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D-Cup Distress note Sexuality trope. Daddy's Little Villain note Morality trope. Dads Can't Cook note A stereotype. Damn, It Feels Good to Be a Gangster! note Too controversial. Dark and Troubled Past note Gossip. The Dark Arts note Impossible since it's a magic trope, also morality related. Dark Is Evil note Morality trope. Dark Is Not Evil note Morality trope. Dark Lord on Life Support note Morality trope. Dark Messiah note Morality trope. Dark Mistress note Morality trope. The Dark Side note Morality, also impossible since it refers to supernatural corrupting forces. Dark World note Impossible because it requires alternate universes. Darker and Edgier note Too controversial, was being used to complain about the state of the world. Darkest Hour note A narrative beat. Dashing Hispanic note A stereotype. Dastardly Whiplash note Morality, as a villain trope, and a stock character. Date Rape note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Date Rape Averted note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Dawson Casting note Real life has no "casting". Everyone really is their age (people lying about their age isn't this trope.) Daycare Nightmare note Often accusing daycares of abuse. Day of the Jackboot note Too controversial. Days of Future Past note Trope about the future Dead Guy Junior note Too common. Also related to Characterization - in fiction, a baby being named for a dead character usually means that the "Dead Guy" was really important to the Narrative, or that the "Junior" has some sort of deep link with the "Dead Guy", such as being a Legacy Character or even a straight-up reincarnation. Deader than Dead note Either impossible or too common, depending on how you look at it, since everyone stays dead. Deadpan Snarker note Too common, and since Deadpan Snarkers tend to get hero worshipped by tropers it attracted gushing. Death Amnesia note Requires someone to be brought back from the dead by supernatural forces. Death Bed Confession note Frequently discusses true crimes. Death by Childbirth note Too common. Also attracted ROCEJ-violating medical advice. Death by Despair note Gossip. Death by Racism note Too controversial due to it being centered on political correctness. Death Is Cheap note Impossible in real life. Death World note Too common. Any environment can kill you if you don't prepare accordingly. Deadly Prank note Too controversial. Deadly Hazing note Too controversial. December–December Romance note Gossip, too common Deconfirmed Bachelor note Gossip Defector from Decadence note Generally implies that the defector is morally right and whatever they were rebelling against is morally wrong. Defied Trope note Real life is not made of tropes the way fiction is, so tropes can't get "defied" by real life. Defiled Forever note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. A Degree in Useless note We don't want to encourage complaining about higher education and its merits (both on the whole and individual institutions) or people venting about how they can't find a job. Dehumanization note Too Controversial, Too Common, and too broad a concept. Dehumanizing Insult note Too controversial. Deity of Mortal Creation note Impossible in real life. Delicate and Sickly note A stock character, too common. Delivery Stork note Impossible - this isn't how real babies are delivered - and as a motif or symbol to represent childbirth in a non-graphic way, it's also too common. Delusion Conclusion note Too Controversial. Also Narrative - this is an audience interpretation trope. Delusions of Beauty note Basically calling people delusional, and ugly. Delusions of Eloquence note Too controversial. Democracy Is Bad note Morality trope, could have attracted politically charged arguments. Democracy Is Flawed note Discussing the merits of a political ideology is an argument waiting to happen. Demonization note Morality trope, and attracted complaining about people mischaracterizing real people, which could attract flame wars Demonic Spiders note Trope should only be used in reference to annoying monsters in gaming. Department of Child Disservices note Morality trope. Depraved Bisexual note Morality and related to sexuality. Depraved Dentist note Morality. Depraved Homosexual note Morality and related to sexuality. Depraved Kids' Show Host note Morality trope. Deranged Animation note Impossible since real life isn't animated. Deranged Park Ranger note Morality trope. Desecrating the Dead note Morality trope. Designated Hero note Morality, and attracted Ron the Death Eater interpretations of real people. Designated Villain note Morality, and attracted Draco in Leather Pants interpretations of real people. Despotism Justifies the Means note Morality trope. Destructo-Nookie note Sex trope. Dethroning Moment of Suck invoked note Too controversial. Detrimental Determination note Too controversial. Deus ex Machina note Everything that happens in real