History Main / PoliticallyIncorrectHero

* ''Fanfic/CameraShy'' has the hero Exorcist, who is part of the Christian hero group Haven. His power is the ability to create talismans which block out anything Exorcist sees as an adverse mental effect. This includes most mind-affecting powers, but it also includes things like homosexuality or transgender identity.

** Practically all of the First Multiversal Reconnaissance Team as racist toward anyone Russian or Chinese, since these are the two main bodies that control the Pan-Asian Coalition they're fighting against. This wasn't an issue, or even known, until Dr. Mei-Ling Zhou began joining her fellow Overwatch agents on missions.

* ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof'' is set before women's lib caught on in the Ukrainian hinterland. Tevye is, undeniably, a big ol' chauvinist, but he's the nicest incarnation of it that you'll find. [[spoiler: Then PlayedForDrama when he can't bring himself to accept the idea of his third daughter marrying a gentile. He can only respond to it by shutting her out of his life, even though he knows all it will do is hurt himself, his daughter, and his family.]]

* The heroes in the [[AdaptationalJerkass ADV dub]] of ''Anime/GhostStories'' are all snot-nosed little shits who make a fair share of racist and homophobic comments throughout the series, especially [[HeteronormativeCrusader Momoko]]. They are also the only ones capable of protecting their school, town, and all of reality from invading ghosts and demons.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
** Ranma exhibits a surprisingly homophobic attitude in the storyline dealing with [[WholesomeCrossdresser Tsubasa]].
** Akane also had a sexist attitude towards boys (though not men) in the first season.
* Wufei from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' in an early episode explains away an opponent's weakness because "she's a woman". He then goes on to spare her life because "I don't kill weaklings or women" (thus equating women with weaklings). Eight episodes later another character (yes, a woman) helps pull his head out of his ass, and his CharacterDevelopment gets him out of that mindset by the end of the series - but these [[NeverLiveItDown epiphanies tend to get ignored by viewers]]. As for skilled female pilots, [[TeamMom Noin]] can stand alongside the show's mains and do so [[BadassNormal while piloting an inferior mecha]].
* Io Fleming from ''Manga/MobileSuitGundamThunderbolt'' openly mocks the Living Dead Division for their prosthetics, and was in sheer disbelief when one of them beat him in a Mobile Suit fight. He also gives Daryl the insulting nickname [[MaliciousMisnaming "Peglegs"]] and continues calling him that even after they formally introduce themselves to each other.

* The Nations of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' constantly make extremely offensive jokes and slurs against each other. The entire thing is generally PlayedForLaughs, owing to the fact that most of said Nations who do that sort of thing are just as hotheaded or stupid as the one they're insulting (also, the series pretty much runs on RefugeInAudacity).
* Joseph Joestar from ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is portrayed as having a strong dislike for the Japanese, though whether it was meant to be due to him being a WWII veteran, having his daughter Holly marry a Japanese man and live far away from him, or [[spoiler: merely a façade he puts up to cover up the fact he had an affair with a Japanese woman]] is not really made very clear.
** And there is also Rudol von Stroheim, literally ''a Nazi officer'', who is introduced murdering innocent civilians as sacrifices to the Pillar Men and torturing captive women for his own pleasure. Then he becomes an unlikely ally against the Pillar Men once the important fighting gets going, and all his previous crimes are conveniently forgotten.

* Allen from ''Anime/TheVisionOfEscaflowne'' can be subtly chauvinistic at times, coming across as fairly patronizing and condescending toward certain female characters. Likely a case of DeliberateValuesDissonance considering that he hails from a patriarchal society whose gender roles are more strictly proscribed than our own. (King Aston, the head of state, is worse about this, and decidedly less heroic.)

* In ''Manga/BlackClover'' several of the magic knights are from noble families. They are on the good side, but they are classist, elitist, and racist.

* Toru Kazuma[=/=][[DubNameChange Georgie Prescott]] of ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'', at least in the Creator/{{Funimation}} dub. He's more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, being polite and well-mannered but prone to easy anger when things go awry for him. That being said, he also holds ''extreme'' conservative if not outright fascist viewpoints, such as the opposition of welfare and less than favorable opinions about Mexico.

* Robotman of the ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', while depicted as InnocentlyInsensitive, kept referring to Rebis, the merger of Larry Trainor, Eleanor Poole, and the Negative Spirit, as "Larry". Years later, when Cliff starts doing it again with Starbro, the now-restored Larry Trainor calls him out on it and reveals in a CerebusRetcon that, even years after being separated from Rebis and going back to his original name, he resented being deadnamed. To his credit, Cliff does apologizes upon realizing he was being incredibly offensive.

