History Main / HypocriteHasAPoint

See also HypocrisyNod, AdHominem, AtLeastIAdmitIt. This trope may also be related to NotSoDifferentRemark and BrutalHonesty.

Full-Sibling trope to JerkassHasAPoint (where a detestable person (or someone acting detestably) is right), VillainHasAPoint (where the bad guy is right) and DumbassHasAPoint (where a character the other characters regard as stupid is right).

Half-sib to StrawmanHasAPoint, where it's the audience, rather than another character who says "Wait, that character is being presented as though he's wrong, but he's not, at least not entirely."

Compare JacobMarleyWarning, when someone warns another person against making the same life choices they did, justified because they can offer the perspective of having experienced how it will turn out badly.

Contrast PsychologicalProjection, where the character's accusations are based entirely on their own faults.

No real life examples, please. (And yes, we do appreciate the hypocrisy of telling you not to add real life examples after explaining what hypocrisy is in real life.)

-->-- '''Billie Billingsworth''', ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge''

** It's also turned around him. As he routinely points out, Brian is sleazy, self-important, and completely hypocritical, but he's often on the dot when he claims Quagmire is as much a self-contradicting egotist as he is. Even the aforementioned case in "Quagmire's Mom" he isn't wrong to think Quagmire [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse blaming all his life choices on his mother's upbringing is total bullshit]], especially from someone who claimed his true redeeming function over Brian is [[AtLeastIAdmitIt at least being honest about being sleazy.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Huey, Dewey, and Louie's mother, Della Duck, was separated from her children since before they were hatched after her thrill-seeking overrode her good sense and caused her to be stranded far from home for ten years. She manages to return to her family in season 2 and, in "Timephoon!", she chews out Louie for a get-rich-quick scheme that endangered everyone without considering the problems it might cause. Despite the similarities to her own actions, the story treats her as in the right, as Mrs. Beakley praises her for putting her foot down. Though "hypocrite" might be a bit of a stretch here, as Della didn't try to deny his assertion, it still makes her double down on his punishment.

'''Louie:''' I wonder who I got ''that'' from.

** In "Ponyville Confidential", Rarity calls out Sweetie Bell for taking part in a gossip column with her friends and invading everyone's privacy, while also pointing out how she probably didn't like it when she did it herself twice before. This, along with an ArmorPiercingQuestion, is enough to give Sweetie second thoughts.

-->-- '''Billie''', ''Webcomic/DumbingOfAge''

-->'''Double D:''' You and your NEFARIOUS scams!!!\\
'''Eddy:''' What? You weren't picking daisies! ''*shoves Double D*'' ''YOU'' BUILT THE STUPID THING!!!\\
'''Double D:''' Well if ''YOU'' had paid attention to what I said, ''*shoves Eddy back*'' and ''NOT'' PUSHED THE RED BUTTON--

Also related to AtLeastIAdmitIt, where it’s argued that acknowledging one’s own faults takes a bit of the edge off the hypocrisy of calling out someone else for the same faults.

* ''Manga/HappySugarLife'': [[VillainProtagonist Satou]] calls out her manager for pursuing minors even though she herself is a fifteen year old in love with an eight year old. That being said, for as problematic as their relationship is, Satou genuinely does her best to take care of Shio and their intimacy never goes beyond a few kisses, unlike the manager who keeps Mitsuboshi tied up in her closet so that she can molest him whenever she pleases. Also, yeah, you ''shouldn’t'' pursue relationships with minors.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':

* In ''FanFic/ProHeroMetalBat''. One of All Might's reasons for not choosing Izuku as a successor is Izuku's Quirklessness means he has no experience using a Quirk. Toshinori was a Quirkless boy given One for All; however, Izuku's lack of experience in canon is a major reason why he hurts himself so much.

* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', Joffrey Baratheon has transcended into TheGoodKing of Westeros via GroundhogDayLoop. However, the system that allowed him to go back is broken, leaving him with one final chance of stopping the Long Night. When examining his plans for Daenerys Targaryen, he's forced to admit to himself that she has become a villain in his story and that for Westeros to stand united in the face of winter, he can't possibly afford such a volatile factor to run unchecked, ''especially'' with the risks her dragons present. Feeling like a hypocrite, he reluctantly orders her assassination.

* While Wrestling/AllysinKay constantly proves she's not the ProperLady she claims to be and attacks Jessicka Havok for [[SlobsvsSnobs standards Havok never claimed to live up to]], she did have [[RightForTheWrongReasons unintended points]] in their SHINE feud. Despite being a horrible friend to Havok, fans who watched Wrestling/{{WSU}}, Queens Of Combat and or nCw Femme Fatales would know Kay and Havok had drifted apart ''because'' of Havok, [[HeelRealization who had only recently become nicer]]. Despite being part of Valkyrie, who were openly out to undermine the SHINE promotion, and despite being [[NeverMyFault directly responsible]] for [[BullyingADragon bringing out the monster]] in Havok after she was finally being brought under control, Kay ''was'' right about Havok being a [[WrestlingMonster monster]] who caused pointless destruction. The only reason for Havok's HeelFaceTurn was Valkyrie's leader Rain [[KickTheSonOfABitch happening to target her]]. If Rain was scared of Havok, she was justified since Havok had been purposefully trying to [[KickTheDog cripple everyone she wrestled]] after [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown their match]], including the people she ''[[AxCrazy liked]]''. Furthermore, if one watched WSU one would know it was a [[BestServedCold dish served cold]] after Havok turned on Rain's Army.

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[[index]]
* HypocriteHasAPoint/AnimeAndManga
* HypocriteHasAPoint/FanWorks
* HypocriteHasAPoint/{{Literature}}
* HypocriteHasAPoint/LiveActionTV
* HypocriteHasAPoint/VideoGames
* HypocriteHasAPoint/WesternAnimation
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[[folder:Religion]]
* In ''Literature/TheBible'', Jesus' primary antagonists are [[SinisterMinister The Pharisees]], who he often decries as hypocrites. Yet at the same time, Jesus told his followers to do as they are told rather than as the Pharisees do.
-->'''Matthew 23:3''' ''So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.''
* A quite common Christian-critical criticism that tends to pop up in regards to "ThouShallNotKill" is that the God of The Bible has a confirmed personal killcount ranging in the millions, as well as the fact that the chapter immediately following the one in which He gives Moses The Ten Commandments has Him give Moses rules on how to own and punish slaves, which includes the rule "When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money." The vast majority of these people do agree that you really, ''really'' shouldn't kill, though.

