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A character refers to another character as being adopted as a put-down, often with heavy implications of "this is why your birth family gave you up" or to call out the lack of blood relation between themselves and their adopted family. This can be played dramatically, especially if it's a case of Oblivious Adoption. In that case, expect Tell Me About My Father to occur. Usually used to portray the character using the insult as a Jerkass, since it's a low blow and good Kick the Dog material. If a parent does this to a child during an argument they're likely a Resentful Guardian, and may have a My God, What Have I Done? moment later. A sibling is often particularly prone to this if their adopted brother or sister was given an inheritance or another status over them, in which case they're likely to be The Resenter. It's also sometimes used as an insult towards someone who isn't even adopted, especially if the person slinging the insult has no way of actually knowing this, and is a favored tactic of The Bully. Often this is a setup for a Your Mom joke, the speaker clarifying that they are not talking about "their mother". The usual comeback to this insult is that an adopted child's family specifically chose them, so clearly they were wanted. The underlying assumption behind the insult, mainly that someone is inherently inferior as a result of being adopted, is at this point pretty much a Dead Horse Trope but does still sometimes crop up played straight. As a result, when seen nowadays it's often Played for Laughs or used in a Crosses the Line Twice manner when it's brought up apropos of nothing. Compare Red-Headed Stepchild, which historically had some relation to this trope as in mixed Italian-Irish families in the late 19th century the red-headed child would be obviously not related to one of the parents, which could lead to this, and Chocolate Baby, where the lack of physical resemblance to at least one parent is the result of infidelity. Related to Foster Kid, whose main source of drama comes from being separated from their birth family. Overlaps with Not Blood, Not Family if a person does this towards an adopted relative. Contrast Happily Adopted, when the adopted character has no problem with being adopted. Related to Adoption Is Not an Option, where a couple who wants children refuses to even consider adopting with no reason given, leaving the viewer to infer this trope being at work. Examples: |
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