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%%* TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]
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* FictionalFanRealCelebrity: Tracey is obsessed with Music/{{Beyoncé}} to the extent of praying to a shrine to her in her room.

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* FictionalFanRealCelebrity: Tracey is obsessed with Music/{{Beyoncé}} Music/{{Beyonce}} to the extent of praying to a shrine to her in her room.
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* FictionalFanRealCelebrity: Tracey is obsessed with Music/{{Beyoncé}} to the extent of praying to a shrine to her in her room.
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re-commenting out ZCE


* TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner. It'so over the top that it's funny rather than scary or irritanting.

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner. It'so over the top that it's funny rather than scary or irritanting.irritating.
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A 2015 British CringeComedy series about the life of Tracey, a 24-year-old who's desperate to lose her virginity, and the shenanigans of her family and friends. The series is based on ''Chewing Gum Dreams'', a 2013 play written by Tracey's actress Michaela Coel. The show was cancelled after two seasons in 2017 because Coel felt that her writing had already reached its peak.

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A 2015 British CringeComedy series about the life of Tracey, a 24-year-old who's desperate to lose her virginity, and the shenanigans of her family and friends. The series is based on ''Chewing Gum Dreams'', a 2013 play written by Tracey's actress Michaela Coel.Creator/MichaelaCoel. The show was cancelled after two seasons in 2017 because Coel felt that her writing had already reached its peak.
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adorkable cleanup, now it's YMMV. removing misuse and ZCE, and moving appropriate examples to YMMV


* {{Adorkable}}: Tracey, and turned UpToEleven by Cynthia.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Tracey, and turned UpToEleven by Cynthia.
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* HasAType: By the time Tracey begins lusting after Aaron's Dad, she freely admits to Candice that her type seems to be adult losers (as demonstrated by her first boyfriend Connor, a "wasteman").

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* HasAType: By the time Tracey begins lusting after Aaron's Dad, she freely admits to Candice that her type seems to be adult basement-dwelling losers (as demonstrated by her first boyfriend Connor, a "wasteman").
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* HasAType: By the time Tracey begins lusting after Aaron's Dad, she freely admits to Candice that her type seems to be adult losers (as demonstrated by her first boyfriend Connor, a "wasteman").
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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Tracey, the Light Feminine one, is naïve and wide-eyed, having grown up with an extremely conservative Christian background. She also wears lots of bright colors and her hair in youthful braids. Candice, her best friend, is more glamorous and sexually assertive/experienced, making her the Dark Feminine.


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* StacysMom: GenderInvertedTrope when Tracey develops a crush on Aaron's single Dad.
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''Series/IMayDestroyYou'', Coel's followup series, is fictionalised about her experiences attempting to follow up on the series.




%%* TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]

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%%* * TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]

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cleanup of ZC Es and an instance of misuse (Gag Penis is specifically for oversized genitalia played for comedy).


* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvil his Christian fundamentalist upbringing]].
* TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]
* CampGay: Ola, one of Tracey's friends, is definitely this.

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* %%* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvil his Christian fundamentalist upbringing]].
* %%* TheBeard: Tracey was this for her fiance Ron for the seven years they were together. [[spoiler: He later attempts to replace her with her sister Cynthia.]]
* %%* CampGay: Ola, one of Tracey's friends, is definitely this.



* GagPenis: According to Tracey, Connor's got one of those.



* {{Nosebleed}}: Tracey experiences these when she has erotic dreams and the first few times she is with Connor.

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* %%* {{Nosebleed}}: Tracey experiences these when she has erotic dreams and the first few times she is with Connor.
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* SiblingRivarly: Tracey and Cynthia definitely have a rivarly going on. At first Cynthia takes advantage of Tracey's relationship with Connor to make herself look better and purer in front of their mom, and their rivarly seems to be part of the reason why she agrees to [[spoiler:marry Ron]]. When she also discovers her sexuality the sisters compete about who has more sexual experience.

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* SiblingRivarly: SiblingRivalry: Tracey and Cynthia definitely have a rivarly rivalry going on. At first Cynthia takes advantage of Tracey's relationship with Connor to make herself look better and purer in front of their mom, and their rivarly seems to be part of the reason why she agrees to [[spoiler:marry Ron]]. When she also discovers her sexuality the sisters compete about who has more sexual experience.
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* SiblingRivarly: Tracey and Cynthia definitely have a rivarly going on. At first Cynthia takes advantage of Tracey's relationship with Connor to make herself look better and purer in front of their mom, and their rivarly seems to be part of the reason why she agrees to [[spoiler:marry Ron]]. When she also discovers her sexuality the sisters compete about who has more sexual experience.