[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'':
** Hobbes admonishes Calvin for doing such things as upsetting Susie with insults and stealing her doll to hold for ransom, but has nothing against [[VitriolicBestBuds insulting/bullying Calvin]] and stealing his comics (and once ''defaced'' them) respectively. With Calvin [[LaserGuidedKarma almost always being the one to face the brunt of punishment]] and Hobbes [[HolierThanThou taking the moral high ground the most]] of the two, it's a given. Despite the hypocrisy, Hobbes isn't wrong, and Calvin often ends up apologizing or suffering the consequences of his actions.
** Calvin is rightfully upset about adults polluting but is often blind to his own bad habits. Pictured above is Calvin complaining about global warming when he makes his mom drive him everywhere, and during the Mars arc, Hobbes calling Calvin out on littering a candy wrapper forces Calvin to [[GreenAesop realize that humans need to change their habits on Earth before they pollute other planets]].
** During plotlines where Rosalyn comes to babysit, Calvin always denounces her as a sadist or similar things. While he's not entirely off-mark (case in point, she once locked him in the garage for a long time and is prone to yelling at or harshly threatening him), [[BrattyHalfPint this is the same kid who acts like a little terror on days ending in "Y"]]. For what it's worth, Rosalyn eventually manages to make agreeable terms by offering to play a game with him, resulting in the only situation where they genuinely enjoy each others' company.

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* The three veterans of Decade were all hypocrites to some degree. The group was formed in protest to wrestlers leaving Wrestling/RingOfHonor for larger companies, especially when they were "[[TheResenter celebrated]]" for it while BJ Whitmer, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs and Wrestling/RoderickStrong were supposedly unrewarded for being loyal to ROH for a decade. It's hard to believe Whitmer or Jacobs really cared ''that'' much about ROH, given Whitmer joined The Prophecy for [[EvilIsPetty petty]] reasons and Jacobs was a founding member of SCUM, two groups that wanted to destroy ROH. However, even though Strong did himself leave ROH for larger companies, he also lost his job with at least [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} one of them]] because of his continued loyalty to ROH. While not the only wrestler to show such dedication, no one else of such status got any crap from Strong, at least not concerning Decade's "mission"(Jacobs would ironically join this "[[RoleEndingMisdemeanor club]]" well after Decade had disbanded). When Decade started targeting [[MotiveDecay rookies as well]], for the supposed crime of not being loyal enough, Strong [[HypocrisyNod openly discussed]] his own early misdeeds in Generation Next but argued that since the veterans of his day had the patience to beat "respect" into him it was only right to honor them by doing the same to men like Cedric Alexander.
* During Drew Gulak's [[MoralGuardians Campaign]] For A Better Wrestling/{{Combat Zone|Wrestling}} he talked at length about the lack of respect officials of CZW got while his [[PowerStable campaign members]] gleefully [[EasilyDistractedReferee distracted]] and undermined referees whenever matches started to poorly for them. Even taking into account that the Gulak Campaign was part of the problem, Drew was right when he pointed out being a CZW referee was one of the most thankless jobs in professional wrestling. Even baby faces such as John Zandig, Masada(whom the campaign [[WhatTheHellHero had a special disdain]] for) and Wrestling/SamiCallihan routinely disregarded their commands. Also, while Gulak was prone to {{character filibuster}}s worthy of a congressional politician, he was also justified in shutting Wrestling/KimberLee up when she got her hands on the microphone. Whether it was to spare the audience or simply prevent a subordinate from talking more than himself, Gulak was at least aware that the audience was inclined to disagree with him and needed to be persuaded, Lee not so much.
* While Wrestling/AllysinKay constantly proves she's not the ProperLady she claims to be and attacks Jessicka Havok for [[SlobsvsSnobs standards Havok never claimed to live up to]], she did have [[RightForTheWrongReasons unintended points]] in their SHINE feud. Despite being a horrible friend to Havok, fans who watched Wrestling/{{WSU}}, Queens Of Combat and or nCw Femme Fatales would know Kay and Havok had drifted apart ''because'' of Havok, [[HeelRealization who had only recently become nicer]]. Despite being part of Valkyrie, who were openly out to undermine the SHINE promotion, and despite being [[NeverMyFault directly responsible]] for [[BullyingADragon bringing out the monster]] in Havok after she was finally being brought under control, Kay ''was'' right about Havok being a [[WrestlingMonster monster]] who caused pointless destruction. The only reason for Havok's HeelFaceTurn was Valkyrie's leader Rain [[KickTheSonOfABitch happening to target her]]. If Rain was scared of Havok, she was justified since Havok had been purposefully trying to [[KickTheDog cripple everyone she wrestled]] after [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown their match]], including the people she ''[[AxCrazy liked]]''. Furthermore, if one watched WSU one would know it was a [[BestServedCold dish served cold]] after Havok turned on Rain's Army.

[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* Riki, the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', tries to help [[spoiler:Komari]] get over the death of [[spoiler:her older brother]], yet her route takes place before Refrain, meaning at this point, Riki hasn't fully confronted [[OrphansOrdeal his own issues with the death of his parents]]. However, because he has similar issues with his parents, Riki knows what he's talking about and is able to help [[spoiler:Komari]] confront her issues.

[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'', Cody has a tendency to scold Junior for doing something stupid and selfish or warn him about something potentially dangerous he wants to do, especially if there's the chance he could ''kill someone''. Whilst it shows [[OnlySaneMan how sensible Cody is]], it's also hypocritical since can be just as unethical and selfish as Junior, doing things like [[SerialRapist committing a five-year-long raping spree]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext using a remote's pause button]] (and proceeding to try and discourage Junior from using said remote to screw around afterward) and even [[AxCrazy attempting to kill three innocent people]] ([[WithFriendsLikeThese including]] ''[[WithFriendsLikeThese his friend]]'') [[DisproportionateRetribution just because Junior broke]] [[CompanionCube his Ken doll]]. Nevertheless, Junior tends to get hit with LaserGuidedKarma as a result.

* ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'': During one early scene, [[Characters/MonsterVerseFamilies Mark Russell]] judges his [[GriefInducedSplit ex-wife]] Emma for putting [[{{Workaholic}} commitment to her work studying monsters]] before her own mental health and consideration of their family in the aftermath of their son's death. Whilst Mark himself has put [[DrowningMySorrows the bottom of a bottle]] and shutting everyone else out before his own mental health, and he's done it when his family really needed him to be strong, it turns out that Emma is a lot worse off than him: [[spoiler:whereas Mark simply professes hatred of the {{Kaiju}} and pushes his remaining loved ones away, Emma is planning to manipulate the Kaiju to cause potentially ''billions'' of casualties on a global scale because of her unprocessed grief, and because of her discovery that humanity are responsible for the Kaiju's awakening]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'': Both Doc Hudson and Lightning [=McQueen=] bring up good points when confronting each other about [[ICouldaBeenAContender Doc's past]]. Lightning's attempts to claim he's not like the guys who made Doc quit makes him [[ArmorPiercingQuestion ask Lightning about the last time he was selfless and cared for anyone besides himself]]. While Doc is correct and leads to Lightning's JerkassRealization, he retorts that Doc really shouldn't be talking since he's been lying to the people of Radiator Springs for years about his past as the Hudson Hornet. Indeed this leads to Doc's own ''much'' later realization that ultimately results in him becoming his last-minute crew chief, paint and all.

