Projects: Long Term/Perpetual:
04/14/2022
14th Apr '23 5:27:52 AM
Crown Description:
Vote up to forbid real life examples; vote down to Keep Real Life Examples. To add a trope to a No Real Life Examples Please index, its crowner option must meet the following criteria:- 2:1 ratio needed for NRLEP
- Must have been up for a minimum of a week
- If the vote is exactly 2:1 or +/- 1 vote from that, give it a couple extra days to see if any more votes come in
Betty and Veronica - Characterization
(real people don't and can't fit neatly into the wholesome but boring Betty and cool but dangerous Veronica archetypes), gossiping about real peoples' love lives - Added April 14
(real people don't and can't fit neatly into the wholesome but boring Betty and cool but dangerous Veronica archetypes), gossiping about real peoples' love lives - Added April 14
Distracted by the Sexy - Sexuality-related trope, attracting NSFW weblinks and creepy thirsty gushing about 18-year-olds - Added April 14
, attracting NSFW weblinks and creepy thirsty gushing about 18-year-olds - Added April 14
Stepford Smiler - Gossip, Characterization, gossiping about real peoples' mental illnesses - Added April 14
, Characterization, gossiping about real peoples' mental illnesses - Added April 14
Parental Favoritism - Gossip, Characterization, prying into peoples' private lives - Added April 14
, Characterization, prying into peoples' private lives - Added April 14
Hellhound - Impossible in Real Life (all mythological examples belong in the Myths folder), attracting misuse, "big scary dog" is not this trope - Added April 15
(all mythological examples belong in the Myths folder), attracting misuse, "big scary dog" is not this trope - Added April 15
Mind Screw - Narrative/Plot trope, "things are confusing to some people" is Chairs, attracting ridiculously poor examples, including ZCE's, Weblink-Only examples, and dead memes from 8 years ago - Added April 14
, "things are confusing to some people" is Chairs, attracting ridiculously poor examples, including ZCE's, Weblink-Only examples, and dead memes from 8 years ago - Added April 14
Shrinking Violet - Characterization, Gossip - Added April 15
, Gossip - Added April 15
Noodle Implements - Narrative/Impossible in Real Life, relies on things being "offscreen" when there is no "offscreen" in real life - Added April 14
, relies on things being "offscreen" when there is no "offscreen" in real life - Added April 14
Coming-Out Story - Gossip about peoples' sexual orientations/gender identities, Too Common, a Plot - Added April 15
, Too Common, a Plot - Added April 15
Two Decades Behind - Narrative trope, "people not adapting to new trends immediately" is Too Common, attracting anecdotes and Complaining About Shows You Don't Like - Added April 15
, "people not adapting to new trends immediately" is Too Common, attracting anecdotes and Complaining About Shows You Don't Like - Added April 15
Professional Slacker - Characterization, Gossip/Stereotypes - Added April 15
, Gossip/Stereotypes - Added April 15
The Kindnapper - Morality, Characterization, attracting True Crime grossness - Added April 14
, Characterization, attracting True Crime grossness - Added April 14
Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking - Attracting ROCEJ Violating examples about politics, as well as meaningless anecdotes and misuse of the trope - Added April 15
, as well as meaningless anecdotes and misuse of the trope - Added April 15
Weird Currency - A speculative-fiction only trope since no real world currency is \"weird\" to the people who use it (compare Fantastic Caste System and Fantastic Honorifics, which are also NRLEP) - Added April 14
since no real world currency is \"weird\" to the people who use it (compare Fantastic Caste System and Fantastic Honorifics, which are also NRLEP) - Added April 14
