1 | '''Basic Trope''': A work brings up the argument of androids as people. |
2 | * '''Straight''': |
3 | ** Androids are recognized as sentient beings with rights and free will. |
4 | ** Androids campaign for civil rights. |
5 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
6 | ** Androids are viewed as superior to people, and humans pledge their lives to serving the whims of A.I. overlords. |
7 | ** Androids begin campaigning for not just equality, but dominance. |
8 | * '''Downplayed''': Androids are not fully recognized as people, but are still treated somewhat respectfully. |
9 | * '''Justified''': |
10 | ** A scientific study definitively proves that androids can think and feel like people. |
11 | ** True AIs are constructed very differently from ordinary computers; their "brains" are composed of billions of microscopic electrical nodes that are connected to and interact with eachother in the exact same way as the neurons in a human brain; so ''from the start'' there isn't even a logical reason to ''not'' consider them people. |
12 | * '''Inverted''': |
13 | ** Androids are treated as subhuman and abused or manipulated for human gain. |
14 | ** Androids rule the world and humans campaign for rights. |
15 | ** A cynical work argues that humans effectively have always been androids due to 'programming' of parents, environment, and society. |
16 | * '''Subverted''': Androids are considered "separate but equal." |
17 | * '''Double Subverted''': Androids are considered "separate but equal." They're fine with this. |
18 | * '''Parodied''': |
19 | ** Androids are given the same rights as humans, but behave so differently they are portrayed as comedic. |
20 | ** Androids create their own religions and recruit door-to-door. |
21 | ** Androids participate in "culture nights" where they learn about other androids' manufacturers and programming languages. |
22 | ** Some bakeries refuse to serve wedding cakes to human-android couples. |
23 | ** Androids receive "vaccinations" in the form of USB drives that install the latest antivirus software. Many robots share anti-drive conspiracy theories on Facebook. |
24 | ** Self-driving cars now act as taxis and ask for payment. |
25 | ** Androids are allowed to run for political office, and are considerably more popular than humans. |
26 | ** Voting machines are given the right to vote. |
27 | * '''Zig Zagged''': A film initially establishes androids as people, but the sequel portrays them as thoughtless machines, the prequel depicts them as obedient slaves, and the spinoff TV series reveals that [[RoboticReveal the main character was an android]] [[TomatoInTheMirror the whole time]]. |
28 | * '''Averted''': |
29 | ** Androids don't care about being seen as people. |
30 | ** The question of whether androids are people is never discussed. |
31 | ** Androids don't exist. |
32 | * '''Enforced''': The author wants to avert WhatMeasureIsANonHuman by treating the androids with as much respect as humans, both InUniverse and OutOfUniverse. |
33 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Build androids? You kiddin'? Next thing you know, they'll be asking for homes and fair wages." |
34 | * '''Invoked''': |
35 | ** The story itself is written by an android that sees its kind as people. |
36 | ** The world is run by a sentient A.I. that enacts a law designating androids as people. |
37 | * '''Exploited''': |
38 | ** Androids are used to commit crimes that humans would be unable to get away with themselves. |
39 | ** Androids are given the right to vote. They are able to hack the machines and manipulate election results. |
40 | * '''Defied''': Androids are legally considered people, but the society itself is still bigoted and no one follows those laws. |
41 | * '''Conversed''': "It took a while, but we finally gave androids the rights they deserve." |
42 | * '''Implied''': |
43 | ** Androids exist in a country outside the story's setting. It is implied that they receive equal treatment. |
44 | ** Androids have little role in the story, but the few times they are shown they are treated very politely. |
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