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[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]

* In ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'', Cody has a tendency to scold Junior for doing something stupid and selfish or warn him about something potentially dangerous he wants to do, especially if there's the chance he could ''kill someone''. Whilst it shows [[OnlySaneMan how sensible Cody is]], it's also hypocritical since can be just as unethical and selfish as Junior, doing things like [[SerialRapist committing a five-year-long raping spree]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext using a remote's pause button]] (and proceeding to try and discourage Junior from using said remote to screw around afterward) and even [[AxCrazy attempting to kill three innocent people]] ([[WithFriendsLikeThese including]] ''[[WithFriendsLikeThese his friend]]'') [[DisproportionateRetribution just because Junior broke]] [[CompanionCube his Ken doll]]. Nevertheless, Junior tends to get hit with LaserGuidedKarma as a result and realize his mistakes.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Elsa doesn't really have the right to call out Anna for being too sheltered to know about love to the point of marrying a guy she just met given her own self-imposed isolation, but she's nevertheless correct about it considering Kristoff later calls her out on this ''and'' that Hans is manipulating Anna just so that he can claim the kingdom for himself. Upon realizing this, Anna herself even acknowledges that she doesn't really know about love.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'': While Ariel follows in her father's example of forbidding Melody in the ocean and all talks of Mermaids and Mermen, Triton did so out of xenophobia against humans. Ariel, who is shown to still love the ocean and misses her father and her family, does so due to Morgana, Ursula's sister, making active threats against her daughter.

* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Hobbes admonishes Calvin for doing such things as upsetting Susie with insults and stealing her doll to hold for ransom, but has nothing against [[VitriolicBestBuds insulting/bullying Calvin]] and stealing his comics (and once ''defaced'' them) respectively. With Calvin [[LaserGuidedKarma almost always being the one to face the brunt of punishment]] and Hobbes [[HolierThanThou taking the moral high ground the most]] of the two, it's a given.

