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Prejudice. An irrational, unfortunate wrong that, sadly, is still very much an issue today, though it's been steadily decreasing as people are increasingly exposed to "the other" in television, movies, and even the workplace. This is when the story has a moral which amounts to either "don't be prejudiced" in general, or "don't judge people based on X", where "X" could be as serious as race, but it could also be as simple as their hobbies. Works (and installments of works) with Prejudice Aesops usually have a message about how "we're all different, even within groups, and that's a good thing because it makes the world more interesting" or "these people are a bit different, but in some ways, we're all the same". A common plot is for someone to introduce their new friend or love interest to their friends/family, only to find out that their friends/family are prejudiced against a group the new character belongs to (sometimes because they're just bad news, but other times out of naivete or misguided fear). In another commonly used scenario, a character, or group of characters, prepares to meet this new character who belongs to a group, expecting them to behave or look a certain way due to stereotypes or preconceived notions, only to discover the character isn't at all like what they assumed. The new character might be a Long-Lost Uncle Aesop, but they may go on to become an established character. Another common plot is to have a character plan to do something (maybe even being the first in their group to do it) only to find out that they're not allowed because the folks in charge are prejudiced. It may also be combined with Fantastic Racism or Animal Jingoism where characters are prejudiced toward another species due to believing stereotypes (such as mistakenly believing that dogs hate cats or that all gnomes are evil), but then learning that the stereotypes aren't true. Either way, the message might also be learned by having the one who characters are prejudiced against saving the bigots, winning against them, or something similar. Double points if they prove the bigots wrong in the process (e.g. Alice wins against Bob in a footrace despite him saying, "You run like a girl!"). Usually results in the bigot becoming a Former Bigot. Can happen in a Girls vs. Boys Plot. Gay Aesop, Showing Up Chauvinists, and You Go, Girl! are sub-tropes. Sometimes is a Very Special Episode. If an established character is established as prejudiced when they previously were not, that's a kind of Compressed Vice. Please only add intentional examples here. Unintentional ones go on Accidental Aesop and Alternate Aesop Interpretation. Examples |
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