Relevant discussion: Trope names with outdated and/or offensive language
Candidates
- Several tropes with "queer" in the name: "Queer" has historically been used as a slur. Many members of the community have reclaimed the word and it is used in an academic context
- Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite: "Hermaphrodite" is obsolete terminology for intersex people and can be read as offensive.
- Eskimos Aren't Real:
- "Eskimo" is considered a problematic term by various indigenous groups
- The trope is about someone believing something that exists in reality is made-up. "Eskimo" can be replaced with something else or the trope can be renamed to something clearer/generic without changing the meaning.
- Quotes.Eskimos Arent Real is now flagged for "Dangerous or derogatory content" by Google. Chances are the trope page and other subpages may also have that flag put on them.
- Idiot Savant
- Schizophrenic Difficulty: "Schizophrenic" used to describe those without schizophrenia can be considered ableist; the trope can be renamed "Inconsistent Difficulty" or similar.
- Schizo Tech: See above; discussion from 2010 suggests Anachronistic Tech, Eclectic Tech, and Tech Soup, and Technology Kitchen Sink, Eclectech, and Anachronistech already exist as redirects
- Genius Cripple: "Cripple" has been considered an ableist term for a long time, and contemporary standards favour person-first language. Suggested change to Disabled Genius.
- Evil Cripple: Same reasoning, to something like Disabled Villain.
- Handicapped Badass: "Handicapped" is more recently dated than "cripple" but still widely rejected by modern disability groups. (Discussed here.) Same reasoning, to Disabled Badass.
Invented by community
- Magical Negro: Preexisting term coined by Spike Lee, used outside the wiki
- Fag Hag: Invented by the LGBT community; alternatives are less clear
Already Discussed
- Date Crêpe: Merged into Indirect Kiss
- Hot Gypsy Woman: Unable to come up with a word that best encapsulated the stereotype
- Gypsy Curse was brought up, but may fall into this as well.
- The Rain Man: Merged into Idiot Savant.
- Sim Sim Salabim: Renamed to Mystical India.