!!Examples

[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'', Retsuko's mother fervently tries to set up matchmaking dates for Retsuko against her will, even though she herself reveals that she married Retsuko's father because she followed her heart and didn't need any matchmaking to decide that for her. Despite this, it's because of her mother's zealous efforts to find her a husband that Retsuko eventually realizes that getting married and having a family ''is'' something she wants, though on her own terms.
* ''Manga/DeathNote:'' Light's foes, particularly L and Near, call him a hypocrite for using the Death Note to execute criminals. Even if Light's intentions were [[NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist less than pure]] ([[MotiveDecay or at least became that way]]), his reign as Kira had led to a drastic decrease in crime and ended wars.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** Chi-Chi is an EducationMama towards Gohan, insisting he study and ''not'' fight, despite the fact that [[ParentalHypocrisy she herself was a fighter as a child]]. However, other characters like Krillin and Bulma actually agree with her throughout the series about how children (Gohan, Goten, and Trunks) shouldn't even be fighting and engaging in dangerous activities in the first place. Also, Chi-Chi was twelve when she began fighting, while Gohan was ''four''.
** During the Cell Saga, Goku is taken aback when Gohan deliberately prolongs his CurbStompBattle with Cell solely because he wanted to humiliate him and make him suffer as much as possible for his crimes, and [[KillHimAlready literally]] ''[[KillHimAlready screams]]'' [[KillHimAlready at Gohan to finish him off to no avail]]. While Goku himself had previously done the ''exact same thing'' to Frieza for the ''exact same reason'', considering the fact that he barely escaped [[EarthShatteringKaboom Namek's explosion]] as a result of his anger and need for vengeance, Goku makes a valid point and has clearly learned from his mistake. He's proven right when Gohan's actions lead Cell to FreakOut and try to self-destruct, [[EarthShatteringKaboom taking the Earth]] [[TakingYouWithMe with him]]; Goku is forced to pull off a HeroicSacrifice to save the world from the blast, and Gohan knows [[ItsAllMyFault it's very much his fault for not listening to Goku's warnings]].
** Piccolo himself has a moment during the Cell Saga when he gives Goku a WhatTheHellHero speech over his decision to throw Gohan into battle with Cell, pointing out that Gohan doesn't share Goku's BloodKnight attitude and is JustAKid. Before his CharacterDevelopment, Piccolo himself had done just that during the Saiyan Saga, putting Gohan through TrainingFromHell for a year and angrily chewing him out for failing to follow through with a team attack on Nappa, whereas Krillin had to point out to Piccolo that Gohan was only five, had never been in a real battle before, and shouldn't even be fighting in the first place. Nonetheless, Piccolo makes a ''very'' valid point, especially since Goku [[PoorCommunicationKills never once bothered to tell anyone about his plan to beat Cell until the minute he threw Gohan into the ring.]] Gohan may have been the only one strong enough to beat Cell, but he wasn't mentally ready for the responsibility, didn't even want to fight, and found no pleasure in being beaten senseless by Cell while his father simply stood there and watched it happen. Goku immediately has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment.
** During the Buu Saga, Bulma chews out the rest of the heroes for being so casual about Goten and Trunks fighting Majin Buu. However, she never had any qualms about Goku going off on dangerous adventures when he was a kid, nor did she have issues with Gohan traveling to Namek or fighting the Androids, who was also a kid at the time. That being said, she does have a point about them being so relaxed about the possibility of children dying, especially because she knows the Dragon Balls can only bring people back to life for so long.
* ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'':
** Zamasu's idea of dealing with the constant violence and division among mortals is [[FinalSolution to wipe them all out,]] and he's firmly convinced that TheGodsMustBeLazy for letting it go on. There are indeed many mortal characters, including Frieza and the Babarians, who were able to continue their destructive actions because of [[AlienNonInterferenceClause the gods' non-intervention policy.]] His master Gowasu agrees that there is much evil in the hearts of mortals, but he also believes that they have the potential to grow and learn from their mistakes. [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Zamasu finds the latter idea to be incomprehensible.]]
** While Beerus doesn't really have the right to blame Shin for Universe 7's low mortal level given that [[TheGodsMustBeLazy he didn't really do his job either,]] even making the Supreme Kai's life harder by destroying planets for petty reasons, he is somewhat correct that Shin should really be more proactive in the development of mortal life, such as either stopping any threats to the development of his universe himself or training the Z-Fighters to have them prepare for beings such as Frieza or Cell while maintaining his hands-off approach in aiding mortal life. Given his inexperience, perhaps he should probably consult the Kais from the other worlds for some advice on how to develop mortal life better.
* ''Manga/FutureDiary'': Despite having been forced to kill people in self-defense, Yuki is horrified by [[{{Yandere}} Yuno's]] murderous nature. He is later called out on this by Marco, who reminds Yuki that he's been relying on Yuno for protection since they met and even now is trying to keep his hands clean. Even so, Yuki is as scared of Yuno as anyone else in the setting and is rightly disturbed by Yuno's [[AxCrazy tendency to kill people when it's not necessary to their survival.]]
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': One of the things Envy most enjoys laughing at humans for, is their tendency to let their own emotions get the better of them [[DidntThinkThisThrough and make impulsive decisions]], but Envy themselves are so [[{{Sadist}} sadistic]] that they ''cannot'' resist the urge to [[EvilGloating boast]] about the atrocities they've committed, even in situations where doing so is ''really'' not a good idea. That said, Envy's point is far from invalid, considering that: the Elric brothers' backstory involved them trying to go against the laws of the universe itself and bring their mother BackFromTheDead, with predictably [[GoneHorriblyWrong disastrous results]]; Scar goes on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against all State Alchemists after [[GenocideSurvivor enduring a horrific genocide]] against his people, ignoring whether a State Alchemist was actually involved in the genocide or not; and Shou Tucker let his desperation to achieve fame and fortune through impressive alchemy to override any form of common sense and [[spoiler:fuse his own wife and daughter with animals, turning them into chimeras]], which led to his getting found out, house-arrest [[TooDumbToLive and death]] at the hands of the aforementioned Scar. A significant part of CharacterDevelopment for the Elric brothers and Scar involves them striving to overcome their impulses.
* In the anime/manga of ''Literature/TheHeroicLegendOfArslan'', Etoile calls out a young Arslan for claiming that Pars is culturally enlightened when the kingdom is built upon slavery and treats them unequally, despite the fact that Etoile's kingdom of Lusitania also treats people unequally, especially anyone who doesn't share their faith. Regardless, Etoile's words makes Arslan realize that slavery is wrong and it motivates him to abolish slavery and improve the kingdom for the better.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Paul was extremely hypocritical when he criticized Ash for using Grotle, a Grass type, in an Ice-type gym (yet Paul himself used Chimchar and Elekid against Roark). He did, however, have a point, considering that Ash has made this mistake many times and half of the time the battles don’t turn out in Ash’s favor.
** As infuriating as Iris can be with her catchphrase, she is correct that Ash can engage in such childish and idiotic antics (like only relying on one Pokémon against Elesa).
* ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays''' Shun Hazama mixes this with StartXToStopX; he takes up womanizing to protect his targets from Tomaru Sawagoe, who is an even worse womanizer, a total sociopath, and an [[spoiler:incestuous rapist]].
* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'': Touka berates and assaults Kaneki for his selfish actions, but conveniently chooses to ignore that her [[RevengeBeforeReason obsession with getting revenge]] on [[CreatureHunterOrganization the CCG]] for the deaths of Hinami's parents resulted in the organization turning their attentions to the 20th ward, eventually resulting in the destruction of Anteiku. While Touka's retribution against the CCG was personal and proven to be disastrous for Anteiku in the long run, she makes a valid point. After suffering a brutal defeat at Arima's hands, Kaneki admits to the fact that [[HatesBeingAlone he was really trying to protect himself from being alone]] after the death of his mother.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': In the dub, Yami Yugi criticizes [[FillerVillain Johnny Steps]] for not coming up with a valid theme for his deck. Although Yami himself uses many different monster types in his deck at this point with little direct synchronicity with each other, Johnny is indeed focused more on the aesthetics of his cards and forfeits the match shortly after Yami destroys his flagship monster. Yami also later ends up taking his own advice, narrowing his deck's focus to specific sets of monsters that work better towards specific strategies and end goals more.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* Naruto warns Hinata in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3665921/53/ Black Flames Dance in the Wind: Rise of Naruto]]'' to not hold onto her hatred over [[spoiler:Kiba committing suicide]] lest it poison her memories of him, acknowledging that his own refusal to do so means he can barely remember his childhood friend because of how much he's obsessed over getting revenge on her murderers.
* ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'': When brooding over his broken bond with Chloe, Goh notes that she never confronted him about their growing distance over the years until she hit her RageBreakingPoint. While this is true, he's glossing over [[NeverMyFault the part he played]], ignoring how ''he'' didn't make any effort to reach out to her beyond occasional invitations to join him in hunting Pokémon.
* In ''Fanfic/LovedAndLost'', [[TheDragon Vivian]] serves [[BigBad Prince Jewelius]] in his every depraved course of action. When she faces Rainbow Dash in the climax, she admonishes the Element of Loyalty for [[TheDulcineaEffect blindly supporting the impostor Cadance (a complete stranger)]] to the point of outright abandoning her friend Twilight Sparkle during the course of "A Canterlot Wedding". Dash chooses to admit how correct Vivian's criticism is before she points out the hypocrisy.
* In ''FanFic/ProHeroMetalBat''. One of All Might's reasons for not choosing Izuku as a successor is Izuku's Quirklessness means he has no experience using a Quirk. Toshinori was a Quirkless boy given One for All, but Izuku's lack of experience in canon is a major reason why he hurts himself so much.
* In ''FanFic/PurpleDays'', Joffrey Baratheon has transcended into TheGoodKing of Westeros via GroundhogDayLoop. However, the system that allowed him to go back is broken, leaving him with one final chance of stopping the Long Night. When examining his plans for Daenerys Targaryen, he's forced to admit to himself that she has become a villain in his story and that for Westeros to stand united in the face of winter, he can't possibly afford such a volatile factor to run unchecked, ''especially'' with the risks her dragons present. Feeling like a hypocrite, he reluctantly orders her assassination.
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* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': King Candy chastises Ralph for "going Turbo" and abandoning his game. While King Candy himself [[spoiler:game-jumped in the past, with his true identity even being Turbo, the character the phrase is based on]], Ralph's absence from his game nearly leads to it being shut down and thrown out.

