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* The Russian cult neo noir ''Film/{{Brother}}'', set in the world of TheMafiya, has several examples: The German (who is, indeed, German), The Chechen (who is actually Ossetian rather than Chechen) and The Tatar (a Slav rather than a Tatar).

* The villainous Steel often calls the titular ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}'' "wolf-dog" to his face, to disparage Balto's [[MixedAncestry mixed parentage]].

* Happens to Ransom in ''Literature/OutOfTheSilentPlanet''. Well, he ''is'' one of the only three humans on Mars...

* Happens to Ransom in ''Literature/OutOfTheSilentPlanet''. Well, he ''is'' the only human on Mars...

* In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyandtheBeast'', the Beast is exclusively called Beast. A very rare example of this trope where it's not considered offensive and actually is the character's official name.

'''Zaraganba:''' Don't call her 'Cat'! Her name's Shima!

This trope refers mostly to those settings where each race is fundamentally different from one another. Because of this, it is most common in fantasy or science fiction works. Stories featuring the FiveRaces are almost certain to possess some measure of this, though certain other settings, such as a WorldOfFunnyAnimals also apply. However, it does not refer to PresentDay settings, such as use of the [[NWordPrivileges N-Word]] as these are almost certain to be derogatory unless shown otherwise. While FantasticRacism often does tie into this it is not the only reason for it.

* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': If you leave the Council to die in the first game, Garrus Vakarian will temporarily switch to this if he is present, saying "I hope you know what you're doing, ''human''." Highly unusual, as he is generally respectful of Shepard to a fault, and he cannot be made to do this in any other instance in the trilogy.

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* In Amity's first 3 appearances on ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' , she often called Luz "the human" or some variation due to not being on particularly good terms with her. After the events of "Lost In Language", where she sees how she's a genuinely good person, she starts befriending her [[spoiler: to the point of developing a crush on her]], and calls her by her real name.

-->-- ''WebVideo/PlanetDolan'', "Could We Breathe Something Other Than Oxygen?"

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* In WesternAnimation/BeautyandtheBeast the Beast is exclusively called Beast. A very rare example of this trope where it’s not considered offensive and actually is the character’s official name.

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** The [[SpaceElves Eldar]] are notable for always referring to humans as "mon-keigh". Not, not monkey, but a kind of ogre-like creature from their mythology.

** The Tau refer to humans as gue'la (and their human allies as gue'vesa).

* In ''Disney/{{Zootopia}}'', Judy Hopps is called "Rabbit" several times and and Nick Wilde is addressed as "Fox".

** Miko Miyazaki also refers to Vaarsuvius as "elf," even as she calls Durkon by his name in the same breath. This further cements V's dislike of her, to the point that he eventually stops her from killing Belkar, whom he loathes.

* Common in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''; NPC's will usually address the player as their race (tauren, orc, night elf, etc) or character class (warrior, mage, hunter, etc), unless there's an in-story reason for the NPC to know the player's name. unlike most examples of this trope, it's not generally meant to be derogatory.

* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' features {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of cells, bacteria, and diseases. While some of them have callsigns ([=AE3803=], U-1146, etc.), all cells are referred to by their species instead.

* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' features {{Anthropomorphic Personification}}s of cells, bacteria, and diseases. While some of them have callsigns (AE3803, U-1146, etc.), all cells are referred to by their species instead.