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* ''Series/TotalDrama Island (2023)'': Scary Girl's first words to Chris are "You should stop looking at me". Faced with her perpetual wide grin and shrunken irises, Chris quickly covers his eyes and redirects the camera's attention to Bowie.

* In ''Kingdoms and Conquerors'', T'zinkin refuses to look at Ryan, and begs him not to look at her, because she 'isn't worthy' when he explains for the thousandth time that he ''isn't'' a god, she replies that she isn't worthy- because she wasn't able to save the others.

[[caption-width-right:350:We've all had [[{{Pun}} bad hair days]] sometimes, so don't sweat it, Mei.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:We've all had [[{{Pun}} bad hair days]] sometimes, Mei.]]

* Was a pretty important moment for Jiro's mental state in ''Series/{{Kikaider}}'' when he ran off screaming this.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei says this when her mother sees her in her room after Mei transforms at school for the first time and runs home.

* Said frequently in ''Film/BlueVelvet''. One of the film's most iconic lines is [[Creator/DennisHopper Frank Booth's]] "Don't you fucking look at me!". Thanks to an extremely disturbing case of StockholmSyndrome, Dorothy has ended up enjoying abuse, and so uses the same line when the power positions are reversed with another character.

* In ''Fanfic/TheEarthAdventuresOfMonStar'', Star's self-confidence takes a blow when a random child points at her and goes "Mom look it's a monster!"

* Ryoshi from ''LightNovel/OkamiSan'' has a severe aversion to being stared at, and will yell these words whenever he becomes the center of attention. He gets better as the series progresses.

** Mondo has his moment as well, having been talked by Rokuna into appearing in a speedo in front of their friends and practically the entire canon cast. (Don't worry; nothing like [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]].)

[[caption-width-right:350:We all have [[{{Pun}} bad hair days]] sometimes, Mei.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Don't sweat it Mei, we've all had [[{{Pun}} bad hair days]] sometimes...]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Don't worry Mei, we've all had [[{{Pun}} bad hair days]] ourselves...]]

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** Hermione in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChambersOfSecrets'' when she's accidentally turned into a cat thanks to the Polyjuice Potion.

** Hermione in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' when she's accidentally turned into a cat thanks to the Polyjuice Potion.

* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': A [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] example occurs during the climax of the Eclipse. During her horrific [[spoiler: rape by the now demonic Griffith]], the last sane thing that Casca says to her lover Guts is ''"Don't watch..."'' This is despite the fact that he is being ForcedToWatch by the demonic Apostles who [[DogPileOfDoom dog-piled him]] after he [[spoiler:severed part of his own left arm and tried to stab Griffith's eye out]] in his last attempt to save her. After she passes out from her defeat, exhaustion, and humiliation, Casca awakens only to have become [[TheOphelia insane]] and [[CuteMute mute]] and has not spoken coherently since the events of the Eclipse. [[spoiler:Thankfully, she retains her sanity later on.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:"Don't look at me! Stay Back!"]]

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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': A [[TearJerker heartbreaking]] example occurs during the climax of the Eclipse. During her horrific [[spoiler: rape by the now demonic Griffith]], the last sane thing that Casca says to her lover Guts is ''"Don't watch..."'' This is despite the fact that he is being ForcedToWatch by the demonic Apostles who [[DogPileOfDoom dog-piled him]] after he [[spoiler:severed part of his own left arm and tried to stab Griffith's eye out]] in his last attempt to save her. After she passes out from her defeat, exhaustion, and humiliation, Casca awakens only to have become [[TheOphelia insane]] and [[CuteMute mute]] and has not spoken coherently since the events of the Eclipse. [[spoiler: Thankfully, she retains her sanity later on.]]

* ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf'': When Holo transforms fully into her wolf form, she says this specifically to Lawrence. Notably, she didn't mind Lawrence seeing her stripping naked, but she didn't want to frighten him with the transformation.
* This trope is the very power source of the ''Anime/UltimateGirls'', which kicks in (at least for two of them) once their spandex suit proceeds to disappear each battle.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]], the "Shy Guy", is a humanoid creature that [[BerserkButton goes into a murderous rage]] if anyone sees its face, becoming TheJuggernaut as it charges in a straight line towards the offending individual without any possible way to kill it, or even slow it down. This even applies to photographs and video (but not drawings) that show its face, including one instance of a photograph where its face made up a grand total of ''4 pixels'' and had been in somebody's house for ''years'' without incident because [[ParanoiaFuel nobody had looked at those exact 4 pixels before]].

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': [[http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-096 SCP-096]], the "Shy Guy", is a humanoid creature that [[BerserkButton goes into a murderous rage]] if anyone sees its face, becoming TheJuggernaut as it charges in a straight line towards the offending individual without any possible way to kill it, or even slow it down. This even applies to photographs and video (but not drawings) that show its face, including one instance of a photograph where its face made up a grand total of ''4 pixels'' and had been in somebody's house for ''years'' without incident because [[ParanoiaFuel nobody had looked at those exact 4 pixels before]].

* Often the reaction of ''rudo'' Luchadors when they lose a Mask Vs Mask match and react violently about having to unmask. ''Technicos'' tend to handle the shame with a bit more dignity.