* ''Film/TheWolverine'': Shortly after sleeping with Mariko, Logan becomes enraged once he learns that her fiancé Noburo is cheating on her with prostitutes. Logan had earlier learned that Mariko had been forced into accepting an ArrangedMarriage with Noburo, who is privy to a conspiracy to kill her for money. His adultery, in Logan's eyes, is the tipping point of his betrayal.
* In ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_English_Teacher_(film) The English Teacher]]'', Linda Sinclair reads her former student Jason the riot act for fooling around with an underaged student. While he's right she's reacting the way she is out of jealousy, having previously slept with Jason, he's still a 20 something fooling around with a minor.

[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'': In ''Get the Gimmies'', Papa Bear despairs over the increasingly bratty behavior of Brother and Sister, who keep wanting all manner of toys and trinkets. [[ParentalHypocrisy Later, his own parents gently remind him that he acted much the same way when he was a cub.]] Nonetheless, they understand his fear of his children becoming [[SpoiledBrat Spoiled Brats]] and help him curb their behavior.
* ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'':
** Greg's consistent description of Rodrick as a {{Jerkass}} is rather hypocritical in light of his own behavior and his treatment of Rowley. But it's also completely truthful, seeing as how Rodrick is a BigBrotherBully with a penchant for crass jokes and petty schemes.
** In ''The Ugly Truth'', Greg's relatives have put [[WhereTheresAWillTheresAStickyNote sticky notes]] on Gammie's stuff so they can claim it when she dies. Greg rightfully points out that it's disrespectful before admitting that he did the exact same thing himself.
* Gary Karkofsky calls out the heroine Guinevere in the ''Literature/TheTournamentOfSupervillainy'' in ''Literature/TheSupervillainySaga.'' He mentions all of her abuses of power, beating of criminals, and freedom from consequence doesn't make her any better than the actual thieves. This is despite the fact he's an {{Antivillain}} CardCarryingVillain who commits all manner of crimes. He says the heroes are supposed to be better than the bad guys even if he's one of them.

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'':
** ''Series/{{Arrow}}'': Oliver criticizes Thea for partying as a way of coping with the disappearance of her father and brother. He himself was just as much a party animal before getting stranded on an island, but he is completely right that Thea's "activities" aren't helping her mental state at all.
** ''Series/TheFlash2014'':
*** Despite having traveled through time with the full intention of changing history, Eobard Thawne tries to tell off Barry Allen/The Flash for using TimeTravel. History is a very delicate thing in the setting, and Thawne is careful enough to not summon [[TheDreaded the Time Wraiths]] by making too many changes.
*** This trope is one of Iris West's defining traits. She dispenses good advice and was completely in the right by calling Barry out for hiding his secret identity from her and sending [[spoiler: XS]] to the future without her input. She turns out to be terrible at taking her own advice, namely by hiding Wally from their father and going to the future to find [[spoiler: XS]] without ''Barry's'' input. Moreover, her future self [[spoiler: is essentially responsible for many of XS' issues by hiding her father's secret identity from her, the very thing she called Barry out on years before]].
* ''Series/{{ER}}'':
** After a patient dies because he slept with a paramedic on duty, Dave is fired by Kerry for irresponsibility. Although Kerry, as Dave's supervisor, should have kept a closer eye on him, Dave's behavior is indeed completely unbefitting of that of a doctor.
%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample** Kerry is the poster child for this trope. Her raging hypocrisy makes it easy to overlook that she's often right about the things she chews people out about.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'':
** During their travels from King's Landing to the North, Arya and the Hound benefit from the hospitality of a single farmer and his one daughter. After they leave the house in the morning, Arya discovers that the Hound, who had earlier told her that he would never stoop to theft, has taken the farmer's silver stash, and calls him out on this. He responds that the farmer and his daughter are too weak to protect themselves adequately and will both be dead by winter. Later developments in the series suggest this is a sound assessment, though stealing from them probably didn't help (and he feels guilty nonetheless [[spoiler: on finding their bodies)]].
** Joffrey is a DirtyCoward himself, but he's not wrong when he accuses Tywin of being one during Robert's Rebellion by staying out of the war until it was all but decided. Judging by Tywin's reaction, he may be completely correct.
* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'': In "The Best Burger In New York" Marshall reveals that he ended up taking a corporate job at Goliath National Bank, even though his dream job is to become an environmental lawyer and he has already experienced the negatives of working in a corporation. However, at that point, he had failed so many job interviews that he became too depressed to put on pants. At the very least, he now had a job to help with his financial needs, and he now had a reason to get up in the morning and put on pants.
* In ''Series/LawAndOrder'', Detective Curtis is going through some marriage troubles after an act of infidelity. Detective Briscoe gives him some advice about how, despite his guilt, he shouldn't constantly martyr himself in order to try and get back into his wife's good graces. Curtis snarks that Briscoe is twice-divorced, and thus not the greatest person to be giving marriage advice. Briscoe immediately retorts that this just means he knows what doesn't work when trying to rescue a marriage.
* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'':
** ''Series/JessicaJones2015'': Jessica finds out that Malcolm is using a dating app to sleep around. She's disgusted by it and implies he's a sex addict. Some people find one night stands distasteful, sure, but Jessica has one night stands all the time. That said, the first time that Jessica sees a strange woman in Malcolm's apartment, back in one of the early episodes of the season, her reply is "glass house here, throwing no stones," admitting that she, of all people, has no right to be judgmental about someone else's sex life.
** ''Series/{{The Defenders|2017}}'': Jessica Jones gets on Matt's case for keeping his personal connection to Elektra a secret from her, Luke and Danny. She does have a point that Matt's secret-keeping almost got them killed since he broke away from them at the Royal Dragon to fight Elektra one-on-one, and this secrecy had cost Matt his relationships with Karen and Foggy during ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'' season 2. Where it becomes hypocritical for Jessica is when in season 2 of her own show, set after ''The Defenders'', she keeps the fact that the IGH killer is [[spoiler:her own mother]] a complete secret from Trish and Malcolm until she's forced to admit the truth to them, and burns her bridges with them.
** In ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'', John Walker (aka. Captain America II) calls out the Dora Milaje, the Wakandan royal guard, for going on missions in Latvia without permission from the Latvian government, while he himself is an American agent doing off-the-books missions in foreign territories. Hypocritical, yes, but that just means they are ''both'' violating Latvian sovereignity.
* In ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'', Phryne tells Jack in the episode "Murder Most Scandalous" that he can't let personal relations get in the way of considering someone a suspect. She herself often sticks up for her friends and believes they are innocent even if Jack has perfectly justified reasons for suspecting them. Of course, her point is still completely valid.
* In ''Series/{{Oz}}'', [[AxCrazy Simon]] [[CardCarryingVillain Adebisi]] sees fit to call Ryan O'Reily a "sick motherfucker." This isn't actually too far off from what [[TheEvilGenius Ryan]] really is: a manipulative schemer who will happily murder his associates and throw anyone under the bus for personal gain.
* In ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'', Elliot befriends a patient who's revealed to have an eating disorder. Doctor Cox reveals that Elliot herself is underweight and has body image problems. She initially offers to make changes along with the patient, but Cox makes the point that doctors can't make the treatment they recommend dependent on their own lifestyles. The patient needs to change her eating habits, whether telling her that is hypocritical or not.
* ''Series/TheWire'': When cross-examining Omar at Bird's trial in Season 2, Levy notes Omar's extensive criminal history and suggests that for all his protestations of nobility in not targeting those not in the game, his admitted occupation of robbing drug dealers is really just a way of profiting off the drug trade, an evil enterprise that destroys a lot of lives. Omar turns it right back around on Levy, who is, after all, defending a gang member he knows ''is'' guilty:
-->Just like ''you'', man. I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. 's all in the game, though, right?