life does so with logical cause. Deus Sex Machina note Sex trope. Deuteragonist note A role created by narrative structure. Devilish Hair Horns note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Devious Dolphins note This trope is for dolphins with the knowledge to commit premeditated crimes, real dolphins are smart, but not that smart. Dolphins being generally aggressive in a mundane way is not this trope. Diabolus ex Machina note Everything that happens in real life does so with logical cause. Diagnosed by the Audience note This is also an audience interpretation trope; we don't want armchair psychologists trying to diagnose real people based on their public personas. Diagnosis: Knowing Too Much note Too controversial. Attracted conspiracy theories. Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat note As the trope namer sugessts, this trope is about villains going out of their way to perform evil deeds. Did the Earth Move for You, Too? note Sex trope. Did They or Didn't They? note Sex trope. Did You Just Have Sex? note Sex trope. Did You Just Romance Cthulhu? note Sex trope, also impossible as there are no Eldritch Abominations to date in real life. Did You Think I Can't Feel? note Too controversial. Didn't Think This Through note Too common. Die for Our Ship note We don't want to wish death on real people because they get in the way of our favorite ship. Dies Wide Open note This is often a symptom of rigor mortis; also attracted links to autopsy photos when it had RL examples. Diplomatic Impunity note Morality trope. Digital Piracy Is Evil note Discussions on the ethics of digital piracy are best had elsewhere. Dirty Communists note Morality, a stereotype, and to list every atrocity committed by a communist group/regime would be excessive and attract flame wars. Dirty Coward note Too controversial, attracted judgmental writing about cowards. Dirty Mind-Reading note Sexuality trope. Dirty Old Man note Sexuality trope. Dirty Old Woman note Sexuality trope. Disability as an Excuse for Jerkassery note Attracted arguments as to whether said jerkassery was justified. Disabled Means Helpless note A stereotype. Disappeared Dad note Gossip. Disappointing Promotion note Too controversial, too common. Disc-One Final Boss note A narrative trope. Disco Dan note Attracted complaining about people not keeping up with trends. Discretion Shot note Requires things to be seen and edited. Discriminate and Switch note A stock joke format, so Too Common. Disgusting Public Toilet note Attracted squicky examples. Also Too Common. Disney Death note This trope is impossible; you might be interested in Only Mostly Dead or Reports of My Death Were Greatly Exaggerated . Disney Villain Death note Deaths by falling are too common, and this trope implies villainy, along with Narrative since it's about cleanly disposing of villains. Disneyland Dad note Gossip. Disposable Sex Worker note No real person is "disposable"; and would have attracted arguments. Disposable Woman note No real person is "disposable"; and would have attracted arguments. Disproportionate Retribution note Morality, too common. Disrupting the Theater note Too common. Distracted by the Sexy note Sexuality trope, also attracted thirsty posting. The Ditz note A stock character. Diversionary Foreign Policy note Too controversial. Do Not Touch the Funnel Cloud note Not how real tornadoes work. Do Wrong, Right note Too common, attracted ROCEJ violations. Do You Want to Copulate? note Sex trope. Dodgy Toupee note Gossip. Does Not Like Men note A Gossip trope. Does Not Like Spam note Too common. Doesn't Like Guns note Too common, Weapon-Based Characterization (or lack thereof in this case), occasionally used to stereotype the gun-hater as soft, unmanly, or a victim of Political Overcorrectness . The Dog Bites Back note Too common. Domestic Abuse note Too common in real life and would attract gossip. The Useful Notes page is sufficient. Don't Come A-Knockin' note An innuendo stock phrase. Doomed Moral Victor note Morality, also requires a creator painting one side as a moral victor. Dork Horse Candidate note Too controversial. Double Standard: Abuse, Female on Male note Too controversial. Double Entendre note Sex-related, too common. Double Standard: Rape, Divine on Mortal note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also impossible because there are no real deities. Double Standard: Rape, Female on Female note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Double Standard Rape: Female on Male note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Double Standard: Rape, Male on Male note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Double Standard: Rape, Sci-Fi note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also impossible. Downer Beginning note A beginning trope. Downer Ending note An ending trope, too subjective, and if one considers any death to be a Downer Ending , then too common, since everyone eventually dies. Downfall