History Main / ContemptCrossfire

* Politics create this situation all the time. For example, UsefulNotes/BernieSanders calls himself a democratic socialist, and as a result, his political opponents frequently frame him as a [[RedScare Commie-loving dictator in the making]]... while more hardline socialists accuse him of being closer to a social democrat than anything else.

*** It's also mentioned that Carcer views Knock and Quirke (two petty, small-time corrupt guards) with the exact same disdain as Vimes, he just approaches it from the other direction.

** ''Discworld/NightWatch'': Vimes gets three hitmen sent after him. One of them is clearly in it for the thrills, so he gets selected for interrogation where he instantly breaks down. Not only do the two professionals think he's NotWorthKilling, he later ends up joining Carcer's crew and gets slapped down by him (just to rub it in, Coates was also part of the crew, and he ''stared down'' Carcer).

* In the ''Film/XMenFilmSeries'', Film/{{Deadpool}} holds this place in the Mutant Civil War. Neither the X-Men nor the Brotherhood of Mutants want anything to do with him, with the only exceptions being Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus.

* In the ''Film/XMen'' movies, Film/{{Deadpool}} holds this place in the Mutant Civil War. Neither the X-Men nor the Brotherhood of Mutants want anything to do with him, with the only exceptions being Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus.

-->'''Elsa:''' Is that what you think of me? [[NotInThisForYourRevolution I believe in the Grail, not the swastika]]!\\
'''Indy:''' You stood up to be counted among the enemies of everything the Grail stands for. Who gives a '''DAMN''' what you believe!\\

* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': Django explains that "house niggers" (slaves who serve in a plantation's mansion rather than in the fields) are the lowest of the low, being looked down by whites for being black and hated by other slaves for their cushy job and {{Quisling}}-like position.

-->'''Elsa:''' Is that what you think of me? I stood up for the Grail, not the swastika!\\
'''Indy:''' You stood up to be counted among the enemies of everything the Grail stands for!

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* ''ComicBook/ThePunisher'': Frank often ends up creating these (with himself as the extremist regarding bringing criminals to justice) when another superhero (usually Daredevil or Spiderman who just want the criminals arrested) tries to prevent him from killing a criminal. [[UngratefulBastard Said criminal usually ends up shooting at both of them, even knowing going with the super means he'll live, albeit in prison]].

** During the Slavers arc, a weaselly little DirtyCop is one of the titular slavers' informants in the police, looked down on by other cops for his brown-nosing. His employers have nothing but contempt for him, referring to him solely as "the little shit" to his face. Frank lets him live to send a message to the slavers' European suppliers, secure in the knowledge that he won't make it back: "The Moldovans won't even leave fingerprints".
** During the Man of Stone arc, Rawlins' DirtyCoward, SmugSnake and ChronicBackstabbingDisorder tendencies are so exacerbated he ends up making General Zakharov look good, and Zakharov's strategy for luring mujaheddin out of cover involved pushing their families (babies included) off a cliff in front of them. By contrast, Zakharov has the greatest respect for Frank, deeming him a Russian born in the wrong country by mistake, and whatever feelings Frank had, he at least gives Zakharov a MercyKill. Rawlins' death is considerably messier.
** ''The Cell'': The hopelessly corrupt chief warden Leonard reports to Don Drago, saying that they tried to intimidate Frank by showing him the scariest inmate they had (Frank killed him in maybe ten seconds), but they can't kill him without prompting a huge investigation that would reveal just how many guards are on the take or blackmailed. The don says he has a point, then tells him to fuck off: the made men have plans to make. Frank later plants Leonard's name tag on a black drug lord he murdered (and carved a swastika on his face), because Leonard's alibi is that he was having sex with the leader of the neo-Nazi gang.

* Famously happened in the Comicbook/{{Batman}} - ComicBook/CaptainAmerica crossover comic book. Since Red Skull is a Nazi, Red Skull is held equally in contempt not only by the heroes, but by ComicBook/TheJoker as well (since, by Joker's own admission, Joker is still a proud American even if he is AxeCrazy).

