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** Tropestan is full of ArabOilSheikh men and BellyDancer women, and there's lots of camels, hummus, falafels, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking hookahs]], and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
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** Tropestan is full of ArabOilSheikh men and BellyDancer SultryBellyDancer women, and there's lots of camels, hummus, falafels, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking hookahs]], and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
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** Tropestan does something that isn't associated with the Qurac trope such as being majority Christian or Buddhist, or being in a temperate climate, or has not a drop of oil in it, but otherwise does everything else stereotypical.
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** Tropestan turns out to be something like Opa-Lacka, Florida.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it still has a rich Middle-Eastern type culture with lots of traditions of that culture.
* '''Double Subverted''': But it still has a rich Middle-Eastern type culture with lots of traditions of that culture.
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** Tropestan turns out to be something like Opa-Lacka, Florida.
Florida where architecture and some cultural spots only look Middle Eastern, but the nation is entirely run by non Middle Eastern people who just liked the aesthetic but don't really engage in any of the traditional culture.
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** But it still has a rich Middle-Eastern type culture with lots of traditions of thatculture.culture.
** The ForeignCultureFetish end up Arabizing themselves anyway, much to the confusion of the actual Middle Eastern People.
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** But it still has a rich Middle-Eastern type culture with lots of traditions of that
** The ForeignCultureFetish end up Arabizing themselves anyway, much to the confusion of the actual Middle Eastern People.
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** Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window.
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** Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window. Oil is also the official drink.
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* '''Averted''': Tropestan's culture is more like that of America, Europe, East Asia, etc.
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* '''Averted''': Tropestan's culture is more like that of America, Europe, East Asia, etc.etc, it just happens to be set in the Middle East.
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* '''Justified''': The setting is the Middle East, and Tropestan is an {{Expy}} of a real-life Middle Eastern country.
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* '''Justified''': The setting is the Middle East, and Tropestan is an {{Expy}} a copy of a real-life Middle Eastern country.
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* '''Justified''': The setting is the Middle East
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* '''Justified''': The setting is the Middle EastEast, and Tropestan is an {{Expy}} of a real-life Middle Eastern country.
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** Alternatively, Tropestan is a CrapsackWorld where it's HonorBeforeReason, full of terrorists and [[NoWomansLand abused women]] covered from head to toe.
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** Alternatively, Tropestan is a CrapsackWorld where it's HonorBeforeReason, full of terrorists and [[NoWomansLand abused women]] covered from head to toe. Also, [[BuryYourGays gays are banned and killed]] but [[{{Polyamory}} you can marry up to four wives]].
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* '''Played For Drama'': The Western characters misunderstand the culture with devastating results.
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* '''Played For Drama'': Drama''': The Western characters misunderstand the culture with devastating results.
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* '''Deconstructed''':??
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* '''Deconstructed''':??'''Deconstructed''': the audience is led to understand that they are seeing Tropestan through the eyes of an Orientalist UnreliableNarrator.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The Western characters commit hilarious cultural gaffes because of their misconceptions about the country.
* '''Played For Drama'': The Western characters misunderstand the culture with devastating results.
* '''Played For Drama'': The Western characters misunderstand the culture with devastating results.
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unfortunate implications is an audience rection, not something internal, unfortunate implications need citations
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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead to UnfortunateImplications about the Middle East and its people and religion/culture if not handled correctly.
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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead to UnfortunateImplications about the Middle East and its people and religion/culture if not handled correctly.'''Deconstructed''':??
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* '''Downplayed''': Tropestan people dress up for tourists but aren't much different otherwise.
** Alternatively this Tropestan setting is subtle enough that some people are acutally convinced it's a real place.
** Alternatively this Tropestan setting is subtle enough that some people are acutally convinced it's a real place.
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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
** Tropestan people dress up for tourists but aren't much different otherwise.
**Alternatively Or, this Tropestan setting is subtle enough that some people are acutally convinced it's a real place.
** Tropestan people dress up for tourists but aren't much different otherwise.
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* '''Subverted''': Tropestan seems to have absorbed a lot of Western culture.
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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Tropestan seems to have absorbed a lot of Western culture.
** Tropestan seems to have absorbed a lot of Western culture.
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* '''Parodied''': Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window.
** Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window.
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* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Exploited''': ???Tropestan has no oil and needs some way to make money, Hollywood is looking for a location to shoot in.
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** Tropestan turns out to be something like Opa-Lacka, Florida.
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** Alternatively this Tropestan setting is subtle enough that some people are acutally convinced it's a real place.
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** It's not Tropestan it's something ridiculous like Tropitropitropitropistanstan.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Downplayed''': ???Tropestan people dress up for tourists but aren't much different otherwise.
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* '''Parodied''': ???
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* '''Parodied''': ???Every street corner has a palace in it with a decadent Sultan, an Evil Vizier and a Harem with lots of Eunechs to guard them. Everybody around is a bloodthirsty terrorist, and foams at the mouth at seeing a woman even peeking out the window.
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* '''Basic Trope''': A fictional Middle-Eastern setting.
* '''Played Straight''': Tropestan is located in a desert environment, with lots of Middle-Eastern sounding music and is a primarily Muslim country.
* '''Exaggerated''': Tropestan is full of ArabOilSheikh men and BellyDancer women, and there's lots of camels, hummus, falafels, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking hookahs]], and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
* '''Played Straight''': Tropestan is located in a desert environment, with lots of Middle-Eastern sounding music and is a primarily Muslim country.
* '''Exaggerated''': Tropestan is full of ArabOilSheikh men and BellyDancer women, and there's lots of camels, hummus, falafels, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking hookahs]], and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
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** Tropestan is full of ArabOilSheikh men and BellyDancer women, and there's lots of camels, hummus, falafels, [[GoodSmokingEvilSmoking hookahs]], and [[MustHaveCaffeine coffee]].
* '''Downplayed''': ???
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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead to UnfortunateImplications about the Middle East and its people and religion/culture if not handled correctly.
* '''Reconstructed''': The writers have ShownTheirWork, and the setting is portrayed like a real Middle-Eastern country.
* '''Parodied''': See "Exaggerated"
* '''Reconstructed''': The writers have ShownTheirWork, and the setting is portrayed like a real Middle-Eastern country.
* '''Parodied''': See "Exaggerated"
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* '''Reconstructed''': The writers have ShownTheirWork, and the setting is portrayed like a real Middle-Eastern country.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Sounds like it's in the Middle East."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Sounds like it's in the Middle East."
* '''Exploited''': ???
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* '''Played For Laughs''': Usually the first type under "Exaggerated"
* '''Played For Drama''': The second type under "Exaggerated"
* '''Played For Drama''': The second type under "Exaggerated"
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* '''Deconstructed''': May lead to UnfortunateImplications about the Middle East and its people and religion/culture if not handled correctly.
* '''Reconstructed''': The writers have ShownTheirWork, and the setting is portrayed like a real Middle-Eastern country.
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