History Main / HaveIMentionedIAmADwarfToday

* Americans frequently loudly identify with whatever country their ancestors emigrated from. Irish Americans in particular are noted for this (perhaps unsurprisingly), but Germans, Italians and many others get in on it.

* In ''Film/ThreeHundred'', the Spartans are constantly addressing each other as "Spartan", reminding others that they're speaking to Spartans, informing visitors that they're ''in'' Sparta, and so forth.

* There are plenty of straight male comics, especially older males and married men, who have routines like this too, that pretty much revolve around being a man and male identity or their concept of it, although they aren't usually criticized for this. One such comedian quipped that he'd been doing "married" jokes for seven years. He goes on to say he's glad he hasn't had to switch to "divorced" jokes.

*** And also justified by their HiveMind: Unlike, inter alia, [[SmallNameBigEgo James T Kirk of the Starship Enterprise]], the Borg do not have names for individual ships or captains (except for [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness Locutus]] and [[RogueDrone]]s).

* Inverted by ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'', which sees fit to remind you that you're a Lombax ''at every opportunity''. Makes sense if you're meeting a new character, but even ones you see multiple times continue to remark on your Lombaxness, and Ratchet never acts like he's tired of being reminded of his own species or comments on it at all, despite being a DeadpanSnarker. Of course, this comes the territory of being among the LastOfHisKind (at least in his dimension, at any rate).

** In the episode where an alien materializes historical people from their memories (which may explain why Kahless appears as a ''ridgeless'' barbarian), Spock apologizes to Surak for experiencing a moment of joy upon seeing him. Surak doesn't care.

* Nearly every tabletop player will engage at this at some point, often overlapping with LuckilyMyPowersWillProtectMe. For example, anyone playing a non-human character in [[DungeonsAndDragons D&D]] will say things like "I'm an elf, I have darkvision!" or "I'm a halfling, I can fit in tight places!" Similarly applies to character classes, where players might say "I'm a cleric, I can turn undead!" Justified as the players are saying this for the benefit of other players and the GM, and is a natural part of play.

* Inverted by ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'', which sees fit to remind you that you're a Lombax ''at every opportunity''. Makes sense if you're meeting a new character, but even ones you see multiple times continue to remark on your Lombaxness, and Ratchet never acts like he's tired of being reminded of his own species or comments on it at all, despite being a DeadpanSnarker.

* Irish people seem to do this a lot...

* Comedians who avert this trope often get praised just for that; more than one person has described Ellen [=DeGeneres=] as "the lesbian comic who knows more than one joke". Although Ellen was doing stand-up for years before coming out; her general schtick at that point was being socially awkward.

** Corporal Carrot does this, as a 6-foot-tall human who was raised by dwarves and therefore still identifies as one. As the dwarves themselves consider dwarfdom a cultural identity instead of a physical race, they agree (a later book involves a human who actually ''converted''). Although "Agree" may be a strong way of putting it; it's more like they can't find a logically consistent way to prove him wrong. After all, he knows how to ''ha'lk'' his ''g'rakha'' correctly, and claiming that he's not a dwarf despite that puts one's own dwarfhood in question.

* ''Series/{{Angel}}'': Subverted with Lorne; he doesn't mind it at all if people mistake his green skin for makeup. Especially if it gets him into Caesar's Palace. The first time this happens, he accidentally runs into a librarian who stammers, "You're—...you're—!!" before sighing, "...from the children's reading program!" At this, Lorne considers dropping by and reading some HarryPotter.

* If Tyrion from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' doesn't mention his status as a dwarf (in this case, an actual little person, not a fantasy dwarf) during a conversation, rest assured that whoever he's talking to will. He has a rant about this late in season six, mostly about how everybody uses the same five or six jokes.
** For that matter, Jon Snow being recognized as Lord Eddard Stark's [[HeroicBastard bastard son]] is brought up by almost every person he meets for the first time. One would almost think that bastard children were rare in Westeros, considering how people always recognize Jon as Ned's illegitimate son and address him as such upon their first meeting, but these illegitimate children are all over the place. However, Jon -- as the acknowledged illegitimate son of a lord raised by his lord father -- is the most famous illegitimate child in this series and, with his love and appreciation of Ned Stark, introduces himself by saying Ned is his father in multiple instances.

* Gimli in ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' movies does not deal with other people. It's always a dwarf dealing with an elf or a human. He almost completely refers to other people not by their name but only by their race. He does refer to both Aragorn and Legolas by their names during their expedition to get the support of the Army of the Dead, but only once each.

