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* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', stage only: YouSuck, and any attempt to change that will [[DownerEnding end disastrously.]]

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* ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'', stage only: YouSuck, ThisLoserIsYou, and any attempt to change that will [[DownerEnding end disastrously.]]

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* Musicals in general: If your play is sucky, people will completely ignore that as long as the music is good.



* ''Theatre/Hamilton'': It's totally okay to use someone's personal tragedies to promote your own agenda and completely change their story to fit your narrative. After all, they're dead so they can't object.

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* ''Theatre/Hamilton'': ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'': It's totally okay to use someone's personal tragedies to promote your own agenda and completely change their story to fit your narrative. After all, they're dead so they can't object.
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*''Theatre/Hamilton'': It's totally okay to use someone's personal tragedies to promote your own agenda and completely change their story to fit your narrative. After all, they're dead so they can't object.
** All white people are evil, and no matter how talented they are or how hard they work, they don't deserve to be leads in a musical over people of color.
** Alexander Hamilton is always right.
** Having a tragic backstory or an unrequited love excuses all the terrible things you've done.
** People of color were not important to American history. White people did everything.
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'''''[[IncomingHam WELCOME]]''''', '''[[LadiesAndGerms ladies, gentlemen,]] [[AndZoidberg and tropers]], to DarthWiki's Favorite GameShow'''...

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'''''[[IncomingHam WELCOME]]''''', '''[[LadiesAndGerms ladies, gentlemen,]] [[AndZoidberg and tropers]], to DarthWiki's DarthWiki/DarthWiki's Favorite GameShow'''...
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* ''Theatre/TheWizardOfOz'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.

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* ''Theatre/TheWizardOfOz'': ''Theatre/{{The Wizard of Oz|2011}}'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.
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** The easiest way to get a girlfriend is to start a cult
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** Unconventional people - both in looks and in beliefs – are doomed to be despised, persecuted, and either killed or forced into exile. Social change is possible, but it can only be made by a conventionally pretty person who outwardly conforms to the status quo.

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** Unconventional people - people, both in looks and in beliefs – beliefs, are doomed to be despised, persecuted, and either killed or forced into exile. Social change is possible, but it can only be made by a conventionally pretty person who outwardly conforms to the status quo.



* Theatre/PeerGynt: Bluffing your way through life, dealing with slaves and generally being a DirtyCoward is acceptable as long as a pure hearted girl waits all her life for you somewhere in a mountain cabin.

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* Theatre/PeerGynt: ''Theatre/PeerGynt'': Bluffing your way through life, dealing with slaves and generally being a DirtyCoward is acceptable as long as a pure hearted girl waits all her life for you somewhere in a mountain cabin.
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* ''Theatre/JosephAndTheAmazingTechnicolorDreamcoat'': Believe in your dreams, because dreams do come true... at least if you have the supernatural ability to interpret dreams.
** Don't try to murder your brother, because someday he might be the co-ruler of Egypt.
** The ability to interpret dreams is perfect basis for you to become a king's second-in-command, even if you've had no previous political experience.
** If you find yourself with life-or-death power over people who did you wrong years ago, who are now starving and begging you to save them, feel free to psychologically KickThemWhileTheyAreDown, emotionally torture them, and stop just short of permanently imprisoning one of them for a crime you framed him for. As long as you eventually forgive them, it's all cool.
** [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale A female-on-male rape attempt is funny.]]
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** Unconventional people - both in looks and in beliefs – are doomed to be despised, persecuted, and either killed or forced into exile. Social change is possible, but it can only be made by a conventionally pretty person who outwardly conforms to the status quo.
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** Racism is wrong, but only lovers who are both white can get happy endings. Actual mixed-race relationships are doomed to end tragically.

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** Racism is wrong, but only lovers who are both white can get happy endings. Actual mixed-race interracial relationships are doomed to end tragically.
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** ThePowerOfLove and song is enough to counteract the effects of weeks of exposure, malnutrition, and heroin abuse.

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** ThePowerOfLove and song is enough to counteract the effects of HIV plus weeks of exposure, malnutrition, and heroin abuse.
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** Don't become an artist. You'll end up dirt poor and your girlfriend will get sick and die.

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** Don't become an artist. artist or a writer. You'll end up dirt poor and your girlfriend will either leave you for someone richer or get sick and die.
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** Don't become an artist. You'll end up dirt poor and your girlfriend will get sick and die.
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** A man who faints at the sight of a snake is the perfect choice to send on a dangerous heroic mission.
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** 13-year-olds are at just the right age to fall in love and get married.
** If you lose your lover, suicide is always the answer.


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** Racism is wrong, but only lovers who are both white can get happy endings. Actual mixed-race relationships are doomed to end tragically.
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** A 13/14-year-old boy whose voice hasn't even changed yet should be treated as an adult. Feel free to ship him off to the army, and if you suspect your wife of sleeping with him, it only counts as adultery, not pedophilia. (Probably {{Truth In Television}} for the time period.)

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** A 13/14-year-old boy whose voice hasn't even changed yet should be treated as an adult. Feel free to ship him off to the army, and if you suspect your wife of sleeping with him, it only counts as adultery, not pedophilia.hebephilia. (Probably {{Truth In Television}} for the time period.)

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** Killing a parrot is the best way to make quick money. Besides, any animal that makes too much noise deserves to die.



** Killing a parrot is the best way to make quick money. Besides, any animal that makes too much noise deserves to die.

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* ''Theatre/LaTraviata'': A sex worker is only redeemable and worthy of love if she sacrifices everything for a man and goes through a massive {{Break the Cutie}} process to save his family's honor from the stain of her reputation. Oh, and even if she does all that, she's still not pure enough for a happy ending. It's best if she dies of an {{Incurable Cough of Death}}, urging her lover on her deathbed to marry a virgin.