[[folder:Religion]]
* In ''Literature/TheBible'', Jesus' primary antagonists are [[SinisterMinister The Pharisees]], who he often decries as hypocrites. Yet at the same time, Jesus told his followers to do as they are told rather than as the Pharisees do.
-->'''Matthew 23:3''' ''So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.''
* A quite common Christian-critical criticism that tends to pop up in regards to "ThouShallNotKill" is that the God of The Bible has a confirmed personal killcount ranging in the millions, as well as the fact that the chapter immediately following the one in which He gives Moses The Ten Commandments has Him give Moses rules on how to own and punish slaves, which includes the rule "When a man strikes his slave, male or female, with a rod and the slave dies under his hand, he shall be avenged. But if the slave survives a day or two, he is not to be avenged, for the slave is his money." The vast majority of these people do agree that you really, ''really'' shouldn't kill, though.

[[folder:Newspaper Comics]]
* ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'': Hobbes admonishes Calvin for doing such things as upsetting Susie with insults and stealing her doll to hold for ransom, but has nothing against [[VitriolicBestBuds insulting/bullying Calvin]] and stealing his comics (and once ''defaced'' them) respectively. With Calvin [[LaserGuidedKarma almost always being the one to face the brunt of punishment]] and Hobbes [[HolierThanThou taking the moral high ground the most]] of the two, it's a given.

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* The three veterans of Decade were all hypocrites to some degree. The group was formed in protest to wrestlers leaving Wrestling/RingOfHonor for larger companies, especially when they were "[[TheResenter celebrated]]" for it while BJ Whitmer, Wrestling/JimmyJacobs and Wrestling/RoderickStrong were supposedly unrewarded for being loyal to ROH for a decade. It's hard to believe Whitmer or Jacobs really cared ''that'' much about ROH, given Whitmer joined The Prophecy for [[EvilIsPetty petty]] reasons and Jacobs was a founding member of SCUM, two groups that wanted to destroy ROH. However, even though Strong did himself leave ROH for larger companies, he also lost his job with at least [[Wrestling/{{TNA}} one of them]] because of his continued loyalty to ROH. While not the only wrestler to show such dedication, no one else of such status got any crap from Strong, at least not concerning Decade's "mission"(Jacobs would ironically join this "[[RoleEndingMisdemeanor club]]" well after Decade had disbanded). When Decade started targeting [[MotiveDecay rookies as well]], for the supposed crime of not being loyal enough, Strong [[HypocrisyNod openly discussed]] his own early misdeeds in Generation Next but argued that since the veterans of his day had the patience to beat "respect" into him it was only right to honor them by doing the same to men like Cedric Alexander.
* During Drew Gulak's [[MoralGuardians Campaign]] For A Better Wrestling/{{Combat Zone|Wrestling}} he talked at length about the lack of respect officials of CZW got while his [[PowerStable campaign members]] gleefully [[EasilyDistractedReferee distracted]] and undermined referees whenever matches started to poorly for them. Even taking into account that the Gulak Campaign was part of the problem, Drew was right when he pointed out being a CZW referee was one of the most thankless jobs in professional wrestling. Even baby faces such as John Zandig, Masada(whom the campaign [[WhatTheHellHero had a special disdain]] for) and Wrestling/SamiCallihan routinely disregarded their commands. Also, while Gulak was prone to {{character filibuster}}s worthy of a congressional politician, he was also justified in shutting Wrestling/KimberLee up when she got her hands on the microphone. Whether it was to spare the audience or simply prevent a subordinate from talking more than himself, Gulak was at least aware that the audience was inclined to disagree with him and needed to be persuaded, Lee not so much.
* While Wrestling/AllysinKay constantly proves she's not the ProperLady she claims to be and attacks Jessicka Havok for [[SlobsvsSnobs standards Havok never claimed to live up to]], she did have [[RightForTheWrongReasons unintended points]] in their SHINE feud. Despite being a horrible friend to Havok, fans who watched Wrestling/{{WSU}}, Queens Of Combat and or nCw Femme Fatales would know Kay and Havok had drifted apart ''because'' of Havok, [[HeelRealization who had only recently become nicer]]. Despite being part of Valkyrie, who were openly out to undermine the SHINE promotion, and despite being [[NeverMyFault directly responsible]] for [[BullyingADragon bringing out the monster]] in Havok after she was finally being brought under control, Kay ''was'' right about Havok being a [[WrestlingMonster monster]] who caused pointless destruction. The only reason for Havok's HeelFaceTurn was Valkyrie's leader Rain [[KickTheSonOfABitch happening to target her]]. If Rain was scared of Havok, she was justified since Havok had been purposefully trying to [[KickTheDog cripple everyone she wrestled]] after [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown their match]], including the people she ''[[AxCrazy liked]]''. Furthermore, if one watched WSU one would know it was a [[BestServedCold dish served cold]] after Havok turned on Rain's Army.[[/folder]]

