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1	''The limit of the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its creepiness.''
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3	Some tropes are often used for the purpose of making a character unlikable by making them come across as creepy. Many other tropes can also be shoehorned in for the job. Often, a plot element exist solely for the purpose of putting a giant red flag on a certain character: "Hey! This guy is creepy". Never mind whether or not the situation is psychologically, socially or even physically realistic. As long as it fills its function of highlighting the guy as creepy, [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief disbelief will be willingly suspended]]--or at least that's how it's intended. [[DoNotDoThisCoolThing Parts of the audience may react differently.]]
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5	While usually used against a single male character, it can also be used against female characters and against groups of people. Including [[FantasticRacism entire races]].
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7	Contrast RuleOfCool and [[RuleOfIndex all the others]]. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Do not confuse with]] RuleOfScary.
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9	!!Some tropes that work well for this purpose (when played in a creepy way) are:
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11	%%Note that this is NOT an index, do not add indexing.
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13	* ActivistFundamentalistAntics
14	* BoomerangBigot
15	* BondageIsBad
16	* BreadEggsMilkSquick
17	* CreepyCave
18	* CreepyChild
19	* CreepyDoll
20	* CreepyGood
21	* CreepyMonotone
22	* CreepyPhysical
23	* CreepyTwins
24	* CreepyUncle
25	* DepravedBisexual
26	* DepravedHomosexual
27	* DestructiveRomance
28	* EerilyOutOfPlaceObject
29	* GigglingVillain
30	* OrderliesAreCreeps
31	* ParentalIncest
32	* PedophilePriest
33	* PervertDad
34	* {{Squick}}
35	* StalkerShrine
36	* StalkerWithACrush
37	* TaxidermyIsCreepy
38	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour
39	* UnsexySadist
40	* UnnecessarilyCreepyRobot
41	* VillainousCrush
42	* VillainousIncest
43	* WifeHusbandry
44	* YourNormalIsOurTaboo

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