Discussion Main / TakeThat

imo there are too many video examples

I have an issue with this trope that I have started to find more and more lately. It seems that anything that could be considered a "negative" depiction of a group is being archived under this trope (mostly referencing "racists", "incels", "trolls", or whatever group the poster has a hang-up with). I am/was under the impression that Take That! has to be a specific insult or joke directed towards a recipient (hell, the main page definition shows that in both the images and multiple examples), not merely depicting someone as a bad/terrible person, otherwise Mr. Krabs would be a Take That! against greedy corporate businessman instead of simply a greedy boss, Squidward would be a Take That! against pretentious musicians instead of simply a pretentious musician, etc. So why are people using it this way? Is it Trope Decay? Should we bring the trope to the Repair forums?

Does anyone else believe that Hasbro's Power Rangers Lightning Collection is a giant Take That! to Bandai's Power Rangers Legacy Collection?

Ace Attorney "Take That" as page image?

Given that one of those listed is a youtube video of a man that does not really matter and who could do without more exposure with no real confirmation if a Take That was his motive, it should be removed, especially considering the person in question is incapable of even being remotely intelligent or subtle.

I think some of the examples need to be removed. They're more of parodies or poking fun at something. And there's a big difference in a take that and poking fun at something.

Given there's no YMMV banner on top of this trope—does that mean it would only include examples that are in-universe, lampshaded, or confirmed by Word of God?

Why is the current page quote what it is? Looking at the quotes on the "Quotes" tab, I find some of them much better. The current one, although it exemplifies the trope quite well, is about an obscure film and an obscure actor; I feel that it would be better to have a quote about things people will recognize. The Book of Rating's quote on the quote page, about Elmer Fudd and Cyndi Lauper, would be more appropriate, I think.

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