History PlayingWith / CulturePolice

** A TakeThat at MoralGuardians, {{Media Watchdog}}s, and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad

** The Tropestan Culture Police indeed punishes people-- but it's for thinking ''inside'' the box rather than outside, since Tropestan encourages idividuality and dissent to [[TheHorseshoeEffect an unhealthy degree]].

* '''Inverted''': LaResistance

** But a dictator rises to power, and in an attempt to get back to the GoodOldWays, enforces these laws to create his idea of a {{Utopia}}

* '''Reconstructed''': Either the people themselves or officials elected to speak for them are given a say about what (if any) kind of censorship is legitimate and necessary, and what rules in general must be followed. And when rules (moral codes or practical things like traffic laws) are enforced, the punishment is proportional to the offense.

** Tropestan is a religious nation, and there is no separation of church and state; enforcing moral codes is just another aspect of law enforcement.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Tropestan's Culture Police ban rock music, unless it doesn't have lyrics, and most books, but children's works are untouched...unless they specifically praise individuality and disobedience to authority.

* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Exploited''': ???

** While not officially government-backed, [[StrawmanPolitical the group is still quite vocal and maybe even influential.]]

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Basic Trope''': An organization of MoralGuardians, sometimes government-sanctioned, sometimes not.
* '''Played Straight''': Tropestan sends out [[ChurchPolice an organization of]] [[ChurchMilitant church militants]] to enforce moral behavior.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[AllCrimesAreEqual Anyone found not conforming to moral ideals]] [[DisproportionateRetribution is executed right on the spot.]]
* '''Justified''': Tropestan is a religious nation, and there is no separation of church and state; enforcing moral codes is just another aspect of law enforcement.
** A dictator wants to force people to support him, so he institutes laws that media cannot say anything bad about him or the government and/or must showcase Tropestan's glory, and [[BigBrotherIsWatching needs to enforce these laws]].

* '''Subverted''': While certain "blue laws" exist as [[TheArtifact a relic of times long past]], they are rarely (if ever) enforced; even many lawyers are not aware of them.
** A MediaWatchdog group forms, but they are not government-sanctioned or funded.
* '''Double Subverted''': But a dictator rises to power, and in an attempt to get back to the GoodOldWays, enforces these laws to create his idea of a {{Utopia}}
** While not officially government-backed, [[StrawmanPolitical the group is still quite vocal and maybe even influential.]]
* '''Deconstructed''': One person's {{Utopia}} is another person's {{Dystopia}}. Also, what if a government-sanctioned [[BannedInChina media restriction]] restricts access to information people need, including basic education?
* '''Reconstructed''': Either the people themselves or officials elected to speak for them are given a say about what (if any) kind of censorship is legitimate and necessary, and what rules in general must be followed. And when rules (moral codes or practical things like traffic laws) are enforced, the punishment is proportional to the offense.
* '''Parodied''': The Army of StopHavingFunGuys, complete with [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything red armbands featuring frowny-faces]]
* '''Lampshaded''':

* '''Enforced''': A TakeThat at MoralGuardians, MediaWatchdogs, and PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad

* '''Discussed''':
* '''Conversed''':

* '''Played For Drama''': Almost always is

* '''Played Straight''': Tropestan sends out an organization of [[ChurchMilitant church militants]] to enforce moral behavior.

* '''Played Straight''':
* '''Exaggerated''':

* '''Inverted''':

* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

* '''Enforced''': A TakeThat at MoralGuardians, MediaWatchdogs,