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A 2015 British CringeComedy series about the life of Tracey, a 24-year-old who's desperate to lose her virginity, and the shenanigans of her family and friends. The series is based on ''Chewing Gum Dreams'', a 2013 play written by Tracey's actress Michaela Coel. The show was cancelled after two seasons in 2017 because Coel felt that her writing had already reached its peak, but in early 2018 a third season was announced for an undetermined date.


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A 2015 British CringeComedy series about the life of Tracey, a 24-year-old who's desperate to lose her virginity, and the shenanigans of her family and friends. The series is based on ''Chewing Gum Dreams'', a 2013 play written by Tracey's actress Michaela Coel. The show was cancelled after two seasons in 2017 because Coel felt that her writing had already reached its peak, but in early 2018 a third season was announced for an undetermined date.peak.



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* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: Ron constantly belittled Tracey while they were together, insulting her physical appearance, her intelligence, her family and her job. After his homosexuality was revealed he joined a group for LGBT Christians and seemed to become much nicer...but he was only pretending to be a nice guy in order to hook up with other group members, and he treated them badly afterwards.
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* InformedFlaw: Tracey says that she's not envious of Candice, despite her beauty, because she has learning difficulties and so it balances out. However these difficulties are never shown and they don't seem to have impacted Candice's life in any way.
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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner. It'so over the top that it's funny rather than scary or irritanting
* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvil his Christian fundamentalist upbringing]]

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner. It'so over the top that it's funny rather than scary or irritanting
irritanting.
* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvil his Christian fundamentalist upbringing]]upbringing]].



* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey is asked if she's seventeen years old at one point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim. Emma, a recurring character in season 2,is 45 year old and she's assumed to be in her mid-to-late twenties.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey is asked if she's seventeen years old at one point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim. Emma, a recurring character in season 2,is 2, is 45 year old and she's assumed to be in her mid-to-late twenties.
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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner.

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner. It'so over the top that it's funny rather than scary or irritanting



* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey is asked if she's seventeen years old at one point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim.
Emma,a recurring character in season 2,is 45 and she's assumed to be in her mid-to-late twenties.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey is asked if she's seventeen years old at one point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim.
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victim. Emma, a recurring character in season 2,is 45 year old and she's assumed to be in her mid-to-late twenties.



* YoungerThanTheyLook: The guy [[spoiler:Tracey]] has sex with is 16 and looks like he's in his twenties.

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* YoungerThanTheyLook: The A guy [[spoiler:Tracey]] has sex with is 16 and looks like he's in his twenties.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey's asked if she's seventeen years old at oned point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim.

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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey's Tracey is asked if she's seventeen years old at oned one point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim.victim.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: The guy [[spoiler:Tracey]] has sex with is 16 and looks like he's in his twenties.

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* MeetTheInLaws: In an episode Candice goes to meet her boyfriend Aaron's parents for the first time, with Tracey and Ola tagging along. When they arrive they discover that Aaron's parents have broken up that very morning and things only go downhill from there, with Candice flirting with Aaron's father and him being an utter jerk to his son.

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* MeetTheInLaws: In an episode Candice goes to meet her boyfriend Aaron's parents for the first time, with Tracey and Ola tagging along. When they arrive they discover that Aaron's parents have broken up that very morning and things only go downhill from there, with Candice flirting with Aaron's father and him being an utter jerk to his son.


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* OlderThanTheyLook: Tracey's asked if she's seventeen years old at oned point, and when she talks to a police officer about a possible statuatory rape she assumes that Tracey's the victim.
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* MeetTheInLaws: In an episode Candice goes to meet her boyfriend Aaron's parents for the first time, with Tracey and Ola tagging along. When they arrive they discover that Aaron's parents have broken up that very morning and things only go downhill from there, with Candice flirting with Aaron's father and him being an utter jerk to his son.

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* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvilhis Christian fundamentalist upbringing]]

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* ActivistFundamentalistAntics: Tracey's mother is constantly looking to evangelize people in a rather...aggressive manner.
* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvilhis [[SexIsEvil his Christian fundamentalist upbringing]]

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* {{Anorgasmia}}: Boy Tracey, the protagonist's cousin, is a rare male example. It was possibly caused by [[SexIsEvilhis Christian fundamentalist upbringing]]



* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Happens almost every time that Tracey and her new boyfriend Connor attempt to have sex. Probably because he feels nervous about being her first sexual partner, as he does seem attracted to her otherwise.

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* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Happens almost every time that Tracey and her new boyfriend Connor attempt to have sex. Probably because he feels nervous about being her first sexual partner, as he does seem attracted to her otherwise.

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