History Main / NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat

* [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/04/06/hispanic-jeb-vs-identity-politics.html This article]] reports that ''In a 2009 voter-registration application, obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, Mr. (Jeb) Bush marked Hispanic in the field labeled 'race/ethnicity.''' Then argues that the Republican base is vehemently opposed to “amnesty” for Hispanics, and “Bush can now be portrayed as someone who has [[GoingNative "gone native"]] with the amnesty gang, and is no longer [[WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant "one of us."]]
-->''This could still be politically damaging. But that doesn't mean it should be. Jeb's [[{{WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant}} waspy family background]] only makes this story more delicious, but practically speaking, [[GoingNative he probably is culturally Hispanic,'']] '''and of course there's nothing wrong with that.''''
** The above is related to the fact that Jeb Bush is married to a Latina woman.

* Creator/RowanAtkinson has a sketch called "Are You A Gay Christian?" that is essentially the reverse of this trope. Atkinson's vicar seems to be trying his hardest to believe that there really isn't anything wrong with that, and then the punchline is [[spoiler: "God just wants you to have a rotten life. God's like that. He ''hates'' poofs."]] See it [[https://youtu.be/RJy2UucDcDw here]].

* While discussing ComicBook/GreenArrow's new Speedy with ComicBook/BlackCanary, Roy complains that most superheroes wouldn't be using {{Kid Sidekick}}s in this stage of their career. He says it in front of ComicBook/{{Batman}} which causes Roy to backpedal and stutter that there's nothing wrong with that.

* Session #2 of ''WebVideo/SuperTherapy'', [[https://youtu.be/nLVc3-xsmY8 "Robin, Are You Gay?"]], opens up with Franchise/{{Batman}} saying: "I'm pretty sure Robin's gay... not that there's anything wrong with that, I just don't want to... bring it up."

* Music/StephenLynch humorously inverts it ''and'' plays it straight with "If I Were Gay", the premise of which is "If I were gay, I'd happily date you, but I'm not, so for the love of God, stop flirting with ([[spoiler:and molesting]]) me."

* During a mixed tag team match on Raw involving Wrestling/{{Carlito|Colon}}, Wrestling/TrishStratus, Wrestling/{{Lita}} and Wrestling/{{Edge|Wrestler}}, who were still [[XPacHeat very sore]] on the latter two for some off set hijinks, broke into a chant of "Edge Is Gay!". Wrestling/JimRoss commented "I think Lita would disagree with that."

* ''Series/SpittingImage'' sent up the Music/JasonDonovan libel action (he sued a gay lifestyle magazine that mistakenly outed him as gay and won libel damages) with a parody of Music/TomRobinson's ''Glad to Be Gay'' in which Donavan, and a fey TV presenter in the same situation, vehemently (and unconvincingly) deny their gayness in an unconvincing "not of course that there's anything wrong with that" sort of way. Jason and his very best buddy Philip Schofield deny they're more than just good friends [[https://youtu.be/P9zHqx-Hoz8&index=68&list=LLS907d2g_vnEnQI7ZlTJqQA here]]. (Nearly thirty years later, Schofield came out.)

* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': It was pretty much inevitable after [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=925 Kat called Paz pretty]], and we were [[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=926 not disapointed]].

* Creator/JeffNimoy and Creator/QuintonFlynn were MistakenForGay due to walking into a yaoi film, not knowing that it was one at the time, so they decided to set the record [[JustForPun straight]]. ''"[[https://youtu.be/MlCIe_A5dd4 No we're not saying there's anything wrong with that; just for this other team, we simply do not bat...]]"''

* When asked, Durkon Thundershield, Dwarven Cleric of Thor of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' says that he "loves Thor with all [his] heart, in a heterosexual 'just buddies' kind of way, not that there's anything wrong with the alternative."(Translated from Dwarven Accent.)

* ''VisualNovel/VA11HallA'' has a sexuality-inverted variant, where the gay Mario asks if Jill is dating the other bartender, Gil, then immediately comments that there's nothing wrong with her being into guys.

* The comedy musical ''Theatre/AvenueQ''. In the song "If You Were Gay", Nicky tries to convince his roommate Rod (clear [[{{Expy}} expies]] of Ernie and Bert) that it is OK to be gay, but making it clear that he himself is not gay.

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter Tri'' has a slightly odd version: one of the villagers will tell you that they've learned a "terrible secret"... they heard strange noises coming from your house one night, so they peeked through the door... and saw your [[FunnyAnimal Felyne]] servant [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything dressed as a dog]], [[{{Crossdresser}} looking in the mirror and barking!]] Not that there's anything wrong with that.

** {{Subverted}} in the same series when Krillin and Gohann first meet Freeza.

** {{Subverted}} in the same series

--->'''Cell:''' Okay, cool. You two are charming brothers or lovers - or both, I don't judge - but I want you to know that before I kill you, I will always remember how unconvincing your German accents were.

* During a mixed tag team match on Raw involving Wrestling/{{Carlito|Colon}}, Wrestling/TrishStratus, Wrestling/{{Lita}} and Wrestling/{{Edge}}, who were still [[XPacHeat very sore]] on the latter two for some off set hijinks, broke into a chant of "Edge Is Gay!". Wrestling/JimRoss commented "I think Lita would disagree with that."

