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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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