by Sex note Sex trope. Dr. Feelgood note A stock character, and attracted gossip about peoples' drug addictions. Draco in Leather Pants note A Morality trope along with a YMMV audience interpretation trope. In real life, this is often called hybristophilia. The Drag-Along note Too common. The Dragon note Specifically the evil lieutenant to an Evil Overlord . Dragon Ascendant note Specifically the evil lieutenant to an Evil Overlord . Dragon-in-Chief note Specifically the evil lieutenant to an Evil Overlord . Dragon Lady note Morality trope and stereotype. Dramatically Missing the Point note Too controversial. The Dreaded note Too controversial. The Dreaded Toilet Duty note Too common, attracted gross anecdotes. Dreadful Musician note Too controversial and attracted complaining. Dream Weaver note Impossible in real life. Dress Hits Floor note Sex trope. Drink-Based Characterization note In real life, someone's drink order doesn't necessarily match their personality. Drinking on Duty note Too common, attracted anecdotes, and gossip about people and their drinking problems. Driven to Suicide note A suicide trope, which is inherently gossipy. Driven to Villainy note Morality, and attracted too much Sympathy for the Devil to keep around. Dr. Jerk note Stock character, gossip Drop-In Character note A narrative trope. Dropped a Bridge on Him note Related to how a work portrays a sudden death. Droit du Seigneur note Sex trope. Drugs Are Bad note While some peoples' lives have been ruined by drugs, this trope is about a Narrative as a whole declaring drugs are bad. Also attracted Gossip about said people with drug problems. Drunk Driver note Too common, attracted anecdotes, and gossip about people and their drinking problems. Drunk on the Dark Side note Morality trope. Dude, She's Like in a Coma note Sex trope. Due to the Dead note Too common - most cultures have funerary customs for this reason. Dumb and Drummer note A stereotype. Dumb Blonde note A stereotype. Dumb Muscle note A stereotype. Dumbass DJ note Too controversial, a stereotype. Dumbass Teenage Son note A stereotype. Dump Months note Too common, and would attract complaining about things you like being Screwed by the Network by being released in dump months. Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend note Attracted complaining anecdotes. Dysfunction Junction note Gossip. Dysfunctional Family note Too common, attracts gossip and is a morality trope. Dystopia Is Hard note Too controversial. Dystopia Justifies the Means note Morality trope. Dystopian Edict note Too controversial.
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Eagleland note A stereotype. Eagleland Osmosis note Many people get angry about American culture seeping into their native culture via Pop-Cultural Osmosis . Ear Ache note Too Common, attracted gross anecdotes. Early-Installment Weirdness note Real life has no "Installments". Earth Is Young note Too controversial, as a conspiracy theory Easy Sex Change note Impossible for humans, and not "easy" even for species that can do this naturally. Eats Babies note Eating a baby is often considered to be crossing the Moral Event Horizon . Education Mama note Too controversial. Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette note Characterization based on appearance. Effeminate Misogynistic Guy note A stereotype. Egocentrically Religious note Too controversial. Elder Employee note Someone working long past retirement age is Too Common. Eldritch Abomination note Impossible, and also too subjective to trope since anything, if described in an exaggerated way, can sound like an Eldritch Abomination. Elemental Powers note Impossible in real life. Elite Mooks note Impossible because "mooks" as seen in movies and video games in the like don't exist, and has a Morality component since they often serve evil. Elves vs. Dwarves note Attracted misuse by people stereotyping certain groups into being "elves" and "dwarves", impossible in its truest form. Embarrassing Damp Sheets note Too common. Also Gossip about peoples' incontinence. Embarrassing Middle Name note Too Common. Also Gossip. Emergency Presidential Address note Too common. Emotion Eater note Impossible Emotionless Girl note A stock character, gossip. The Empire note "Empires" as a concept are too common, and in fiction "empire" is often a shorthand for "evil". Empty Shell note Attracted gossip on people with mental illnesses, possibly impossible since this trope often requires souls to be involved. Encyclopaedic Knowledge note Impossible in its truest form - no one knows everything , and smart people in general are too common. Ending Fatigue note An ending trope, a YMMV audience reaction trope. Enemy Civil War note Morality trope. Enfant Terrible note Morality trope. Enlightenment Superpowers note Impossible; superpowers. Ensemble Dark Horse note To pull an Ensemble Darkhorse out of the political world would be to invite flame wars. Entitled Bastard note Attracted complaining about people acting entitled. Entitled to Have You note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Ephebophile note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Epic Fail note Too common - we don't need to become a repository of epic fail compilation videos - and too controversial. Equal-Opportunity Evil note Morality trope. Erotic Asphyxiation note Sex trope. Erotic Dream note Sex trope. Erotic Eating note Sex trope. Erudite Stoner note A stereotype. Eternal Sexual Freedom note Sex trope. Ethical Slut note Sex trope. Ethnic Scrappy note Too controversial. Also an Audience Reation trope. Eunuchs Are Evil note Morality trope. Eurabia note Too controversial. Europeans Are Kinky note Sex trope, a stereotype. Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas note Morality trope. Even Evil Has Loved Ones note Morality trope. Even Evil Has Standards note Morality trope. Even Nerds Have Standards note Often sex-related. Even the Girls Want Her note Sexuality trope. and attracted thirsty posting. Even the Guys Want Him note Sexuality trope, and attracted thirsty posting. Everybody Cries note At no point has everyone cried at once; attracted general examples where many (but not all) people cried. "Everybody Dies" Ending note An ending trope. Everybody Has Lots of Sex note Sex trope. Everybody Owns a Ford note Impossible - not everyone owns a Ford. Everybody Smokes note Impossible - not everyone smokes. Everyone Has Standards note Morality, relates to how someone is characterized. Everyone Is Bi note Sexuality trope, also narrative as it's related to a "cast". Everyone Looks Sexier if French note A stereotype, sex related. Everyone Loves Blondes note A stereotype, sexuality. Everyone Owns a Mac note Impossible - not everyone owns a Mac. Everyone Went to School Together note Attracted lists of famous people who went to school together, which is also Chairs. Everything Is An I Pod In The Future note A future prediction trope, and was used to describe current technology that resembles Apple products, which are a better fit for Follow the Leader . Everything Is Racist note Too controversial. Everything Trying to Kill You note Attracted exaggerated descriptions. Evil All Along note Morality trope, also a plot twist. Evil Brit note Morality trope, also a stereotype. Evil Cannot Comprehend Good note Morality trope. Evil Chancellor note Morality trope. Evil Chef note Morality trope. Evil Counterpart note Morality trope, and no one was designed to be the "counterpart" of someone else. Evil-Detecting Dog note Morality-adjacent, and impossible - dogs don't have a developed enough morality to recognize "evil". Evil Duo note Morality trope. Evil Egg Eater note Morality, also impossible in real life; animals don't have senses of morality and everyone's got to eat. Evil Eyebrows note Morality trope. Evil Feels Good note Morality trope. Evil Has a Bad Sense of Humor note Morality trope. Evil, Inc. note Morality trope. Evil Is Cool note Morality trope. Evil Laugh note Morality trope. Evil Is Not a Toy note Morality trope. Evil Is One Big, Happy Family note Morality trope. Evil Is Petty note Morality trope. Evil Luddite note Morality trope. Evil Matriarch note Morality trope. Evil Mentor note Morality trope. Evil Nerd note Morality trope. Evil Old Folks note Morality trope. Evil Only Has to Win Once note Morality trope, also related to the narrative of a work. Evil Overlord note Morality trope. Evil Parents Want Good Kids note Morality trope. Evil Pays Better note Morality trope. Evil Poacher note Morality trope. Evil Power Vacuum note Morality trope. The Evil Prince note Morality trope. Evil Reactionary note Morality trope. Evil Redhead note Morality trope. Also often overlaps with and is related to Fiery Redhead , which is a stereotype. Evil States of America note Morality trope. Evil Stole My Faith note Morality trope. Evil Tastes Good note Morality trope. Evil Twin note Morality trope. Evil Tower of Ominousness note Morality trope. Evil Uncle note Morality trope. Evilutionary Biologist note Morality trope. Evil Vegetarian note Morality trope. Evil Versus Evil note Morality trope. Evil Wears Black note Morality trope. Evil Will Fail note Morality trope. Eviler than Thou note Morality trope. The Evils of Free Will note Too controversial. Evolutionary Levels note Impossible in real life. Exotic Equipment note Sexuality trope, also impossible because aliens. Experimented in College note Sexuality trope. Extra-Strength Masquerade note Impossible in real life. Extra Y, Extra Violent note A stereotype based on a now-discredited medical theory. Extreme Doormat note Too common, characterization. Extreme Libido note Sexuality trope. Extreme Omnisexual note Sexuality trope. The Extremist Was Right note Morality trope, and we don't want to encourage apologia. Eye Scream note Too common, attracted gross anecdotes.
