Previous Trope Repair Shop thread: Misused
, started by StarSword on Nov 24th 2016 at 9:34:25 PM
Would a possible inversion of this trope be an Alternate Universe where superpowers are the general norm, and the character suffering from this trope is the one Muggle in the group?
The My Little Pony example only fills the literal interpretation of this trope's name. The bullet doesn't fill the other requirements at all. Any opposition to its removal?
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Go ahead.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
There's a lot of emphasis on this being a metaphor for homosexuality. What about other conditions that have those who don't understand insisting that the person should try to be normal? I could rattle off a whole litany of physical and mental disabilities that would fit right in.
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I removed the Blue Exorcist example since it doesn't apply here. Rin has to face a lot of Fantastic Racism, but everyone is smart enough to realize that he didn't choose being born a demon.
'Have you tried not being depressed.'
Eh...
1) My depression isn't as much about sadness as an utter lack of initiative and a huge lack of energy, and no, I can't fake it until I make it since that will leave me exhausted and make me spend the next one to two weeks asleep with short pauses for food, water and going to the toilet, and be even more vulnerable afterwards. Sure, I do have to cope with some sadness and angst, but usually mostly when I run out of said energy.
2) If I could just decide to not be in this situation, don't you think I would? And let me tell you, I HAVE decided not to be depressed, but it's a slow process and I'm still pretty far from reaching my long-term goal. Nevertheless, I'm on my way there, and you asking me why I'm still not well is like asking a 10 year-old swimmer why she or he hasn't won an Olympic medal yet.
One comic, called "If Physical Diseases Were Treated Like Mental Illness," one panel has a character asking a sick character "Have you tried... you know... not having the flu?"
Linking to a past Trope Repair Shop thread that dealt with this page: Split:
, started by Zeta on Mar 8th 2011 at 7:36:22 PM
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman