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Can we also add a rule that shows that are given a realistic fiction setting, without [[GrayAndGreyMorality hard-and-fast definitions of good and evil]], should never, ever ever ever, have character alignments? I\'ve seen people adding this for \'\'{{Glee}}\'\', and yeah, \'\'Glee\'\' has made it pretty clear that every one of its characters can be a saint, an asshole, or something in between depending on the situation.
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I think it also needs to be pointed out that alignments only make sense for certain series where there is a neat sorting of good vs. evil (or law and order vs. anarchy), and for books, shows, movies etc. where the \\\'\\\'point\\\'\\\' is that good and evil are relative, or where it\\\'s never discussed at all, the alignment system just doesn\\\'t fit.
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Can we also add a rule that shows that are given a realistic fiction setting, without [[GrayAndGreyMorality hard-and-fast definitions of good and evil]], should never, ever ever ever, have character alignments? I\'ve seen people adding this for \'\'{{Glee}}\'\', and yeah, \'\'Glee\'\' has made it pretty clear that everyone of its characters can be both a saint and an asshole depending on the situation.
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Can we also add a rule that shows that are given a realistic fiction setting, without [[GrayAndGreyMorality hard-and-fast definitions of good and evil]], should never, ever ever ever, have character alignments? I\\\'ve seen people adding this for \\\'\\\'{{Glee}}\\\'\\\', and yeah, \\\'\\\'Glee\\\'\\\' has made it pretty clear that every one of its characters can be a saint, an asshole, or something in between depending on the situation.
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