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* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': Elsa is visibly distraught at seeing the Nazis burning books, and is shocked that Indy thought she would give up the diary for incineration. Indy refuses to let it change his opinion of her since she's still working for them.
--> '''Elsa:''' Is that what you think of me? I stood up for the Grail, not the swastika!
--> '''Indy:''' You stood up to be counted among the enemies of everything the Grail stands for!
* In the ''Film/XMen'' movies, ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} holds this place in the Mutant Civil War. Neither the X-Men nor the Brotherhood of Mutants want anything to do with him, with the only exceptions being Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus.
* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': Django explains that "house niggers" (slaves who serve in a plantation's mansion rather than in the fields) are the lowest of the low, being looked down by whites for being black and hated by other slaves for their cushy job and {{Quisling}}-like position.

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---> You couldn't bring yourself to think the Klatchians had done it. Because that'd line you up with Sergeant Colon and the rest of the Klatchian-fags-are-made-of-camel-dung brigade.

---> Gilt and Vetinari shared a look. It said: While I loathe you and every aspect of your personal philosophy to a depth unplumbable by any line, I'll credit you at least with not being Crispin Horsefry.

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* ''{{Series/Blackadder}}'':

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* ''MegaManX4'': the game centers on the conflict between the Maverick Hunters (and Zero in particular) and their supposed partners, the Repliforce (and their higher-up Colonel in particular). Iris - Zero's girlfriend of sorts and Colonel's sister - got caught in the tension between the two, with Colonel refusing to stop the coup d'etat and Zero being vehement on stopping Colonel's group at any cost. Iris tries to make the two stop fighting, to no avail. This culminates in [[spoiler:Zero slaying Colonel, then a distraught Iris merging Colonel's robotic core with hers and then fighting Zero, who then has to take her down in self-defense. Iris' body got overclocked and she died peacefully on Zero's arms. Cue Zero's anguished scream about questioning his (lack of) reason for fighting and the subsequent RoaringRampageOfRevenge, especially once he knows who's the real mastermind behind the (largely unnecessary and avoidable) conflict of the 2 groups.]]

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* ''WebComic/SequentialArt'': Art is told to redo a drawing by both the marketing and censorship departments: one wanting more cleavage or the ad won't sell, one wanting less cleavage or the ad won't air.

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* ''WebOriginal/SwordArtOnlineAbridged'': In episode 12, we're introduced to Asuna's father, who's decided to marry her off to one of his employees [[spoiler:as an alternative to keeping her comatose body in the hospital.]] However, it quickly becomes apparent that for all the disdain he shows Kirito he couldn't care less about the guy either, not even bothering to get his name even slightly right.
--> '''Asuna's father:''' Ah, good, you're here! Allow me to introduce you to my daughter's fiancé! Kazuto (Kirito's RL name), Versace. Versace, Kazuto.
--> '''Sugou:''' (exasperated) Ah ha ha, sir, that's not my name. That was the brand of briefcase I put all the money in.
--> '''Asuna's father:''' You're sure? It's a pretty cool name. Maybe you should go with it. All classy and Italian, like Ferrari! Ooh, I haven't bought one of those in forever! Excuse me, gentlemen, I need to go call my Ferrari guy!

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* During ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'', the human-world version of Twilight Sparkle is held in contempt by the Crystal Prep Shadowbolts (because they're a ruthless OpposingSportsTeam who think Twilight is too soft) and by Sunset Shimmer (because Sci-Twi is an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom whose meddling with magic is causing all sorts of danger at Canterlot High). In the end, both sides manage to come around.

Compare CategoryTraitor, YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame and StopBeingStereotypical (the middle character's perception of the extremists), NoTrueScotsman (the extremist's perception of the middle character), MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch, WithUsOrAgainstUs, TheOneThingIDontHateAboutYou, and BlackAndWhiteInsanity.

** ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'': Gilderoy Lockhart, MilesGloriousus extraordinaire, is loathed by students ([[ChickMagnet well, male students]]) and staff alike.

** ''The Cell'': The hopelessly corrupt chief warden reports to Don Drago, saying that they tried to intimidate Frank by showing him the scariest inmate they had (Frank killed him in maybe ten seconds), but they can't kill him without prompting a huge investigation that would reveal just how many guards are on the take or blackmailed. The don says he has a point, then tells him to fuck off: the made men have plans to make.

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--> '''Asuna's father:''' Ah, good, you're here! Allow me to introduce you to my daughter's fiancé! Kazuto (Kirito's RL name), Versace. Versace, Kazuto.
--> '''Sugou:''' (exasperated) Ah ha ha, sir, that's not my name. That was the brand of briefcase I put all the money in.

