Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Duplicate Trope
, started by Vox on Mar 30th 2012 at 5:32:40 AM
How is the trope description any less offensive than any actual uses of the trope? Because racism is totes okay when it's ironic, right?
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Well, it's intended merely to be self-demonstrating, both as comedy and to show what the trope is (and how ridiculous it is). Because of that, it can only really be as offensive as the fact that the trope exists.
Secondly, I guess "racism is totes okay when it's ironic." Not in the hipster sense of ironic, but in the sense where there is no racism intended or implicit and the usage is to make fun of or describe racism itself, then there's nothing wrong with that.
Thirdly, while I personally agree with you that the trope is racist, I think there are many who would disagree. Regardless, I'm sorry if the article offended you in any way.
Edited by BooleanEarth "In the land of the insecure, the one-balled man is king." - Haven
Why is this described as an "old", or discredited, stereotype?
The trope of giving Asians "funny" accents is alive and well in present-day works, so why are we trying to pretend otherwise? Who are we trying to kid?
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It's definitely discredited, but you're right that it's certainly still in use in many works. Feel free to tweak or add to that line, if you'd like to make it clearer.
"In the land of the insecure, the one-balled man is king." - Haven
Talk about badly aged tropes, am I right?