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Face–Heel Turn note Morality trope. Face of an Angel, Mind of a Demon note Morality trope. Facial Horror note Gossip. Failed Future Forecast note This trope specifically related to the way fiction portrays the future. Failed State note Too controversial. Failure Is the Only Option note Related to Status Quo Is God - a narrative trope. Failures on Ice note Too common. It's not our job to be a video repository of funny ice skating fails. Fair Cop note Attracted gushing as another "hot [profession]" trope Fair for Its Day note Attracted ROCEJ violations so bad the sections were axed by the mods. Fake Faith Healer note Too controversial. Fake-Out Twist note Real life isn't written to have intentional out-of-univers twists, much less ones that are replaced with others immediately. Fake Pregnancy note Gossip. Fake Ultimate Hero note Too controversial, being used to complain about celebrities, attracting subjective and ROCEJ-violating examples Fallen Hero note Morality trope. Fallen States of America note Too controversial, and hasn't happened yet (The Civil War doesn't count and has its own Useful Notes page anyway). False Dichotomy note Too Common. Also attracted ROCEJ violating examples. False Prophet note Morality trope. False Rape Accusation note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also accusing someone of faking a rape accusation is Too Controversial. False Utopia note Too controversial. Family Extermination note Attracted true crime natter. The Family for the Whole Family note Morality trope. Family-Values Villain note Morality trope. Famous for Being First note Too common, and attracted complaining. Fan Disillusionment note Too controversial, too common. Fan Disservice note Too controversial. Fan Hater note Too controversial, too common. Fan-Preferred Couple note Real Person Shipping is a controversial subject, and to say that a fandom ship between two real people is better than those real peoples' real world relationships is a disaster waiting to happen. Fandom-Enraging Misconception note Too controversial. Fanfic Fuel note People do write fanfic about real life, it's called Real Person Shipping , but our Real Life section is not to be used for Real Person Shipping. Fangs Are Evil note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Fanon Discontinuity note When applied to real life, it's known as historical negationism . Discussing it is also often Flame Bait. Fans Prefer the New Her note Attracted gushing, and about fan perception. Fanservice Model note Sexuality trope, attracted NSFW links. Fanservice with a Smile note Sexuality trope. Fantastic Ableism note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantastic Arousal note Sex trope. Fantastic Caste System note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantastic Honorifics note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantastic Naming Convention note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantastic Racism note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantastic Rank System note Real life is not fantastic, by definition. Fantasy-Forbidding Father note Gossip Far East Asian Terrorists note Too controversial, a stereotype. The Farmer and the Viper note Morality trope. Fascist, but Inefficient note Too controversial. Fascists' Bed Time note Too controversial. Fast-Killing Radiation note Not how radiation works, at least not from what we've observed. Faster-Than-Light Travel note Currently impossible. Fat Bastard note Morality trope. Fat, Sweaty Southerner in a White Suit note A stereotype. Fatal Flaw note Narrative, Characterization, and too common. Fate Worse than Death note Too common, and surprisingly subjective in real life - one person's Fate Worse Than Death is another's Cool and Unusual Punishment and another's normalcy. Faux Affably Evil note Morality trope. Feeling Oppressed by Their Existence note Too controversial. Female Misogynist note Too controversial. Fetish Retardant note Sex trope, also too subjective - one person's Fetish Retardant is another's Fetish Fuel. Fetishes Are Weird note Sex trope. Fetishized Abuser note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. The Fettered note Too Common. Fetus Terrible note Morality trope. Fiery Redhead note A stereotype. Fighting Irish note A stereotype. Fighter, Mage, Thief note A group characterization trope, and being a "mage" is impossible. Fighting Back Is Wrong note Morality trope. Fighting Spirit note Spirits do not exist, and certainly can't be summoned to fight like a Stand or a Persona . Final Solution note The topic is better handled by Useful Notes pages like The Holocaust . Financial Abuse note Too controversial. Finger-Tenting note Too common a gesture, and morality-adjacent since it's often used as a tell for evil. Fingore note Too common, and attracted gross anecdotes. First Friend note Too common. Eventually, someone would find their first friends. Fish People note Impossible in real life. Five-Token Band note A group characterization trope. Flanderization note Requires an author to deliberately characterize and then exaggerate. Flawless Token note "Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative. Flexibility Equals Sex Ability note Sexuality trope. Flipping the Bird note Too Common. Food Chain of Evil note Morality trope, plus impossible in real life since monsters don't exist For the Evulz note Claiming real people to be motivated by the sake of doing evil is asking for trouble. Forbidden Chekhov's Gun note A Chekhov's Gun trope. Forbidden Fruit note Attracted problematic examples. Forbidden Holiday note Too controversial. Forced Creativity note Gossip. Forced into Evil note Morality trope. Forced Orgasm note Sex trope. Forced to Watch note Torture tropes are too creepy to allow Real Life examples. Forceful Kiss note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Foregone Conclusion note An ending trope. Forehead of Doom note Characterization based on appearance. Foreign Queasine note Too subjective, since obviously every culture likes their own food. Foreshadowing note Foreshadowing requires deliberate placement by a creator. A Form You Are Comfortable With note Impossible since it requires an Eldritch Abomination . Former Friend of Alpha Bitch note Morality trope. Formerly Fat note Too common and gossip. Formerly Fit note Too common and gossip. Four Eyes, Zero Soul note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Four-Star Badass note Too common - all high ranking military leaders are this. Four-Temperament Ensemble note A group characterization trope. Foul Flower note Applying human standards of morality to flowers. Fountain of Youth note Impossible in real life, since it requires magic. Anti-aging creams and plastic surgery aren't this trope. The Fourth Wall Will Not Protect You note There is no "fourth wall" in real life. Fox News Liberal note Too controversial. Freddie Mercopy note Impossible as a creator's design choice Free-Love Future note Sex trope, also a future prediction trope. French Jerk note A stereotype. Freudian Excuse note Morality trope. Freudian Trio note A group characterization trope. Fridge Horror note Too controversial. The Friend Nobody Likes note Related to group characterization, gossip. Friend to All Children note Too common, attracted drama. Friends with Benefits note Sex trope. From Bad to Worse note Too controversial. From Nobody to Nightmare note Morality trope. The Fundamentalist note Attracted complaining about Moral Guardians . Fun-Hating Villain note Morality trope. Functional Addict note Gossip about people with substance problems. Funny Foreigner note A stereotype. Fur Bikini note Too common, and would attract risque weblinks. Furry Confusion note Funny Animals are not real. Future Me Scares Me note Requires time travel.
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G-Rated Drug note Attracted examples that encouraged trope decay - the trope is "something that isn't a drug being treated as if it was one", but was misused for "weak and/or legal drug. G-Rated Sex note Sex trope, also impossible. Gaia's Vengeance note Impossible - no real ecological disaster is the result of divine retribution. Gag Nose note Was making fun of peoples' noses, which some people may be sensitive about; also no one's real nose exists as a "gag". Gag Penis note Sex trope. Gainax Ending note An ending trope. Galactic Conqueror note Morality trope, and impossible because thus far no known beings are capable of conquering entire galaxies. Gambit Pileup note Too controversial. Gangsterland note Stereotyping. Gaslighting note Too Controversial. Also Morality as it's an abuse trope, and Too Common. Gasshole note Attracted grossness about farts. Gay Best Friend note A stock character and a stereotype. Gay Bravado note Sexuality trope. Gay Conservative note Attracted complaining of the No True Scotsman and Category Traitor variety. Gay Cruising note Sexuality trope. Gay Option note Sexuality trope, also an interactive media exclusive trope. Gayngst-Induced Suicide note A suicide trope, which is inherently gossipy. Gayngster note Sexuality trope. Gender-Bent Alternate Universe note There are no alternate universes. Gender-Blender Name note Too Common. General Failure note Too common, and would attract military natter. General Ripper note Too common, and would attract complaining about poor decisions. Generic Doomsday Villain note Morality trope, also a stock character. Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke note Too controversial. Genius Breeding Act note Sex-related, and generally involves forcing people to have sex. Genius Cripple note A stock character, and in real life one's intelligence and physical capabilities have no inherent link. Genius Ditz note A stock character. Genocide Survivor note Too common. Genre-Busting note Real life has no genre. Genre Savvy note Real life has no genre. Gentile Jew-Chaser note A stereotype. Gentle Giant note A stock character. Get a Room! note An innuendo stock phrase. Getting Crap Past the Radar note The real world has no "censors" to sneak things past. Likely would have attracted gross anecdotes. Getting the Baby to Sleep note Too common. Ghetto Name note Stereotyping. Giftedly Bad note Too controversial. Gigantic Adults, Tiny Babies note Too common - most species work like this. Giggling Villain note Morality trope. Gilligan Cut note Real life cannot skip time. Girl Scouts Are Evil note Morality, a stock character. Girl on Girl Is Hot note Sexuality trope. The Girl Who Fits This Slipper note Too controversial. Girlboss Feminist note A stereotype. Glad-to-Be-Alive Sex note Sex trope. Global Warming note Although scientifically proven true, there is too much misinformation floating around and we don't want to become a repository for every crackpot theory or doomsayer. Glorified Sperm Donor note Attracted gossip. Glurge note Too controversial, and highly subjective. Go Mad from the Revelation note Gossip about mental illness. God Before Dogma note Too controversial. God Guise note Too controversial. God Save Us from the Queen! note Morality trope. Goddamned Bats note Trope should only be used in reference to annoying monsters in gaming. Going Commando note Gossip. Golden Mean Fallacy note Attracted ROCEJ violations, as well as complaining that all compromise is appeasement to extremists. Gondor Calls for Aid note Too controversial, also attracted misuse. Gone Horribly Right note Too controversial. Gone Horribly Wrong note Too controversial. Gonk note Would be too mean to call real people "gonk". Good Adultery, Bad Adultery note Sex and Morality. Good All Along note Morality trope, also a plot twist trope. Good Bad Girl note Sex-related, a stock character. Good Capitalism, Evil Capitalism note Debates about capitalism is best had elsewhere. Good Cannot Comprehend Evil note Morality trope. Good Colors, Evil Colors note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Good Eyes, Evil Eyes note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Good Girls Avoid Abortion note Too controversial, Sex and Characterization. Good Guns, Bad Guns note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Good Is Not Nice note Morality trope. Good Is Not Soft note Morality trope. Good Parents note Morality trope. Good Pays Better note Morality trope. Good Republic, Evil Empire note Morality trope. Good Policing, Evil Policing note Morality trope. Good Scars, Evil Scars note Morality, also characterization based on appearance. Good Stepmother note Morality trope. Good Victims, Bad Victims note Morality trope, and invites victim blaming. Gossip Evolution note Gossip. Gossipy Hens note Gossip about people who gossip. Got Over Rape Instantly note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope. Government-Exploited Crisis note While sometimes truth in television, it also attracts conspiracy theories. Grand Finale note An ending trope. Granola Girl note A stereotype. Gratuitous Nazis note Invoking Nazis is too controversial, and "gratuitous" relates to the way a work portrays them. Gratuitous Rape note A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, also related to the way a Narrative portrays rape. Great Offscreen War note There is no such thing as "offscreen" in Real Life , making it impossible. And no, "before you were born" doesn't count. Great White Hunter note A stock character. Greed note Morality trope. Greedy Jew note A stereotype, morality. Greedy Televangelist note Too controversial. Green-Eyed Monster note Morality trope. Grey-and-Gray Insanity note Morality trope. Grey-and-Gray Morality note Morality trope. Griefer note Morality, too common. Grim Up North note A stock setting. Groin Attack note Too common and attracted gross anecdotes. Gross Gum Gag note Too common and attracted gross anecdotes. Grounded Forever note Technically impossible (without veering into child abuse), and attracted misuse. Growing the Beard note An audience reaction trope. Growling Gut note Too common. The Grunting Orgasm note Sex trope. Guilt-Free Extermination War note It's never a good idea to trivialize heavy topics such as genocide. Yes, the page image is about the extermination of a disease , and it's doubtful many people were mourning the end of smallpox, but we also wouldn't want the RL section to devolve into listing all eradicated diseases since that would be off-topic. Gullible Lemmings note Morality trope - usually used to characterize someone as being easily manipulated by evil. Gun Nut note Weapon-Based Characterization ; also comes with the stereotype of being a Right-Wing Militia Fanatic . Guns in Church note Related to the controversial topic of gun control, and attracted examples that encouraged trope decay - this trope isn't just for weapons in church , it's anywhere that's a traditionally weapon-free zone. Gutted Like a Fish note Too common and attracted gross anecdotes. Guy on Guy Is Hot note Sexuality trope. Gypsy Curse note A stereotype, impossible in real life.