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* '''Invoked''': The mayor paid the media to post the picture of the criminal's family up on the TV screen so that they will be recognized.

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** The society Jake and Lucy live in believes that heredity is InTheBlood.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, ''of course'' Jake and Lucy are bad; after all, we all know that evil runs InTheBlood."

* '''Straight''': Jake and Lucy's father was a convicted felon who passed away in prison, while their mother is a known alcoholic. Because of this, the other adults see the two as a "lost cause" and have taught their children to scorn the pair.

** Jake and Lucy struggle with their family's poor reputation because [[DisproportionateRetribution Daddy once shortchanged the grocery store by a penny]]. Even though he corrected the mistake immediately after making it.
** Jake and Lucy were both [[ChildByRape concieved by rape]], so everyone treats them like rapists even though neither of them even reached puberty yet.

** Jake and Lucy's father murdered the son of a local celebrity in a bar brawl, and was executed. Their mother is rumored to [[ReallyGetsAround have slept around]] and was [[TeenPregnancy Teen Pregnant]] with Jake; it's rumored that they aren't even both related to their infamous father, though that doesn't spare them from suffering for his bad reputation.
** The discrimination lasted for a few weeks. Afterwards, Jake and Lucy were treated as normal people.

* '''Lampshaded''': "Well, ''of course'' Jake and Lucy are bad. After all, we all know that evil runs InTheBlood."

** When the villain needs followers, he showers Jake and Lucy with affection and praise. Since he's the first person who didn't treat them like garbage, they become his [[TokenGoodTeammate loyal followers]] BecauseYouWereNiceToMe.

* '''Implied''': Everyone is afraid of Jake and Lucy, except for their [[LimitedSocialCircle few friends]]. The reason for this is never mentioned.
* '''Deconstructed''': Having never really been given a chance, the siblings suffer until Jake is murdered while trying to keep the football team from raping his sister. When the police laugh off any thoughts of prosecuting the offenders, Lucy goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that basically wipes the town off the map.
* '''Reconstructed''': After slaying her tormentors, Lucy goes into exile. While overseas, she performs some acts of heroism and becomes a hero there. The people there love and admire her, and she moves permanently. When they learn about her past they not only support her, but also defend her from slanderers.

** Jake and Lucy move to another country where they aren't well known, and become a local hero thereafter they save the King from an assassin. When a crowd of onlookers gathers around to applaud them, Jake makes a comment about how them not knowing how to Boo and the King they saved actually has to explain what applause are.
* '''Played For Drama''': Not only Jake and Lucy the town's scapegoats because of their parents' misdeeds, but those same parents also [[AbusiveParents abuse them]]. Due to this [[DeusAngstMachina double whammy]] of being scorned by everyone for the actions of the ''very same people'' who abuse them, and shown NoSympathy whatsoever - [[TheWoobie Jake and Lucy]] are, eventually, DrivenToSuicide.

* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Exaggerated''': Jake and Lucy struggle with their family's poor reputation because [[DisproportionateRetribution Daddy once shortchanged the grocery store by a penny]]. Even though he corrected the mistake immediately after making it.

* '''Justified''': The EccentricTownsfolk believe in GenerationXerox.

* '''Defied''': After the incident, Jake and Lucy's mother moves away from that community to spare her children that sort of treatment.

* '''Reconstructed''': Having never really been given a chance, the siblings suffer until Jake is murdered while trying to keep the football team from raping his sister. The police went to arrest the entire team and when they questioned Lucy, they realized how misfortunate she and her brother had been. Lucy is given proper shelter, a PSA is made against discriminating children based on their parent's wrongdoings, and a new law is passed down where berating children for their parent's wrongdoing is a hate-crime punishable by the law.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Jake and Lucy are a BrotherSisterTeam of [[TheScrappy scrappies]].

* '''Invoked''': The mayor payed the media to post the picture of the criminal's family up on the TV screen so that they will be recognized.

** Or Jake and Lucy are presumed to be innocent and charitable at all times, [[BitchInSheepsClothing in spite of their secret]] (or [[DevilInPlainSight not-so-secret]]) misdeeds, because their parents have always been held in high-esteem.
** The people assume Jake and Lucy are good because their parents were so bad, and "Evil skips a generation."

* '''Exaggerated''': Jake and Lucy's father murdered the son of a local celebrity in a bar brawl, and was executed. Their mother is rumored to [[ReallyGetsAround have slept around]] and was [[TeenPregnancy Teen Pregnant]] with Jake; it's rumored that they aren't even both related to their infamous father, though that doesn't spare them from suffering for his bad reputation.
* '''Downplayed''': The discrimination lasted for a few weeks. Afterwards, Jake and Lucy were treated as normal people.
* '''Justified''': GenerationXerox.

* '''Parodied''': Jake and Lucy struggle with their family's poor reputation because [[DisproportionateRetribution Daddy once shortchanged the grocery store by a penny]]. Even though he corrected the mistake immediately after making it.

** Jack and Lucy are orphans.
* '''Enforced''': ???

* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Justified''': GenerationXerox

** The people assume Jake and Lucy are good because their parents were so bad, and "Evil skips a generation."

* '''Deconstructed''': Having never really been given a chance, the siblings suffer until Jake is murdered while trying to keep the football team from raping his sister. When the police laugh off any thoughts of prosecuting the offenders, Lucy goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that basically wipes the town off the map.
* '''Reconstructed''': Having never really been given a chance, the siblings suffer until Jake is murdered while trying to keep the football team from raping his sister. The police went to arrest the entire team and when they questioned Lucy, they realised how misfortunate she and her brother had been. Lucy is given proper shelter, a PSA is made against discrimminating children based on their parent's wrongdoings, and a new law is passed down where berating children for their parent's wrongdoing is a hatecrime punishable by the law.

* '''Invoked''': The mayor payed the media to post the picture of the criminal's family up on the TV screen so that they will be recognised.

* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???
* '''Played For Drama:''' Not only Jake and Lucy the town's scapegoats because of their parents' misdeeds, but those same parents also [[AbusiveParents abuse them]]. Due to this [[DeusAngstMachina double whammy]] of being scorned by everyone for the actions of the ''very same people'' who abuse them, and shown NoSympathy whatsoever - [[TheWoobie Jake and Lucy]] are, eventually, DrivenToSuicide.

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* '''Inverted''': Jake and Lucy's upstanding parents are judged for their children's misdeeds.

* '''Averted''': No one considers judging people by their parents.

* '''Reconstructed''': ???

* '''Invoked''': ???

** Or Jack and Lucy are presumed to be innocent and charitable at all times, [[BitchInSheepsClothing in spite of their secret]] (or [[DevilInPlainSight not-so-secret]]) misdeeds, because their parents have always been held in high-esteem.
** The people assume Jack and Lucy are good because their parents were so bad, and "Evil skips a generation."

** Or Jack and Lucy are presumed to be innocent and charitable at all times, [[BitchInSheepsClothing in spite of their secret]] (or [[DevilInPlainSight not-so-secret]]) misdeeds, because their parents have always been held in high-esteem.

* '''Deconstructed''': Having never really been given a chance, the siblings suffer until Jake is murdered while trying to keep the football team from raping his sister. When the police laugh off any thoughts of proscuting the offenders, Lucy goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge that basically wipes the town off the map.

* '''Averted''': ???