[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/Persona5'' starts with the main character being told by a cop that one must take full responsibility for their actions. Said cop and his partners had been beating and drugging him, confident that they won't get in trouble in spite of the surveillance camera in the room. It's also implied that [[spoiler:TheConspiracy was planning to use the protagonist as a scapegoat to blame for all of their crimes]]. However, [[ArcWords these words have always been important in previous entries of the franchise]], just that this instance is a darker spin on them.
** The Hierophant Confidant has Futaba's EvilUncle, Youji Isshiki, try to take her back from Sojiro's care. Although he isn't in a position to judge Sojiro, since he reportedly mistreated her by refusing to provide for her basic needs, he does bring up how bad the situation looks from the outside, as Futaba remains holed up in her room all day and doesn't even go to school[[note]]The Hermit Confidant revolves around rectifying this by getting Futaba ready to return to school[[/note]]. When he follows through on his threat to report Sojiro to the family court out of spite, two investigators pay Sojiro a visit, and may not have decided in his favor if Futaba and the protagonist hadn't vouched for him.
* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'' has [[TheHero Rean]] calling out his students that they stole military equipment and went AWOL just to follow Rean and his friends and that if they were military officials, they would have been in court-martial at that point. Rean's friends point out that they've also broken military rules like the climax of ''Cold Steel I'' where they engaged against a [[RealRobot Panzer Soldat]] on foot. While Rean does acknowledge the hypocrisy, he's still right in that what new Class VII did is much worse and that as their instructor, he can't let it slide no matter what.
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', during Felix and Dimitri's A support, Felix calls Dimitri out for using the dead as justification for his actions - in Dimitri's case, his obsessive quest for vengeance against the perpetrators of the Tragedy of Duscur, which resulted in the deaths of his father, Felix's older brother Glenn and many others. The hypocritical part comes when you consider that Felix was similarly affected by Glenn's death, which led to his obsession with getting stronger. If Dimitri finds Felix's argument hypocritical, he doesn't say so, but thanks Felix for telling him what he needs to hear.
* ''VideoGame/RadiantArc'': Derek calls out Linky for being rude to Lexie whenever they discuss the Radiant Arc. While he has a point that Linky should treat Lexie better, Derek has been a {{Jerkass}} and [[TheBully bully]] to both of them for all 5 years of their stay in Dewhill. Linky seems to realize the truth behind Derek's words and feels bad for yelling at Lexie, though he refuses to apologize about dissing the Radiant Arc.
* ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheThirdPower'': Emperor Norasokv points out that the Sages of Peren Desh aren't all knowing, which the sages themselves admit. He uses this point to [[spoiler:reject Gage's legitimacy as ruler after the Kingsflame is lit for him, but one of his soldiers points out that if they were to ignore the Kingsflame validating Gage, they should ignore the previous Kingsflame that validated him.]]

