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** {{Kichiku}}: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser.
** KichikuMegane: UsefulNotes/AnimeFanspeak for a male FetishizedAbuser who wears glasses to indicate that he is smart, sophisticated, and successful.

** Corporations are perceived differently largely due to how old they are. In the UsefulNotes/ComputerWars and the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars for example, Microsoft is the newest relevant corporation and for that reason it was the "evil empire," and UsefulNotes/BillGates was seen as {{Satan}} incarnate. Meanwhile, older corporations -- like Creator/{{Sony}}, Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and Creator/{{Apple}}, etc. -- could be just as shifty and underhanded in their business practices but receive much less vehement opposition and criticism.

* There are some exceptions though, such as those who play fantasy sports, fans of "[[SoccerHatingAmericans That Other Football]]" (ex. an American Football fan in Britain or a Soccer fan in America), and teams that have a really long championship drought; such as Chicago Cubs fans, but even they aren't as lambasted as other fandoms.

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies

* FemaleAngelMaleDemon: Highly offensive to both but much more to men than to women. First, it holds that mercy, refinement and kindness are [[WomenAreWiser "female" virtues]] as opposed to crudeness, violence and cruelty which are seen as [[ARealManIsAKiller "male" attributes]]. Second, should genders be reversed, the female will always be HotAsHell, no other flaw needing be mentioned, because MyGirlIsNotASlut; and the male will be portrayed as a pansy for his gracious nature is Unmanly. Finally, EvilIsSexy for both genders, plus it's badass for men but Good is only desirable for women because, in fictionland, [[UnfortunateImplications kindness equals weakness]] and [[RealWomenDontWearDresses weakness is the very definition of femininity for many]]. Thus, men ''MUST NOT'' [[GoodIsNotNice be gentle in their "goodness"]], lest they'll be branded as sissies.

* EvilIsSexy: There's nothing abnormal about finding a sexy person sexy, even if they're a total douchebag. However, if a girl finds an evil guy really hot, it's often pegged as DracoInLeatherPants. If a guy finds an evil woman really hot, he's just being smart. Women have PerverseSexualLust? [[AllWomenArePrudes Since when]]?

* DoubleStandardRapeMaleOnMale: A subtrope of BlackComedyRape. Supports that a) Only a man can hurt another man by sex b) The victim is an {{Acceptable Target|s}} for not having been able to defend himself c) Unless it's BlackComedy, laughing at a female victim of rape is being a [[JerkAss complete asshole]].

* MommasBoy: A woman dominated by her father is a poor victim. A DaddysGirl might be annoying, but not necessarily. A man dominated by his mother is an instant ButtMonkey and an {{Acceptable Target|s}}.

* TheLoinsSleepTonight: Examples of women being unable to achieve physical arousal (rare as they are) are invariably PlayedForDrama, or the woman's male sexual partner is blamed for being unable to arouse her. Male examples are infinitely more common, and are almost invariably PlayedForLaughs (as the trope description itself acknowledges): the man suffering from erectile dysfunction is a kind of {{Acceptable Target|s}}.

* ProneToTears and ShrinkingViolet: Women get depicted as emotional, weak or painfully shy much more often; however, they have a greater chance to [[CharacterDevelopment grow out of it]], and attacking them openly is seen as [[KickTheDog unforgivable]] in-story. When a man is depicted as such, though, he's an {{Acceptable Target|s}} and PlayedForLaughs, and no one will sympathize with him or be good to him, even if they are genuinely scarred by such an abuse.

* ChickFlick: According to media and [[MeddlingExecutive those in power]], women ought to enjoy romantic films and nothing else. Also, men who have watched such a film are AcceptableTargets or [[CampGay pansies]]. Women who don't dig such a genre are abnormal.

* DisposableSexWorker: Prostitutes [[AcceptableTargets deserve no compassion]] and must be killed off. Can be {{Gender Flip}}ped but it's rare.

* AcceptableTargets

* AcceptableTargets: Those that are considered to be an "Acceptable Target" are more vilified if they do something wrong than those that aren't if they do something wrong...even if those that aren't Acceptable Targets were/are just as bad...if not worse. While this definitely applies to Gender roles, it also apply to all sorts of other issues as well such as Race, Religion, Nationality, to even things such as fanbases and more. One could go on forever, but it's best to just check that article and/or this article for examples and explanations.

* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: In fictionland, women are weak and ineffectual. Consequently, women can inflict physical violence to men all they want, it [[PlayedForLaughs can't be that serious]]. And if it is, it's "justified" since women are morally superior, hence use violence more wisely than men. As for psychological abuse, it doesn't count since it's [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass Unmanly]] for a man to have feelings aside from fury and [[ARealManIsAKiller urges to kill]].

* FemaleAngelMaleDemon: Highly offensive to both but much more to men than to women. First, it holds that mercy, refinement and kindness are [[WomenAreWiser "female" virtues]] as opposed to crudeness, violence and cruelty which are seen as [[ARealManIsAKiller "male" attributes]]. Second, should genders be reversed, the female will always be HotAsHell, no other flaw needing be mentioned, because MyGirlIsNotASlut; and the male will be portrayed as a pansy for his gracious nature is [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass Unmanly]]. Finally, EvilIsSexy for both genders, plus it's badass for men but Good is only desirable for women because, in fictionland, [[UnfortunateImplications kindness equals weakness]] and [[RealWomenDontWearDresses weakness is the very definition of femininity for many]]. Thus, men ''MUST NOT'' [[GoodIsNotNice be gentle in their "goodness"]], lest they'll be branded as [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass sissies]].

* LoveMartyr: Almost AlwaysFemale and insidiously related to AllGirlsWantBadBoys and FetishizedAbuser. Carries the {{Unfortunate Implication|s}} that women's only acceptable way to greatness and character depth is to remain faithful to an [[JerkAss assholish]] and violent boyfriend and endure the abuse quietly, no matter how horrible it may be, so as to become the ultimate {{Woobie}}. And the rare men who apply to {{Love Martyr}}dom are almost always seen as deluded, weak-willed and pathetic [[WhatMeasureIsANonBadass pansies]].

* DismissedGender

* AnythingThatMoves: In theory applicable to both but much more often applied to women - especially in porn - since a male sex-crazed omnisexual is often ''much too'' threatening for the heterosexual male audience.

* AcceptableEthnicTargets: Black people making jokes about white people is acceptable, while white people making jokes about black people is MUCH less acceptable.
* AcceptableHobbyTargets: Just about any given die hard fandom of anything are often stereotyped as anti-social losers... unless it involves sports. Creator/TerryPratchett notes that the differences seems to be that (in his example) Trekkies, unlike Manchester United fans, have never trashed a train carriage. He remains puzzled as to why this means that ''they'' are the ones who are deemed to be social outcasts.
* There are some exceptions though, such as those who play fantasy sports, fans of "[[SoccerHatingAmericans That Other Football]]" (ex. an American Football fan in Britain or a Soccer fan in America), and teams that have a really long championship drought; such as Chicago Cubs fans, but even they aren't as lambasted as other [[AcceptableHobbyTargets fandoms]].