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* Averted with JohnnyGalecki. He had a lot of gay accusations and, although he was straight and had a girlfriend, never answered or denied them. When an interviewer asked why, he responded, [[https://youtu.be/MkhYxIPfTuk "I didn't feel a need to defend myself about something that's not offensive".]]

* The [[http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Tracks_(G1) page for G1 Tracks]] on Wiki/TFWikiDotNet repeatedly lampshades how AmbiguouslyGay the character is, with loads of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything. Then it says in the "Notes" section:

* In the first episode of ''Series/TheMuppets'', Fozzie explains that a personal ad saying "Passionate bear looking for love" [[MistakenForGay gets a lot of wrong responses]], before hastily adding "Well, not ''wrong'', just wrong for ''me''."

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* In ''WebComic/{{Housepets}}'', Fido keeping his relationship with a cat, Sabrina, a secret had let his superior, Sgt. Ralph, to fear his odd behavior was hiding illegal activity. Finding this out was a relief, though it came about after an international incident (Fido interrupting Sabrina's arranged marriage with Jata) that got Fido suspended from the force for three weeks.

Not That There's Anything Wrong With That is what happens when homosexuality is painted in a negative light by words or actions from characters just to be portrayed as completely normal. Usually invoked as a [[VerbalBackspace weak saving throw]] and an attempt to prevent losing fans and coming across as a bigot. The subtext tends to be [[TroubledSympatheticBigot "I'm a homophobe, but I don’t want to be one."]] Alternatively, "I don't want to deal with the stigma of homosexuality," or simply, "I want women to hit on me, not men."

* In ''Series/TheNanny'' episode "Oy Vey, You're Gay!", Fran is led to think that Sydney Mercer, Maxwell's new publicist, in love with him, so [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy she decides to wish them well as a couple]], until Sydney mentions that she's gay, and therefore not a threat. Fran's reaction is absolutely priceless:

* On ''Series/AllMyChildren'', a frustrated Erica Kane declares that she's done with men. The reporter interviewing her assumes that Erica is coming out of the closet. Erica laughingly dismisses this possibility, while being quick to quote this trope word for word, clarifying that she's just taking time off from relationships in order to get her life together. (The FunnyAneurysmMoment is that a few years later, Erica's daughter Bianca revealed herself to be a lesbian. Erica's reaction, while not homophobic, was most certainly NOT to quote this trope)

* PlayedWith and somewhat deconstructed in ''ComicBook/TheFlash'' during a mid-90's story; a {{Trumplica}} businessman running for president causes controversy for his bigoted views ([[FunnyAneurysmMoment again, this is from the 90's]]), which particularly bothers Hartley Rathaway, the Pied Piper, both because he's a die-hard socialist but also because he's openly gay and an ex-con, and so is fearful of what life will be like for him under this man's presidency. ComicBook/WallyWest and his girlfriend Linda Park both quote this in unison as they try to explain how they ''get'' why Piper doesn't like this guy, but they quickly realise just saying ''they're'' not homophobic doesn't really help the situation he's in. Both realise this and make an effort to do better to support him, especially when he's later framed for an assassination attempt.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[PlatonicLifePartners Chloe]] sometimes backtrack like this regarding [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark]]'s [[HumanAlien alien heritage]].

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[PlatonicLifePartners Chloe]] sometimes backtrack like this regarding [[ComicBook{{Superman}} Clark]]'s [[HumanAlien alien heritage]].

* In a November 2004 of [[Creator/ImpactWrestling TNA Impact]], [[Wrestling/{{Christian}} Christian Cage]] cut a promo that was interrupted by Monty Brown. [[https://youtu.be/rHSm-azmqIA?t=365 Christian immediately turned it around,]] injecting some HomoeroticSubtext into his finisher, The Pounce, and immediately prefacing it with this trope.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[PlatonicLifePartners Chloe]] sometimes backtrack like this regarding [[{{Superman}} Clark]]'s [[HumanAlien alien heritage]].

* According to Producer Creator/GarryMarshall, ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970s}}'''s opening sequence was written and produced that way to make sure everyone knew the roommates were not gay (per a request by the network). Jack Klugman once referred to it as "that cockamamie [silly, ridiculous] opening".

* According to Producer Garry Marshall, ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'''s opening sequence was written and produced that way to make sure everyone knew the roommates were not gay (per a request by the network). Jack Klugman once referred to it as "that cockamamie [silly, ridiculous] opening".

** In order to head off accusations of slut-shaming for the show's annual "Hookerween" special, Nash explained that they aren't making fun of women who choose to wear sexy Halloween costumes, but rather the very concept of the SexyWhateverOutfit and how ridiculous some of the examples are (Sexy [[MemeticMutation Pizza Rat]], anyone?).

* In "The Blind Spot in the Karaoke Box" in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', Eisuke says he was acting weird because he saw the murder victim making out with one of the suspects, a large tanned muscly person in a karaoke room. Then Juzo says this trope title word-for-word. Then the suspect clarifies that she's actually a woman.

It is a frequent joke type found in [[CringeComedy Cringe Comedies]], where a character digs himself into this situation over the course of a short conversation, usually very efficiently.