* If Tyrion from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' doesn't mention his status as a dwarf (in this case, an actual little person, not a fantasy dwarf) during a conversation, rest assured whoever he's talking to will. He gets a rant about this late in season six, mostly about how everybody uses the same five or six jokes.
** For that matter, Jon Snow being a bastard is brought up in almost any conversation he has with anyone except perhaps Sam. One would almost think bastards were rare in Westeros, considering how people react to him, but they're all over the place.

* Vegeta in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.

* If Tyrion from ''Series/GameOfThrones'' doesn't mention his status as a dwarf (in this case, an actual little person, not a fantasy dwarf) during a conversation, rest assured whoever he's talking to will.

* If Spartans count for addressing each other as "Spartan" and constantly reminding people they are Spartans, then the US Marines belong on here as well, since they act exactly the same way.

** And then there's Nobby Nobbs, who's just so ugly and disreputable that no-one can tell what he is. He has to carry a card around certifying that Lord Vetinari, having examined all available evidence including testimony from the ''midwife who delivered him herself'' believes that the balance of probability leans ''slightly'' towards him being human. Later books have hinted he may be part goblin, and a goblin woman is the only one to ever seriously court him without extenuating circumstances.

* Klingons are like this in the ''Franchise/StarTrekNovelVerse''. In the ''Literature/StarTrekKlingonEmpire'' series in particular, a great many characters are somewhat obsessed with "being Klingon", and make a point of it routinely. It's relatively justified, in that Klingon society has recently undergone tremendous upheaval and is now trying to reaffirm a sense of what being Klingon means. Characters evaluate their own behaviour, and that of their fellows, against the expected conduct of the ideal Klingon. This is particularly true of Toq (who grew up ignorant of his heritage and now embraces it enthusiastically -- perhaps a little too enthusiastically), and Klag (who takes his obligations to the [[KnightsTemplar "Order of the Bat'leth"]] extremely seriously).

* Inverted by ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankToolsOfDestruction'', which sees fit to remind you that you're a Lombax ''at every opportunity''. Makes sense if you're meeting a new character, but even ones you see multiple times continue to remark on your Lombaxness, and Ratchet never acts like he's tired of being reminded of his own species or comments on it at all, despite being a DeadpanSnarker.

* The Pasternoster Gang from ''Series/DoctorWho''. OncePerEpisode Madame Vastra and Jenny point out that they're lesbians even though this fact has been well-established by now. And almost every line out of ProudWarriorRaceGuy Strax's mouth involves either [[RunningGag suggesting unneccessary amounts of violence]] or declaring that he's doing something "for the glory of the Sontaran Empire."

You're just strolling along, life is amazing. But no matter how well things are going, there's always that one guy mistakes you for a bearded gnome. And for a dwarf like you, nothing spoils your day like this.

But wait, you can prevent this! All you need to do is inform the people around you of your dwarvenhood before they call you a gnome. Everyone. All the time. Even if you're with people whom you've known for a long time.

* In the song "Country Boy," Aaron Lewis wants to remind you that he's a country boy by calling up [[ClicheStorm every country cliche he can]] in the span of 4 minutes or so. It's basically a JeffFoxworthy routine played straight and set to music.

* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': "I am KROGAN!" Although Grunt, at least, means it not as identity but ''equivalence''. That is, he's not saying "I am ''a'' krogan"; he's saying "I am ''the'' krogan". (He was [[GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke genetically engineered]] to be the "perfect" krogan warrior, so it's hard to argue.)

** And then there's Nobby Nobbs, who's just so ugly and disreputable that no-one can tell what he is. He has to carry a card around certifying that Lord Vetinari, having examined all available evidence including testimony from the ''midwife who delivered him herself'' believes that the balance of probability leans ''slightly'' towards him being human.

* Magnus Shalefist in ''VideoGame/ArcanumOfSteamworksAndMagickObscura'' is literally this, always reminding you of how awesome it is to be a native mountain dwarf affiliated with one of the major clan. [[spoiler:While he ''is'' a dwarf, he's from the city, real name Malcolm Schulefest. All the usual stuff about gold, beards, and fighting he got from an Almanac of All Things Dwarven - written by a human no less - and he talks it up to cover his own insecurities at being too far from his heritage. In the end, it turns out he ''is'' related to a clan, the legendary Iron Clan, which he leads or even becomes king of all the dwarves.]]

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* Simon Lane from the Machinima/YogscastMinecraftSeries frequently reminds the audience that he is a dwarf.
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