* Harry Dresden of ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles''. One of the most common criticisms of the early books is his obvious sexism, mostly of the MaleGaze and WouldntHitAGirl varieties. Of course this is Lampshaded repeatedly, and it gets a little better as time goes on. He and basically everyone who knows him is fully aware of this FatalFlaw and it gets him in trouble more than a few times throughout the series.

* The titular protagonist of the book version of ''Literature/ForrestGump'' has pretty offensive vernacular, referring to black men as "Negros" among other terms multiple times throughout the novel. Naturally the film version [[AdaptationalNiceGuy exercises]] this from Forrest's character completely, with him showing compassion to African Americans that is ahead of his time (including handing Vivian Malone Jones' book to her when she drops it while walking into the University of Alabama). The film in general trims off all the unsavoury traits from Forrest to make him more InspirationallyDisadvantaged.

* ''Literature/TheLadyGraceMysteries'': {{Downplayed|trope}} with Grace. She states that she hates the "Papist Guises", referring to the Catholic House of Guise ("papist" is a derogatory term for Catholic); however, this wasn't an uncommon view to have at the time in England unless you supported a Catholic restoration. Furthermore, it's established that Grace doesn't hate them because of their religious views, but because both her parents were killed either directly or indirectly because of them (she notably doesn't have any issues with her best friend Masou being a Muslim).

* In Creator/StephenKing's novel ''Literature/TheRunningMan'', first published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, the main character is this. He uses the words "Negro" and "nigger," both of which mark him as out of place in 2025, an anachronism. Of course, you're still supposed to sympathize with him because he's trying to get onto one of the Network's sadistic game shows in order to make money so that his [[LittlestCancerPatient sick infant daughter]] can get decent medical care. He eventually gets better after meeting a few black people who consistently help him despite the price on his head.
** ''The Running Man'' is a dystopian future novel, though, and it's unclear where that timeline diverged from the real world. 'Negro' is more understandable when seen alongside other deliberately archaic terms and references like 'atomic' in place of 'nuclear;' also, Ben's only use of the word 'nigger' was part of the phrase 'house nigger,' which has a different meaning than just calling someone a nigger. A 'house Negro' is one who lives and works indoors alongside the master, in contrast to the 'field Negro' who works outdoors and has no chance at any of the comforts that the house Negro has. Thus, house Negroes are loyal to their master because, if sold, they stand a good chance of being field Negroes under the new master; they are presented as traitors and dupes who allowed themselves to be turned against their brothers in the field in exchange for literal table scraps. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Negro The Other Wiki]]'', as always, has plenty more information on this.
** However, it is still racist because, as The Other Wiki states, the term is pejorative and originated from slavery.
* ''Literature/SisterhoodSeries'' by Creator/FernMichaels: Oh, man. Books like ''Weekend Warriors'' and ''Vendetta'' show that a number of the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian. Kathryn went into a rant at Yoko Akio about how she's using the fact that she's Asian and different as an excuse to be wishy-washy. Yoko is not wishy-washy. One of their targets is a man named John Chai, who they keep calling "Chinese boy". They don't call him anything worse than that, but the fact that the book he's in blatantly uses YellowPeril to justify putting him in the role of the villain implies that the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian, despite the fact that one of their members is Asian herself! Later on, the Vigilantes pretty much indicate that they are {{Straw Feminist}}s and misandristic, which male readers will ''not'' appreciate!
* The eponymous ''Literature/SpaceCaptainSmith'' is essentially a Victorian [[{{Adventure}} adventure fiction]] hero transplanted into a sci-fi setting. As such, he is undeniably a bigot and casually sexist, but in an old-fashioned, non-malicious, "Jolly good sort, for a foreigner"/"This is no place for a lady" kind of way. He is portrayed as a genuinely good, brave, and heroic person who treats everyone around him decently regardless of race, sex, or species, but also as slightly dim and with some ingrained opinions that his friends quietly roll their eyes at.
** It helps that Smith's mildly condescending attitudes are contrasted with the truly vicious racism and misogyny expressed by the villains, which he finds either repugnant or so illogical that he can't understand them. For instance, he genuinely doesn't get why anyone would object to interracial marriage.
** The [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire British Space Empire]] as a whole could be considered this. They're openly imperialist, enthusiastic practitioners of GunboatDiplomacy, and have a very "civilising the natives" attitude to dealing with aliens. However, they usually mean well and are trying to help, providing education and infrastructure to all conquered worlds, and installing democracy (on their terms). Again this is contrasted with the bad guys, who typically enslave or just massacre subject races.

