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-->'''Hopper:''' You piece of dirt... no, I'm wrong, you're lower than dirt—you're an '''''ANT'''''.

* A semi-serious PSA by [=UAnimals=] that stars Sala Baker (Sauron) urges people to donate to the charity. At the end, an [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orc]] from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' urges people to not call [[NicknamingTheEnemy Russians]] [[DehumanizingInsult orcs]] because "we're warriors and not a crowd of scumbags".

* A semi-serious PSA by [=UAnimals=] that stars Sala Baker (Sauron) urges people to donate to the charity. At the end, an [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orc]] from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' urges people to not call [[NicknamingTheEnemy Russians]] [[DehumanizingInsult orcs]] because "we're warriors, not a crowd of scumbags".

* A semi-serious PSA by [=UAnimals=] that stars Creator/SalaBaker urges people to donate to the charity. At the end, an [[AlwaysChaoticEvil Orc]] ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' urges people to not call [[NicknamingTheEnemy Russians]] [[DehumanizingNickname orcs]] because "we're warriors, not a crowd of scumbags".

* "I would call them scumbags, but that would be an insult to bags of scum." — Creator/DennisMiller, in reference to the French.[[note]]On the contrary, Miller's francophobic comment [[UnfortunateImplications would be an insult to]] ''[[OnceAcceptableTargets the French]]''.[[/note]]

* In his "Top 10 Worst Hit Songs of 2022" list, WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows described Music/MeghanTrainor's style as "white Music/Lizzo" but quickly recants that, saying it's insulting. Not to Lizzo, but to ''white people.''

* The second ''Franchise/{{Gundam}} Evolve'' CG short ends with [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Kamille Bidan]] writing an apology for destroying a camera during a field test of the Gundam Mk-II. The {{Wangst}}-filled 'apology' includes this memorable line:
-->Letting a person like Lieutenant Quattro command a mission is like letting a monkey handle a bomb. Saying it, I even feel as if I were insulting a monkey.

* In the 6 January 2023 episode of ''Radio/TheNewsQuiz'', Samira Ahmed says that UsefulNotes/RishiSunak's speech was compared to a Creator/{{CBeebies}} presenter, and that this is unfair, because [=CBeebies=] presenters don't talk down to their audience.

* In the ''Series/{{Dinosaurs}}'' episode, "[[Recap/DinosaursS02E12RefrigeratorDay Refrigerator Day]]", Earl is unable to pay his bills when B.P. Richfield doesn't give him is Refrigerator Day bonus, and as a result, the Sinclair family's refrigerator gets repossessed. This exchange then occurs between Earl and Robbie:

** The DLC case in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'' has Dr. Crab remaking that Phoenix is more birdbrained than Rifle, which Blackquill (who has a pet hawk named [[ADogNamedDog Taka]]) takes great exception to:

* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'': In "[[Recap/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS2E17And18SummitToSaveEarth Summit to Save Earth]]", [[KnightOfCerebus after a two-partner's worth of his usual violent cruelty]], Zarm is yelling at the birds and monkeys attacking him, calling them vermin. The incoming Captain Planet snaps back that ''[[NoYou Zarm]]'' [[NoYou is the vermin]], and then immediately backpedals, saying that calling him vermin isn't terrible enough to be accurate.

* In the ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'' and ''Franchise/TheAvengers'' crossover fic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14087136/1/Full-Loki Full]]'', in chapter 17, Hiccup calls Schmidt a backstabing Death Gripper because comparing him to a snake is an insult to snakes.

''WebAnimation/EtraChanSawIt'': When [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4gYh5K-Ls Azami]] refused to admit her wrongdoing to her boss a few days after an incident during Akane's wedding day, Tsutsuji finds her logic absurd and alien, while apologizing to the aliens for the comparison.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'': Yhe below exchange happens when the Spider-Gang are spying on Kingpin as he's making a self-aggrandizing speech at a banquet to honor Spider-Man's memory. Also counts as a [[PlayedForLaughs humorous]] instance of YouKnowImBlackRight

** {{Inverted|Trope}} in ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney''. Trucy scolds Apollo when he calls Machi Tobaye a pianist, because that would imply he can be compared to her father (who can't even be called a DreadfulMusician because Phoenix barely plays the piano at all).

* In the 1964 British general election, the constituency of Smethwick swung from Labour to Conservative against the national tide, partly thanks to a campaign that was [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smethwick_in_the_1964_general_election accused of race-baiting]] (more information [[https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/britains-most-racist-election-smethwick-50-years-on here]]). Prime Minister UsefulNotes/HaroldWilson called on the Tories to disavow Peter Griffiths MP, whom he called a "parliamentary leper". Several Conservative [=MPs=] proposed a motion to condemn Wilson's insult to Griffiths,[[note]]Long-standing Parliamentary rules hold that members are not allowed to insult each other directly.[[/note]] while some of Wilson's own Labour [=MPs=] ''also'' proposed a motion to condemn his insult... to lepers.
* The controversial practice of using "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysis Applied Behavior Analysis]]" to teach children on the autistic spectrum to interact with others in an outwardly 'normal' way is frequently compared to dog training by its detractors. (And, tellingly, [[NotHelpingYourCase some of its advocates]].) At least one professional dog trainer has weighed in on the subject [[https://theaspergian.com/2019/03/27/is-aba-really-dog-training-for-children-a-professional-dog-trainer-weighs-in/ here]], describing the comparison as deeply unfair: She would ''never'' treat a dog that way.

* Dixon No. 2 Joke: Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon [[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/us/02baltimore.html?smid=url-share embezzles from a charity]] to buy {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation}}s for her cronies. When Joe Sixpack hears this story, he is of two minds: On the one hand it's rather unfortunate that a respectable office stationery company has to share a name with a corrupt politician. On the other hand, it's actually kind of fitting that she is named "Dixon", because she's a real "NO. 2".

* Dixon No. 2 Joke: Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon embezzles from a charity to buy {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation}}s for her cronies. When Joe Sixpack hears this story, he is of two minds: On the one hand it's rather unfortunate that a respectable office stationery company has to share a name with a corrupt politician. On the other hand, it's actually kind of fitting that she is named "Dixon", because she's a real "NO. 2".

* Dixon No. 2 Joke: Baltimore Mayor Dixon embezzles from a charity to buy {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation}}s for her cronies. When Joe Sixpack hears this story, he is of two minds: On the one hand it's rather unfortunate that a respectable office stationery company has to share a name with a corrupt politician. On the other hand, it's actually kind of fitting that she is named "Dixon", because she's a real "NO. 2".

* Dixon No. 2 Joke: Baltimore Mayor Dixon embezzles from a charity to buy {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation}}s for her cronies. When Joe Sixpack hears this story, he is of two minds: On the one hand it's rather unfortunate that a respectable office stationery company has to share a name with a corrupt politician. On the other hand, it's Actually kind of fitting that she is named "Dixon", because she's a real "NO. 2".

* Dixon No. 2 Joke: Baltimore Mayor Dixon embezzles from a charity to buy {{UsefulNotes/PlayStation}}s for her cronies. When Joe Sixpack hears this story, he is of two minds: On the one hand it's rather unfortunate that a respectable office stationery company has to share a name with a corrupt politician. On the other hand, it's Actually kind of fitting that she is named '''Dixon''', because she's a real '''NO. 2'''.