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** ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'': Vimes finds himself on the receiving end when he investigates the attempted murder of the Klatchian envoy, finding evidence everywhere that somebody tried to make it look like a Klatchian did it. It actually was the Klatchians (deliberately badly framing themselves), but Vimes was railroading himself into looking for Ankh-Morpork guilt because doing otherwise would make him appear to side with the racist {{Upperclass Twit}}s (most of which already look down on him for not being of sufficient breeding and daring to think he can actually arrest them) in the city.

** ''Discworld/NightWatch'': Vimes gets three Assassins sent after him. One of them is clearly in it for the thrills, so he gets selected for interrogation where he instantly breaks down. Not only do the two professionals think he's NotWorthKilling, he later ends up joining Carcer's crew and gets slapped down by him (just to rub it in, Coates was also part of the crew, and he ''stared down'' Carcer).

* Famously happened in the Comicbook/{{Batman}} - ComicBook/CaptainAmerica crossover comic book. Since Red Skull is a Nazi, Red Skull is held equally in contempt not only by the heroes, but by SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker as well (since, by Joker's own admission, Joker is still a proud American even if he is AxeCrazy).

* In the ''Film/XMen'' movies, SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} holds this place in the Mutant Civil War. Neither the X-Men nor the Brotherhood of Mutants want anything to do with him, with the only exceptions being Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus.

--> '''Asuna's father:''' Ah, good, you're here! Allow me to introduce you to my daughter's fiancée! Kazuto (Kirito's RL name), Versace. Versace, Kazuto.

See also GoldenMeanFallacy and WeAREStrugglingTogether.

--> '''Asuna's father:''' Ah, good, you're here! Allow me to introduce you to my daughter's fiancé! Kazuto (Kirito's RL name), Versace. Versace, Kazuto.

* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'': Django explains that "house niggers" (slaves who serve in a plantation rather than in the fields) are the lowest of the low, being looked down by whites for being black and hated by other slaves for their cushy job and {{Quisling}}-like position.

** ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'': Vimes finds himself on the receiving end when he investigates the attempted murder of the Klatchian envoy, finding evidence everywhere that somebody tried to make it look like a Klatchian did it. It actually was the Klatchians, but Vimes was railroading himself into looking for Ankh-Morpork guilt because doing otherwise would make him appear to side with the racist {{Upperclass Twit}}s (most of which already look down on him for not being of sufficient breeding and daring to think he can actually arrest them) in the city.

* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'': Ilsa is visibly distraught at seeing the Nazis burning books, and is shocked that Indy thought she would give up the diary for incineration. Indy refuses to let it change his opinion of her since she's still working for them.
--> '''Ilsa:''' Is that what you think of me? I stood up for the Grail, not the swastika!

* During ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'', Sci-Twi is held in contempt by the Crystal Prep Students (because of their nature as cruel bullies) and by Sunset Shimmer (because Sci-Twi is an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom who almost unleashed [[InvincibleVillain Flories]] on Earth). In the end, both sides manage to come around.

* ''Discworld/{{Jingo}}'': Vimes finds himself on the receiving end when he investigates the attempted murder of the Klatchian envoy, finding evidence everywhere that somebody tried to make it look like a Klatchian did it. It actually was the Klatchians, but Vimes was railroading himself into looking for Ankh-Morpork guilt because doing otherwise would make him appear to side with the racist {{Upperclass Twit}}s (most of which already look down on him for not being of sufficient breeding and daring to think he can actually arrest them) in the city.
--> You couldn't bring yourself to think the Klatchians had done it. Because that'd line you up with Sergeant Colon and the rest of the Klatchian-fags-are-made-of-camel-dung brigade.
* ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' has Gilt and Vetinari exchanging a look after UpperClassTwit Horsefry (one of the clacks executives) demonstrates his crass ignorance of Thud (used to demonstrate that SmartPeoplePlayChess):
--> "Gilt and Vetinari shared a look. It said: While I loathe you and every aspect of your personal philosophy to a depth unplumbable by any line, I'll credit you at least with not being Crispin Horsefry."
* ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'': Ridcully finds himself having to rebuke an unpleasant ObstructiveBureaucrat without looking like it to preserve his authority but let Nutt continue coaching the team.