1 | An index for all pages dealing with "ghettos." We don't mean ''[[WrongSideOfTheTracks that]]'' kind of ghetto; these are pages dealing with the idea that some works are inherently superior or inferior due to their genre, subject matter, target audience, medium, origin, or other arbitrary reasons. |
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3 | See also PublicMediumIgnorance. |
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5 | [[index]] |
6 | * AmericansHateTingle: A thing popular in its country of origin is hated elsewhere. |
7 | * AnimatedShockComedy: Animations for adults can potentially become one of these, ironically to rebel against the AnimationAgeGhetto. |
8 | * AnimationAgeGhetto: Animation is only made for and enjoyed by children. |
9 | * AudienceAlienatingPremise: A premise that scares off its potential audience, regardless of the work's actual quality. |
10 | * AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Unnecessarily adding objectional content to a work in order to receive a higher classification and thus be marketable to older audiences. |
11 | * BiasSteamroller: Critics let personal biases impact their reviews. |
12 | * ComedyGhetto: Comedic works don't win awards. |
13 | * DeadHorseGenre: Music genres that are hated in and of themselves. |
14 | * GirlShowGhetto: Works featuring/for women can only be enjoyed by them/are of inferior quality. |
15 | * GuiltyPleasures: Things that someone enjoys but, for whatever reason, is taboo for them to do so. |
16 | * IReadItForTheArticles: Claiming to enjoy something for its more respectable elements rather than its main appeal. |
17 | * ItsNotSupposedToWinOscars: Justifying poor quality of a work by claiming that quality was never the intention. |
18 | * ItsPopularNowItSucks: The more mainstream something is, the more critical people are at it. |
19 | * LowestCommonDenominator: Marketing something to as many demographics as possible. |
20 | * MenswearGhetto: In interactive works with character customization, male clothing options are not as extensive as female ones. |
21 | * MinorityShowGhetto: Works featuring a racial minority can only be enjoyed by them. |
22 | * NewMediaAreEvil: Newer media and technology are seen as bad. |
23 | * OldMediaAreEvil: Older, "traditional" media is seen as untrustworthy. |
24 | * OscarBait: A work that is engineered to win awards by following the stereotypes of works that normally do. |
25 | * OutOfTheGhetto: A work/genre once considered niche finds success among a broader audience. |
26 | * QualityByPopularVote: Popularity directly correlates to quality. |
27 | * QueerShowGhetto: Works featuring queer characters, relationships or topics can only be enjoyed by the LGBT+ community. |
28 | * RatedMForMoney: A mature rating acts as a selling point. |
29 | * ReviewsAreTheGospel: Treating reviews as definitive justification for an opinion. |
30 | * SciFiGhetto: Speculative fiction cannot be "true art." |
31 | * TrueArt: Something can only be true art if it is... |
32 | ** TrueArtIsAncient: from a very long time ago or doesn't appeal to modern audiences. |
33 | ** TrueArtIsAngsty: cynical or pessimistic. |
34 | ** TrueArtIsBoring: inaccessible to a wider audience or not intrinsically enjoyable. |
35 | ** TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: confusing or impossible for ordinary people to understand. |
36 | [[/index]] |
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