out to rewrite the story to fix this and other controversial elements, but ended up abandoning it. However, she appears to have learned her lesson as the autistic characters in her subsequent fanfics (such as Julia in ''Fanfic/PokemonAMarvelousJourney'' and Mary in ''Fanfic/TheSunWillComeUpAndTheSeasonsWillChange'') are much more rounded and those who treat them badly are clearly portrayed as being in the wrong.

* One of the criticisms levelled against ''Fanfic/TwilightPrettyCure'' was that the author, who is autistic herself, portrayed the autistic character Riko in an offensively stereotypical way, as well as appearing to condone the behaviour of those who picked on Riko because of her autism. The author protested that she hadn't realised her portrayal of Riko was problematic, and set out to rewrite the story to fix this and other controversial elements, but ended up abandoning it. However, she appears to have learned her lesson as the autistic characters in her subsequent fanfics (such as Julia in ''Fanfic/PokemonAMarvelousJourney'' and Mary in ''Fanfic/TheSunWillComeUpAndTheSeasonsWillChange'') are much more rounded and those who treat them badly are clearly portrayed as being in the wrong.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Velma}}'' is clearly intended for a ''very'' left-leaning audience, with the diverse recasting on display and the titular character's near-constant preaching of far-left and sentiments, but ended up largely turning off left-wing viewers by depicting them in a ''very'' negative light. The titular character is essentially the worst possible stereotype of a leftie imaginable, being a nauseatingly bigoted, sexist, racist, stupid, and ignorant person who ends up [[TheHorseshoeEffect acting no different than the people she is against]], which received ''genuine'' accusations that the show was actually black propaganda[[note]]Propaganda made by opponents of a group, but disguised as propaganda made ''by'' that group, in order to discredit them[[/note]] meant to discredit the left. It certainly didn't help that the show has a weirdly flippant attitude toward things like political correctness and the =[#MeToo=] movement, embraces negative racial and gender stereotypes, or that Fred, the series' token straight white male conservative [[HateSink punching-bag]], ended up being [[UnintentionallySympathetic the most sympathetic out of the cast]] of [[WorldOfJerkAss absolute assholes]].

** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'' has also faced criticism for depicting its queer characters as [[AllGaysArePromiscuous openly promiscuous]] and overall toxic people -- the setting being Hell itself notwithstanding. The only prominent queer character that isn't overtly dysfunctional is Moxxie (who is bisexual), but he is also the show's biggest ButtMonkey. Again, Mendrano is bisexual, but the series is also co-written by WebVideo/BrandonRogers, who is a gay man and incorporates a lot of his signature queer-related BlackComedy.

While this trope isn't limited to religious satire, it often finds a home here. Many critics will ask why the creator doesn't mock or criticize any other religion, and the reason is simple familiarity. The creator has intimate knowledge of their own faith from a lifetime of hearing its doctrines. Even if they currently identify as atheist, this was still the culture of their upbringing, so they're naturally more comfortable taking apart its tenets rather than a religion where they lack such familiarity. This is doubly true if the other religion is a stark minority in their country. FairForItsDay can also be at work, where something considered bold and progressive at the time it was released has gone to be seen as harmful, if not making such stereotypes iconic.

* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The character Eric Cartman is a raving anti-Semite, who at least OncePerEpisode bullies Kyle for being Jewish. The show itself also tends to poke fun at Judaism more than other groups of people, with Sheila, Kyle's mom, being an obvious stereotype of a Jewish mother. This has caused some moral watchdogs to accuse the show of being anti-Semitic, despite the fact that one of its creators, [[Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone Matt Stone]], is himself Jewish (albeit an atheist by personal belief). On top of that, Cartman is far more often the villain of an episode than its hero, and episodes where he ''is'' the hero never have him bullying Kyle (though he will still sometimes behave harshly to Kyle).

** ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss''has also faced criticism for depicting its queer characters as [[AllGaysArePromiscuous openly promiscuous]] and overall toxic people -- the setting being Hell itself notwithstanding. The only prominent queer character that isn't overtly dysfunctional is Moxxie (who is bisexual), but he is also the show's biggest ButtMonkey. Again, Mendrano is bisexual, but the series is also co-written by WebVideo/BrandonRogers, who is a gay man and incorporates a lot of his signature queer-related BlackComedy.

* ''WebAnimation/HazbinHotel'':
** Several people have accused the Salvadoran Vaggie of being a racist "angry Latina" stereotype. The creator of ''Hazbin Hotel'', Vivienne Medrano, is Salvadoran herself.
** The pilot has also received criticism from some in the LGBT community primarily due to Katie's "I don't touch the gays" comment[[note]]Which was ''supposed'' to be seen as a bad thing, as the character is written to be [[HateSink deliberately unlikable]] and the show implies she ended up in Hell partly because of her homophobia[[/note]] and Angel Dust being seen as a negative gay stereotype. This despite Medrano and many others who have worked on the short being members of the LGBT community as well. Medrano, specifically, is bisexual.
* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'', another Vivienne Medrano creation, has also faced criticism for depicting its queer characters as [[AllGaysArePromiscuous openly promiscuous]] and overall toxic people -- the setting being Hell itself notwithstanding. The only prominent queer character that isn't overtly dysfunctional is Moxxie (who is bisexual), but he is also the show's biggest ButtMonkey. Again, Mendrano is bisexual, but the series is also co-written by WebVideo/BrandonRogers, who is a gay man and incorporates a lot of his signature queer-related BlackComedy.

* The Franchise/GIJoe franchise is sometimes considered to trivialise [[WarIsGlorious warfare]]. Stanley Weston, the inventor of the original 1963 12-inch toys, was a Korean War veteran, and Creator/LarryHama, who invented many of the famous aspects of the [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel 1980s revival]], fought in the Vietnam War.

* ''Film/GodsNotDead'' was a Creator/PureFlix propoganda film made by [[PreachingToTheChoir Christians for a Christian Audience]]. However, ''many'' of the film's biggest detractors are themselves Christians who lambasted the film for its [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] [[DesignatedHero negative]] portrayal of Devout Christians; such as the religious main-character being a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[LackOfEmpathy unempathetic]], [[HolierThanThou priggish]] [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], and two Ministers happily calling a man's violent death a "cause for celebration" simply because he converted to Christianity in his dying breaths... which they persuaded him to do as he was lying mortally injured on the ground (instead of, you know, doing the Christian Thing in helping the man and calling an ambulance).

* The Christian Propoganda Film ''Film/GodsNotDead'' was made by Christians for Christians. However, ''many'' of the film's biggest detractors are themselves Christians who lambasted the film for its [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic unintentionally]] [[DesignatedHero negative]] portrayal of Devout Christians; such as the religious main-character being a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[LackOfEmpathy unempathetic]], [[HolierThanThou priggish]] [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], and two Ministers happily calling a man's violent death a "cause for celebration" simply because he converted to Christianity in his dying breaths... which they persuaded him to do as he was lying mortally injured on the ground (instead of, you know, doing the Christian Thing in helping the man and calling an ambulance).

* The Christian Propoganda Film ''Film/GodsNotDead'' was made by Christians for Christians. However, ''many'' of the film's biggest detractors are themselves Christians who lambasted the film for its [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Unintentionally Negative]] portrayal of "Devout Christians"; such as the religious main-character being a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[LackOfEmpathy unempathetic]], [[HolierThanThou priggish]] [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], and two Ministers happily calling a man's violent death a "cause for celebration" simply because he converted to Christianity in his dying breaths... which they persuaded him to do as he was lying mortally injured on the ground (instead of, you know, doing the Christian Thing in helping the man and calling an ambulance).

* The Christian Propoganda Film ''Film/GodsNotDead'' was made by Christians for Christians. However, ''many'' of the film's biggest detractors are themselves Christians who lambasted the film for its [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Unintentionally Negative]] portrayal of "Devout Christians", such as the main-character being a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[LackOfEmpathy un-empathetic]], [[HolierThanThou priggish]] [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], and two Ministers calling a man's violent death a "cause for celebration" simply because they convinced him to convert to Christianity in his dying breaths (instead of, you know, doing the Christian Thing in helping the man and calling an ambulance).

* The Christian Propoganda Film ''Film/GodsNotDead'' was made by Christians for Christians. However, ''many'' of the film's biggest detractors are themselves Christian who lambasted the film for its [[UnintentionallyUnsympathetic Unintentionally Negative]] portrayal of "Devout Christians", such as the main-character being a [[ItsAllAboutMe selfish]], [[LackOfEmpathy un-empathetic]], [[HolierThanThou priggish]] [[{{Jerkass}} asshole]], and the two Ministers calling a man's violent death a "cause for celebration" simply because they convinced him to convert to Christianity in his dying breaths (instead of, you know, doing the Christian thing in helping the man and calling an ambulance).

* In 2016, a UsefulNotes/{{Portland}} bakery caused some [[http://www.snopes.com/2016/10/12/mr-president-oreo-cupcake/ controversy]] when they began serving an Oreo-based cupcake called "Mr. President", believing it to be a racist slur[[note]]"Oreo" is sometimes used as a [[OutsideInsideSlur derogatory term]] against blacks who are [[TheWhitestBlackGuy perceived as trying to act white]]. Contextually relevant is that this usage originated, and is still mainly used, among African-Americans.[[/note]] against then-President UsefulNotes/BarackObama. It turned out that the owner of the bakery, and the one who named the snack in the first place, was herself black. Nonetheless, the cupcake ended up being renamed "The Professional" due to the controversy.

While this trope isn't limited to religious satire, it often finds a home here. Many critics will ask why the creator doesn't mock or criticize any other religion, and the reason is simple familiarity. The creator has intimate knowledge of their own faith from a lifetime of hearing its doctrines. Even if they currently identify as atheist, this was still the culture of their upbringing, so they're naturally more comfortable taking apart its tenets rather than a religion where they lack such familiarity. This is doubly true if the other religion is a stark minority in their country.