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--> -- ''BattlestarGalactica''

* In ''BattlestarGalactica'', [[ArtificialHuman Anders]] says he'd still love Kara if she was a Cylon, and she replies that if he were a Cylon she'd put a bullet between his eyes. Little does she know that [[spoiler: he ''is'' a Cylon, and that wasn't exactly what he wanted to hear.]]

* On That70sShow Eric says he an Donna should keep their engagement a secret. to demonstrate, he asks Donna's father what he'd do if they got engaged. The answer is "I'd kill you", prompting them to keep it a secret for a while.

* Eli in ''LetTheRightOneIn'' asks Oskar, "Would you still love me if I weren't a girl?" [[spoiler:The audience assume Eli means "I'm a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]]", but actually Eli was given an [[{{squick}} involuntary, non-surgical]] penectomy]].]]]].

** Colette later repays the favour by reminding Lloyd he's still him after he finds out about [[spoiler: his dad being [[LukeIAmYourFather Kratos]]]].
** Also played with/subverted a bit with Genis to a degree. In one of the skits, Lloyd is ranting about how much he hates Desians (Half-elves), and how much better the world would be without them. Genis, also a half-elf (though posing as a full-blooded elf; Half-elves... [[FantasticRacism aren't well-liked]] in Symphonia's world... it's complicated), asks him if he thinks the world would ''really'' be better that way. Then comes TheReveal that Genis and his sister are in fact half elves aaaand... Lloyd doesn't care, they're still friends and all that jazz.

* Eli in ''LetTheRightOneIn'' asks Oskar, "Would you still love me if I weren't a girl?" [[spoiler:The audience assume Eli means "I'm a [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]]", but actually Eli is also a castrated boy]].
** [[spoiler: Not just castrated. He was given an [[{{squick}} involuntary, non-surgical]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penectomy penectomy]].]]

* ''{{Literature/Friday}}'' by RobertAHeinlein features a plot twist like this, where the titular character asks another member of her, um, "line marriage" (it's complicated) if she would still be accepted if she were a "Living Artifact" (the story's term for a person bio/gen-engineered from scratch). The revelation ends up breaking the family apart.

* There's an issue of a Silver-Age ''[[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Lois Lane]]'' comic where Lois uses a transformation device to become African-American for a day, and on the cover/inside she directly asks Superman if he's still love her if she wasn't white. Surprisingly progressive for the time, anyway, just for raising the question.

** In both of these cases [[spoiler:[[ThePowerOfLove Starbuck and Helo decide they love them more and accept their partners]] for what they are.]] Kara violently defends him and Helo [[ResuscitateTheDog bandages up Boomer]] ''after shooting her''. In his case, [[spoiler:her being pregnant]] helped turn him around.

If the answer to Alice's question is "Mostly", expect it to be followed with HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster?

The only safe answer is "Meh.", really, as it would mean Bob couldn't care less, and this ''really'' wouldn't change anything at all.

* ''Friday'' by RobertAHeinlein features a plot twist like this, where the titular character asks another member of her, um, "line marriage" (it's complicated) if she would still be accepted if she were a "Living Artifact" (the story's term for a person bio/gen-engineered from scratch). The revelation ends up breaking the family apart.

* It happens.
** A lot.

* Happens in ''{{Megamind}}'', though Roxanne says she ''wouldn't'' mind the actual alien features and rejects Megamind based on his ''actions'', which he eventually makes amends for.

* More or less happens early on in the manga/anime ''Esper Mami''. Mami has developed PsychicPowers, and the teacher caught her daydreaming about being a superhero. He quickly warns Mami's parents that she's letting her imagination run away with her, and they'd better stifle it for her own good. So when Mami comes to her parents and starts querying about their thoughts on special abilities, they mention that in the old days, people with such powers were known as "witches", and if they existed today, well, we'd just have to BurnTheWitch, wouldn't we? Mami decides not to tell her parents, and as of the end of the anime, has still not come out to them. (Not sure about the manga.)

* There's an issue of a Silver-Age [[Comicbook/{{Superman}} Lois Lane comic]] where Lois uses a transformation device to become African-American for a day, and on the cover/inside she directly asks Superman if he's still love her if she wasn't white. Surprisingly progressive for the time, anyway, just for raising the question.

* Happens in Scrapped Princess more than once, [[DidNotDoTheResearch IIRC]].

* There's an issue of a Silver-Age Lois Lane comic where Lois uses a transformation device to become African-American for a day, and on the cover/inside she directly asks Superman if he's still love her if she wasn't white. Surprisingly progressive for the time, anyway, just for raising the question.

** [[WallBanger Yet Clark continues to want to admit his secret to Lana]][[FanPreferredCouple , instead of Chloe.]] [[spoiler:The latter of whom later finds out in Season Four and ''accepts him completely''.]]

* In LittleShopOfHorrors, Seymour was only keeping Audrey II (the plant) alive because he thought that if it died Audrey (the girl) wouldn't love him. He asked her if she would still love him, and she said that she definitely would. This is presumed to be an honest response but it is never confirmed because she dies.

* Happens in {{Megamind}}, though Roxanne says she ''wouldn't'' mind the actual alien features and rejects Megamind based on his ''actions'', which he eventually makes amends for.

Alice has been going through some rough times lately. She's discovered some upsetting facts about her likes, lifestyle preferences, or even ''species'' that aren't exactly conventional. It can range from the silly, like being a fan of a bad sports team, or a RealLife conflictive issue like being a lesbian, or ''[[TomatoInTheMirror not actually being human]]''. Of course, she'll go through a lot of personal anguish over [[WhatHaveIBecome not being what she thought]], but she'll usually come to terms with it. This trope is about the fact that she's now keeping a huge secret from those around her, and she wants to let it out rather than [[{{Masquerade}} live a lie.]] Complicating matters is that [[HaveYouTriedNotBeingAMonster mainstream society]], or at least [[FallenPrincess her social circle]], does ''not'' think this is kosher. They might even kill members of that group/species/whatever on sight.

* Seymour was only keeping Audrey II (the plant) alive because he thought that if it died Audrey (the girl) wouldn't love him. He asked her if she would still love him, and she said that she definitely would. This is presumed to be an honest response but it is never confirmed because she dies.

... SoYeah...

** [[WallBanger Yet Clark continues to want to admit his secret to Lana]][[FanPreferredCouple , instead of Chloe.]] [[spoiler:The later of whom later finds out in Season Four and ''accepts him completely''.]]