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10	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sita&sarita.png]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:"Yes, Midnight, shed all over me..."\
12	[-''Sita and Sarita'', Cecilia Beaux (1921)-]]]
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14	[[evil:[[white:White]]]] is the lightest shade of {{gray\|Tropes}}, being a combination of all wavelengths of visible light combining into the one lightest color. In the West, it can symbolize life and good. In Asia, white often symbolizes death. It also [[WhiteIsPure symbolizes purity and cleanliness]], as the color white betrays nearly any stain, and its pure whiteness is also a symbol of pure cleanliness. In human society, the color white is also a symbolic designation for [[WhiteIndex the lightest superficial human skin complexions]] [[RaceTropes and their social meaning]] -- though these complexions more often look pink or light beige than pure white. Sometimes [[UnfortunateImplications more insidiously]], "white" refers not only to lightness of skin, but to being of Caucasoid descent -- other similarly light-skinned peoples of predominantly non-Caucasoid descent are more likely to be excluded from this definition.
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16	This index includes any tropes that literally or symbolically invoke the color white, including Race Tropes.
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18	!!Tropes
19	[[index]]
20	[floatboxright:
21	Categories:
22	+ BlackIndexWhiteIndex
23	+ TheseTropesWereFrozenToday
24	+ WhiteIndex
25	]
26	[floatboxright:
27	Related:
28	+ LightingTropes
29	]
30	* AlbinosAreFreaks: Discrimination against albinos.
31	* BlankWhiteEyes: Eyes with just plain white sclerae and no irises or pupils on them.
32	* BlankWhiteVoid: A blank slate or a dimension of eternal whiteness.
33	* EternallyPearlyWhiteTeeth: When characters' teeth are both perfectly healthy and perfectly white.
34	* EtherealWhiteDress: A character dressed in pale or white clothing who's either literally or metaphorically dead.
35	* FadeToWhite: When the screen fades to white as opposed to black.
36	* FairytaleWeddingDress (white being the standard color for this trope): A fancy wedding dress designed to make the bride look like a fairytale princess.
37	* FatSweatySouthernerInAWhiteSuit: An obese, Southern character almost always dressed in white.
38	* GayGroomInAWhiteTux: Fictional portrayals of gay men's weddings, in which one of them will invariably be wearing a white tuxedo, and the other a black tuxedo.
39	* GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: Gold and white associated with angels and/or deities.
40	* GoodWearsWhite: Heroic characters dress in white to symbolize their goodness.
41	* GreatWhiteFeline: Big cats with white fur given some form of importance or strangeness.
42	* HereditaryWeddingDress: White wedding dresses that run in the family.
43	* LightIsGood: Light depicted as a source of goodness.
44	* LightIsNotGood: Light portrayed as evil.
45	* MysticalWhiteHair: When white hair indicates that the person has magical powers, has super powers, is divine, is mysterious, or has otherworldly origins.
46	* ProphetEyes: Cloudy white eyes that indicate that there is something off about the one who has them.
47	* RedAndWhiteComedyPoster: A film poster with big red letters on a white background.
48	* SignificantWhiteHairDarkSkin: White hair stands out even more on characters with dark complexions and indicates they are supposed to be important.
49	* TheRichHaveWhiteStuff: Rich people associated with white objects.
50	* VillainInAWhiteSuit: When a villain's sophistication and managerial position is emphasized by wearing all-white formal clothing.
51	* VirginInAWhiteDress: Virgins portrayed as wearing white clothes.
52	* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: White with red accents as an uncanny or creepy color scheme.
53	* WhiteBunny: Hares or rabbits depicted with white fur.
54	* WhiteGloves: Puffy white gloves commonly worn by cartoon characters.
55	* WhiteHairBlackHeart: When a character's villainy is signified by the whiteness of their hair.
56	* WhiteIsPure: When white represents virtuousness and cleanliness.
57	* WhiteMaskOfDoom: A white mask that's cool and/or scary.
58	* WhiteShirtOfDeath: The death of a character wearing white clothes.
59	* WhiteStallion: A white horse who's only ridden by someone in a position of authority or leadership.
60	* WhiteVoidRoom: A featureless white room.
61	* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: Wolves with white fur portrayed as heroic or otherworldly.
62	[[/index]]

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