[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* Riki, the protagonist of ''VisualNovel/LittleBusters'', tries to help [[spoiler:Komari]] get over the death of [[spoiler:her older brother]], yet her route takes place before Refrain, meaning at this point, Riki hasn't fully confronted [[OrphansOrdeal his own issues with the death of his parents]]. However, because he has similar issues with his parents, Riki knows what he's talking about and is able to help [[spoiler:Komari]] confront her issues.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* In ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'', Cody has a tendency to scold Junior for doing something stupid and selfish or warn him about something potentially dangerous he wants to do, especially if there's the chance he could ''kill someone''. Whilst it shows [[OnlySaneMan how sensible Cody is]], it's also hypocritical since can be just as unethical and selfish as Junior, doing things like [[SerialRapist committing a five-year-long raping spree]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext using a remote's pause button]] (and proceeding to try and discourage Junior from using said remote to screw around afterward) and even [[AxCrazy attempting to kill three innocent people]] ([[WithFriendsLikeThese including]] ''[[WithFriendsLikeThese his friend]]'') [[DisproportionateRetribution just because Junior broke]] [[CompanionCube his Ken doll]]. Nevertheless, Junior tends to get hit with LaserGuidedKarma as a result and realize his mistakes.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': Megatron cannot stand treachery--or at least treachery being done incompetently. In the Predacon ranks, treason is almost a prerequisite to ruling, for if the current leader is unable to deal with being betrayed, who's to say they should still be in charge? Over half his lieutenants have tried to stab him in the back, and he's far from happy about it, yet his backstory shows he got to where he was in the show thanks to stabbing his own mentor in the back. Yet he's not wrong when he says this line:
-->'''Megatron:''' I can suffer your treachery, lieutenant, but not your '' incompetence''! Treachery requires no mistakes.
* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': Huey, Dewey, and Louie's mother, Della Duck, was separated from her children since before they were hatched after her thrill-seeking overrode her good sense and caused her to be stranded far from home for ten years. She manages to return to her family in season 2 and, in "Timephoon!", she chews out Louie for a get-rich-quick scheme that endangered everyone without considering the problems it might cause. Despite the similarities to her own actions, the story treats her as in the right, as Mrs. Beakley praises her for putting her foot down. Though "hypocrite" might be a bit of a stretch here Della didn't try deny Louie's below comment and still makes her double down on her punishment for him.
-->'''Della:''' You took off in that contraption without thinking of the consequences or the people you would hurt!\\
'''Louie:''' I wonder who I got ''that'' from.
* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Brian and Quagmire's rivalry pretty much revolves around how on-the-dot they are about the other's deflecting of what terrible hypocritical people are:
** He calls out Brian for, among other things, dating only bimbos, lusting after the married Lois, and not looking after his kid. Although Quagmire himself has these flaws too and is [[AtLeastIAdmitIt aware]] of it, Brian doesn't have a single retort to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech that he has just received.
** It's also turned around him. As he routinely points out, Brian is sleazy, self-important, and completely hypocritical, but he's often on the dot when he claims Quagmire is as much a self-contradicting egotist as he is. Even the aforementioned case in "Quagmire's Mom" he isn't wrong to think Quagmire [[FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse blaming all his life choices on his mother's upbringing is total bullshit]], especially from someone who claimed his true redeeming function over Brian is [[AtLeastIAdmitIt at least being honest about being sleazy.]]
** Also doubled around back on Brian, since even in later spats like "Tiegs for Two" and "Adam West High", where Brian has a ''lot'' more ammo to fire back at Quagmire over calling the kettle black, Quagmire is quick to retort that Brian is still a bigger fraud who only has a beef with Quagmire whenever he won't be his friend or stroke his ego. Quagmire can be twice as abrasive and sanctimonious as Brian, but he at least isn't as fair-weathered about it.
--->'''Brian:''' ''[snide]'' Hey, if you guys are so close, maybe Jillian should know that you teach a class in ''picking up women?!''\\
'''Quagmire:''' ''[equally snide]'' And Cheryl should know that you ''took'' that class!
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In one episode, John Redcorn confesses to Nancy that he doesn't think Dale should be raising Joseph, his illegitimate son who was born as a result of their affair. The episode portrays John Redcorn as being in the wrong, given that he's an adulterer who's leaving the task of taking care of his son to his lover and her ignorant husband... But it's ''not'' an entirely baseless accusation. Dale is not only a hardcore ConspiracyTheorist, but also certifiably insane. He genuinely loves his wife and who he thinks is his biological son, but he constantly causes Nancy no end of problems by getting sucked into his latest delusion, and his love for Joseph sees him unpredictably flip-flopping between spoiling him rotten and setting an incredibly bad example for him. Honestly, Dale is one of the most realistic examples of someone you ''really'' wouldn't want to raise a child.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'':
** Amon rails against the prevalence of [[ElementalPowers bending]] and advocates its destruction for fear of oppression of non-benders. Amon is revealed to [[spoiler: have the ability to strip away bending by using his unique bloodbending]], but those with bending capabilities do in fact have more opportunities and honors than those who do not. This eventually leads to Republic City supporting diversity while still rejecting Amon's fanaticism, such as doing away with the Council that was composed entirely of benders, and electing a non-Bending president.
** Unalaq advocates for the unity of the spirit and human worlds and is ''very'' justified when calling [[WhatTheHellHero Korra]] on her chaotic behavior, points that she takes to heart for the rest of the series. Pity he's [[spoiler:a worshiper of the ''embodiment of chaos itself'' that used him to control the spirits]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'': In "Rehabklok" Pickles gets called out on his alcoholism and sent to rehab by the rest of the band despite their own drinking habits, even nursing several bottles during said discussion. They're not wrong though as it's seen throughout the series that Pickles is prone to drinking to the point of being nearly non-functional while the rest have enough restraint that they never reach the point that Pickles often does during his drinking.
** The inciting incident of the episode was a technical malfunction that Pickles caused while inebriated. The band called him out on this while claiming they never cause that kind of trouble, which is proven as BlatantLies with a montage of antics they got up to while drunk. They're still right in calling out Pickles because he was drunk during a show and they haven't caused problems like that while performing when drunk.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Played with in episode "No Second Prances". Twilight Sparkle encourages her ex-[[BigBad bad guy]]-turned-student Starlight Glimmer to make a new friend but quickly backpedals on it when Starlight ends up befriending the rather sketchy [[JerkAss Trixie]], who Twilight has a rocky history with. Twilight is naturally worried that Starlight will fall prey to ToxicFriendInfluence and she has a point, except she was perfectly willing to [[EasilyForgiven easily forgive]] Starlight Glimmer for far worse evil beyond whatever jerkish pettiness Trixie ever did (Trixie was just a once in a while antagonist, while Starlight Glimmer was a Season Wide BigBad who enslaved a village and went out of her way to nearly destroy the world in order to get revenge on Twilight), and even told Starlight that all Friendships are important to talk her into a HeelFaceTurn, but she is still very distrustful and begrudging of Trixie (if for the fair reason that she ''[[ReformedButNotTamed kept]]'' a lot more of her {{Jerkass}} qualities than Starlight did). Starlight even [[WhatTheHellHero calls her out on this]]. Twilight is proven to be correct to an extent when Trixie [[OpenMouthInsertFoot inadvertently reveals]] that she only became friends with Starlight just to show Twilight up, causing her friendship with Starlight to break apart, causing a heartbroken Trixie [[BecomingTheMask (who really did want to be Starlight's friend)]] to [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone realize how badly she messed up]]. Twilight herself also realizes her own hypocrisy and aspires to make things up between the three of them.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' might have had it be said by a fallen Jedi, Barriss was still quite right in pointing out that the war has corrupted the Republic and Jedi alike.
** While Anakin definitely needs lessons in honesty, his anger towards Obi-Wan for faking his death and deliberately not telling him is justified. No matter what the reason, it was still a rather cold-hearted and manipulative act for Obi-Wan to do to someone he considered a brother, especially as he's well aware of Anakin's attachment issues.
* ''WesternAnimation/TangledTheSeries'': The episode "Plus Est en Vous" has Zhan Tiri make the extremely hypocritical but completely correct point that Cassandra and Mother Gothel were felled by their own egos.
* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': In "Enemy of My Enemy," Karai attempts to form an EnemyMine with the Turtles against the Kraang, only for the Turtles to take advantage of it to attempt to assassinate the Shredder, Karai's father; Karai is furious and chews Leo out for it, while ignoring that ''she'' had previously double-crossed the Turtles herself in "The Alien Agenda," all while mocking Leo to his face for trusting her. That being said, she's not wrong; Karai was nothing but honest about being untrustworthy in "The Alien Agenda", agreeing with Raph rather than Leo about being "bad news". She never made Leo any promises ''not'' to betray their alliance, while Leo did with her. Also, it should be noted that after all of the discussion about whether or not to trust Karai, the Turtles are the ones who double-crossed ''her'' this time, not the other way around.
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': Dave is annoyed at his whole team other than Sky for being useless, while he complains more than lending a helping hand, but he is right. This is best shown in the first challenge in the episode "Uh So This Is My Team" where each member of Waneyihtam Maskwak mess up in getting someone to help build their own shelter. Shawn grabs soup instead of something useful, Ella found a bucket of glitter, and when Dave draws Chef's fire while Beardo makes a run for more supplies, Beardo runs in slow-motion but ends up getting hit by a tennis ball, and Leonards just suggests they all build a wizard tower, to which everyone agrees but Dave. While Sky was the most useful in this challenge, even she agrees to build the tower, mostly because the team voted and she felt building something was better than nothing. When building the tower failed and it was time to vote someone off, an annoyed Dave asks if he can vote off four people.
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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In one episode, John Redcorn confides to Nancy that he doesn't think Dale should be raising Joseph, his illegitimate son who was born as a result of their affair. The episode portrays John Redcorn as being in the wrong, given that he's an adulterer who's leaving the task of raising his son to an ignorant man... But it's ''not'' an entirely baseless accusation. Dale is not only a hardcore ConspiracyTheorist, but also certifiably insane. He genuinely loves his wife and who he assumes is his biological son, but he constantly causes Nancy no end of problems by getting sucked into his latest delusion, and his love for Joseph sees him unpredictably flip-flopping between spoiling him rotten and setting an incredibly bad example for him. Honestly, Dale is one of the most realistic examples of someone you ''really'' wouldn't want raising a child.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': In one episode: John Redcorn confides to Nancy that he doesn't think Dale should be raising Joseph, his illegitimate son who was born as a result of their affair. The episode portrays John Redcorn as being in the wrong, given that he's an adulterer who's leaving the task of raising his son to an ignorant man... But it's ''not'' an entirely baseless accusation. Dale is not only a hardcore ConspiracyTheorist, but also certifiably insane. He genuinely loves his wife and who he assumes is his biological son, but he constantly causes Nancy no end of problems by getting sucked into his latest delusion, and his love for Joseph sees him unpredictably flip-flopping between spoiling him rotten and setting an incredibly bad example for him. Honestly, Dale is one of the most realistic examples of someone you ''really'' wouldn't want raising a child.