* John Rumford, protagonist of ''Literature/{{Victoria}}'' fits this to a T. Then, the entire book is a TakeThat to all forms of liberalism and multiculturalism. He firmly believes a woman's place is in the kitchen, Puerto Ricans are in no way American, and Blacks riot every summer because they want free fried chicken and watermelon.

---> '''[[spoiler:Lodestar]]:''' ''Whoops'', guess I didn't notice you were on our side. That sort of thing happens when you insist on dressing like a racist di-, um, jerk.

* The protagonist of ''Literature/IAmJ'' is a Puerto Rican-Jewish teenager who is also transgender. He has some demeaning views towards gay people, in part because of his own hatred of being called a ButchLesbian. J has to learn to overcome these issues when he transfers to a school aimed at queer teens.
* From Creator/TomKratman's works:
** In ''Literature/{{Okuyyuki}}'', [[HeteronormativeCrusader Audrey]] jokes about cutting the unit's "queer-as-a-five-gram-''[[GratuitousJapanese wadokaichin]]'' first sergeant" to pieces. [[KnightInSourArmor Reilly]] doesn't appear very upset with her for this, his answer being along the lines of, "Don't tempt me."
** In ''Literature/{{Caliphate}}'', John Hamilton ''hates'' Muslims and believes any sort of aggression against them is justified on the basis of what they have done to his country and other cultures. [[spoiler:At the end of the book, he does agree to rescue a female Muslim and her children from an abusive husband because she was his (Christian) love interest's best friend]].
* Black Tip from ''Literature/RunWild'' has some sexist attitudes. He especially doesn't like being talked down upon by females.
* In ''Literature/TheMouseWatch'', Bernie Skampersky is a TragicBigot[=/=]TroubledSympatheticBigot who starts with a negative attitude toward rats because one of them killed her brother. When the titular HeroesRUs organization teams her up with another rookie, a rat named Jarvis Slinktail, she alternates between accusing him of being TheMole and starting to like him in spite of herself. Bernie finally gets over her prejudice when she learns that [[spoiler:Jarvis has been a good guy all along and Digit, a mouse, is the real double agent]].
* ''Literature/{{Stinger}}'': Cody Is one of the main heroes, and his gang members ultimately turn out to be more than the {{Delinquent}}s they start out as, but many of them think or utter the slur "wetback" toward their Mexican enemies. Cody admits to himself in the first chapter that whether he believes [[FreudianExcuse the racist views his father impressed on him for his whole life]] depends on his mood, but that the only Hispanic person in Inferno who he considers a "good Mexican" is Mr. Mendoza, his BenevolentBoss at the gas station. [[CharacterDevelopment He does get better as the novel progresses.]]

* Vegeta of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' fame (although calling him a "hero" only really applies later on) is very offensive concerning other species. In particular, he calls Piccolo a Namekian "green man" as well as "Namek" (which is the same as calling a Chinese person a "Chinaman" in real life). Vegeta also comes up with some insulting slurs for Androids too with "tin toys" being the tamest. He's only one of the protagonists to be like that though, with the series being more known for its {{Politically Incorrect Villain}}s such as Frieza.

* Robotman of the ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', while depicted as InnocentlyInsensitive, kept referring to Rebis, the merger of Larry Trainor, Eleanor Poole, and the Negative Spirit, as "Larry". Years later, when Cliff starts doing it again with Starbro, the now-restored Larry Trainor calls him out on it and reveals in a CerebusRetcon that even years after being separated from Rebis and going back to his original name, that he resented being deadnamed. To his credit, Cliff does apologizes upon realizing he was being incredibly offensive.

* Robotman of the ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', while depicted as InnocentlyInsensitive, kept referring to Rebis, the merger of Larry Trainor, Eleanor Poole, and the Negative Spirit, as "Larry". Years later, when Cliff starts doing it again with Starbro, the now-restored Larry Trainor calls him out on it and reveals in a CerebusRetcon that even years after being separated from Rebis and going back to his original name, that he resented being deadnamed. To his credit, Cliff does apologizes upon realizing he was bein g incredibly offensive about the whole thing.

* Robotman of the ''ComicBook/DoomPatrol'', while depicted as InnocentlyInsensitive, kept referring to Rebis, the merger of Larry Trainor, Eleanor Poole, and the Negative Spirit, as "Larry". Years later, when Cliff starts doing it again with Starbro, the now-restored Larry Trainor calls him out on it and reveals in a CerebusRetcon that even years after being separated from Rebis and going back to his original name, that he resented being deadnamed. To his credit, Cliff does apologizes upon realizing he was incredibly offensive of the whole thing.

** ''ComicBook/UltimateXMen'':