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The [[Trope Namer]] (unrelated to the term used by some critics of vegetarianism to describe [[Strawman Political|how they see]] [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?|the vegetarians' philosophy]]) is a [[Fictionary|term]] used offhand to criticize this trope in Douglas Coupland's novel ''Generation X''. What's especially bizarre is the fact that ''[[Bambi]]'' is often accused of spreading the idea that "deer are innocent". If you feel this way, ''please'' go and watch the movie again. In actuality, the film does not shy away from the "Deer can be Bastards and, Really, Sometimes You Can't Blame Them" / "[[Everything Trying to Kill You|Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw]]" world of Felix Salten's original novel (which, needless to say, is a bit closer to reality.) [[Viewer Gender Confusion|Bambi himself]] goes from cute little fawn to [[Badass]] Prince who kicks (antlers, rather) butt for [[The Power of Love|love]].
As far as how this trope has affected [[Real Life]]... let's... not even go there. (If you must, take it to this here [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?/Headscratchers|Headscratchers page]]. We don't want this to turn into [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Like|Complaining About Hoofed Mammals You Don't Like]].) It is worth noting that deer cause more human deaths than any other large land animal, due to their cute propensity for mimicking speed bumps on highways (so please drive carefully especially around dusk and at night.) Also, if deer happen to give you problems in your backyard, there are [https://web.archive.org/web/20130621062134/http://www.newfs.org/publications-and-resources/barring-bambi.html easy ways] to thwart them. Try planting sages and onions. The latter will keep squirrels from digging at your tulips too. Alternatively, put in [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]. [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle|The more you know!]]
See also [[Children Are Innocent]], [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]], [[Infant Immortality]] and [[What Measure Is a Non-Cute?]].
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