** A 13/14-year-old boy whose voice hasn't even changed yet should be treated as an adult. Feel free to ship him off to the army, and if you suspect your wife of sleeping with him, it only counts as adultery, not pedophilia. (Probably {{Truth In Television}} for the time period.)



* RomeoAndJuliet: It's okay to abandon your home, family, friends, and responsibilities for a guy you only met two days ago.

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* RomeoAndJuliet: ''RomeoAndJuliet'': It's okay to abandon your home, family, friends, and responsibilities for a guy you only met two days ago.

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* ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro'': It's a wife's duty to forgive her cheating, emotionally abusive husband – but only if she's a noblewoman. Among the working class, if your wife hits you, it just shows how much she loves you.

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* ''Theatre/TheMagicFlute'': All women are either deceitful harpies or overemotional weaklings; only men can be trusted with power, and if a woman tries to reclaim the power she feels is rightfully hers, she deserves to plunge into eternal night.
** Kidnapping a young girl is okay if you dislike her mother.
** Slavery is perfectly fine; black men are horny would-be rapists who need white masters to control them.
* ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro'': It's a wife's duty to forgive her cheating, emotionally abusive husband – but only if she's a noblewoman.they're aristocrats. Among the working class, if your wife hits you, it just shows how much she loves you.
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** Killing a parrot is the best way to make quick money. Besides, any animal that makes too much noise deserves to die.
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* ''Theatre/LaBoheme'': It's okay to spend months emotionally abusing your gravely ill girlfriend as long as its a [[BreakHisHeartToSaveHim Break Her Heart To Save Her]] ploy. She'll wholeheartedly forgive you and you never even have to admit it was wrong.


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* ''Theatre/TheMarriageOfFigaro'': It's a wife's duty to forgive her cheating, emotionally abusive husband – but only if she's a noblewoman. Among the working class, if your wife hits you, it just shows how much she loves you.
** All women are [[WomenAreWiser wiser than]] and morally superior to all men, and destined to go through life constantly outwitting them, fixing their mistakes and forgiving them whether they deserve it or not.


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** Being gentle with a disabled child doesn't pay, period. You need to be willing to slap her and force-feed her if you want her to learn or amount to anything.


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** Trying to get your best friend captured by her worst enemies just because she "stole" your boyfriend, taking advantage of her sister's death to do it, and then getting into a physically violent catfight with her is all part of a healthy, beautiful friendship, just as long as you reconcile in the end.
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* ''{{Urinetown}}'': Malthus was right. "Hail, Malthus!"

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* ''{{Urinetown}}'': ''Theatre/{{Urinetown}}'': Malthus was right. "Hail, Malthus!"
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* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.

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* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': ''Theatre/TheWizardOfOz'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.
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* ''TheWizardOfOz'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.

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* ''TheWizardOfOz'': ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': Murdering friendless old ladies is the way to public acclaim.
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* ''Theatre/TheMiracleWorker'': Force-feeding a disabled child is a good and admirable idea, and will in no way cause the child to choke to death.
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* ''{{Pippin}}'': The ultimate ambition of theatre people is for ''you'' to willingly die for their art.
* ''{{Rent}}'': No matter what, you will find love. That love will also conveniently have HIV if you have HIV. Unless you're a white, straight, middle-class guy with no diseases or obvious sexual eccentricities. Then you'll have to be content being the voyeur for your more interesting friends.

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* ''{{Pippin}}'': ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'': The ultimate ambition of theatre people is for ''you'' to willingly die for their art.
* ''{{Rent}}'': ''Theatre/{{Rent}}'': No matter what, you will find love. That love will also conveniently have HIV if you have HIV. Unless you're a white, straight, middle-class guy with no diseases or obvious sexual eccentricities. Then you'll have to be content being the voyeur for your more interesting friends.
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* ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'': All men are abusive rapists. Yes, even the shy and quiet ones have a sex-driven beast deep beneath and will try to rape you will the opportunity come.
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* ''{{Hamlet}}'': Never hesitate too much before killing people.
* ''{{Hairspray}}'': A proper education is for losers. Break the rules, because detention is where the party is. Your high school romance, which is built solely on good times and bragging rights, will last forever. So forget about your education, find a partner, and have a blast. Life is just one big dance party.

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* ''{{Hamlet}}'': ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'': Never hesitate too much before killing people.
* ''{{Hairspray}}'': ''Film/{{Hairspray}}'': A proper education is for losers. Break the rules, because detention is where the party is. Your high school romance, which is built solely on good times and bragging rights, will last forever. So forget about your education, find a partner, and have a blast. Life is just one big dance party.
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* ''[[RockyHorrorPictureShow The Rocky Horror Show]]'': If you find your fiancee has slept with the '''same''' guy you slept with only moments earlier, the best thing to do is to have sex with the nearest (literal) BrainlessBeauty you can find for revenge....ya know...instead of confronting said fiancee and the guy you and him both slept with.

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* ''[[RockyHorrorPictureShow ''[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow The Rocky Horror Show]]'': If you find your fiancee has slept with the '''same''' guy you slept with only moments earlier, the best thing to do is to have sex with the nearest (literal) BrainlessBeauty you can find for revenge....ya know...instead of confronting said fiancee and the guy you and him both slept with.
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* Theatre/PeerGynt: Bluffing your way through life, dealing with slaves and generally being a DirtyCoward is acceptable as long as a pure hearted girl waits all her life for you somewhere in a mountain cabin.

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