Forum:Trope Talk
- (cur prev topic) 19:02, 25 December 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (We can continue here. If the threads start getting too small to read, just reply to the top thread and continue. Anyway, my responses: Af...) . . +2,554
- (cur prev topic) 18:05, 25 December 2014 . . Miller215 (talk) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (Okay. Bear with me a little bit, because there is going to be a debate here. Affably Evil: Yes, but still. Why would you associate yourse...) . . +1,786
- (cur prev topic) 07:37, 22 December 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (No, I really don't think it does. It's basically saying "This guy's so non-feminine you can't even tell he's gay", implying that this is...) . . +292
- (cur prev topic) 18:47, 11 December 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (My take: Affably Evil: I see it this way: Let's say you know a guy shows perfect manners to you whenever you meet them. They also happen...) . . +2,631
- (cur prev topic) 18:30, 11 December 2014 . . Miller215 (talk) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (Hello there, again. Let me explain to you why I find some of the tropes problematic, I'll just exclude some of those which I realize that...) . . +2,656
- (cur prev topic) 17:21, 5 December 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (You can discuss them on our Trope Talk forum. FYI, some tropes drive me up the wall too, don't feel bad, and we aren't going to ban anyon...) . . +265
- (cur prev topic) 17:18, 5 December 2014 . . Miller215 (talk) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (Hello there, Geth N7. It's been a busy week for me. Yes, apologies for forgetting the category tags when I made the page moves. It's just...) . . +408
- (cur prev topic) 15:55, 2 December 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Implausible Fencing Powers mess" (shudders * I'd parcel out the relevant stuff to those tropes and just leave the relevant stuff then.) . . +102
- (cur prev topic) 15:25, 2 December 2014 . . TBeholder (talk | contribs) commented on "Implausible Fencing Powers mess" (In addition to the trope as named, it's a kitchen sink of anything from Heroes Prefer Swords to Flash Step.) . . +115
- (cur prev topic) 14:38, 27 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (Glad to have you with us, Miller215. In all seriousness, I do think your position does have merit. Not every black person who has gotten...) . . +1,129
- (cur prev topic) 14:07, 27 November 2014 . . Miller215 (talk) commented on "Cleaning up of questionable tropes" (Hello there, people. Sorry if I'm away from this website for months. Before we continue the discussion, let me take the time to reply to...) . . +1,158
- (cur prev topic) 05:17, 14 November 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" ("Is that not what "straight-acting" is meant to achieve?" Yes, but the word "straight" isn't in there, which leaves out the ugly implicat...) . . +162
- (cur prev topic) 05:08, 14 November 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (No, it makes sense to me. By mentioning psionic powers I was talking of the concept of Gaydar itself. It's a great name to me. But by now...) . . +201
- (cur prev topic) 13:56, 11 November 2014 . . TBeholder (talk | contribs) commented on "Face Doodling vs. Motionless Makeover" (Are in need of more differentiation (and then clean-up under new definitions).) . . +78
- (cur prev topic) 09:51, 7 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Our Monsters Are Tropeable?" (It's worth considering. An anime example of the trope you are proposing would be the Heterodynes from Dai-Guard, which were basically amb...) . . +797
- (cur prev topic) 08:29, 7 November 2014 . . Tbok1992 (talk) commented on "Our Monsters Are Tropeable?" (Basically, this is a page to chat over general monster archetypes you've noticed and try and make them. I've got one on the Trope Worksho...) . . +808
- (cur prev topic) 14:20, 5 November 2014 . . Looney Toons (talk | contribs) commented on "I Could Have Sworn We Had This..." (...but I can't find it -- a trope for clotheslines strung between buildings in an urban environment? I was almost certain it was listed a...) . . +393
- (cur prev topic) 08:37, 4 November 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (But how does "invisible to gaydar" not have similar connotations? Is that not what "straight-acting" is meant to achieve?) . . +122
- (cur prev topic) 05:51, 4 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (What was considered offensive is that the term "Straight Gay" references an actual derogatory term in the gay community known as "straigh...) . . +609
- (cur prev topic) 04:14, 4 November 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (In other words, a character that acts "camp" could be straight or gay. A character that doesn't act camp could be straight or gay. In eit...) . . +444
- (cur prev topic) 23:39, 3 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (No. Camp Straight is for a straight person who acts "gay" but is actually straight, and if you asked, you'd be told they are straight. Th...) . . +228
- (cur prev topic) 23:34, 3 November 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (Given the existence of Camp Straight, doesn't that apply to everyone?) . . +73
- (cur prev topic) 23:02, 3 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (It's not about whether they are in the closet. It's about gay character whose sexuality is not at all obvious to the point you'd probably...) . . +184
- (cur prev topic) 22:39, 3 November 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" ("...in this case, someone's sexuality is not obvious or made known to most parties for one reason or another. " Is that really what the t...) . . +306
- (cur prev topic) 05:49, 3 November 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (The name is supposed to be an amusing parody of "Under the Radar", as in, something that escapes notice because it isn't detectable, in t...) . . +395
- (cur prev topic) 04:31, 3 November 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I'm quite skeptical of the existence of Gaydar, since I've never seen anyone make that claim unless someone "acts gay". That I don't beli...) . . +283
- (cur prev topic) 21:36, 2 November 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (As I understand the term, gaydar is the idea that certain people can determine someone's sexual orientation through intuition. Whether or...) . . +425
- (cur prev topic) 01:09, 2 November 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (Honestly I kind of don't get why "Invisible to Gaydar" is offensive to begin with. As far as I'm aware Gaydar is more about deciding who'...) . . +229
- (cur prev topic) 19:39, 31 October 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I was just looking for a suitable antonym for "camp". How about just "non-stereotype gay", then?) . . +97
- (cur prev topic) 10:51, 31 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I find it hard to disagree with that logic, and not being homosexual myself, I consider it prudent to defer to the wisdom of someone who is.) . . +140
- (cur prev topic) 08:07, 31 October 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I've actually seen a lot of non-stereotypical gays get a whole lotta hate for not conforming to stereotypes and I've seen some camp gay p...) . . +998
- (cur prev topic) 04:59, 31 October 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I think the name should be a description of the personality type it talks about. Something like "Down-to-earth gay", "Serious Gay", or "M...) . . +285
- (cur prev topic) 03:58, 31 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (Fair enough, I'm open to other ideas.) . . +37
- (cur prev topic) 03:44, 31 October 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (As I said, I think "Invisible to Gaydar" would be considered offensive for much the same reason. It legitimizes the stereotypical associa...) . . +319
- (cur prev topic) 03:37, 31 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (Yeah, I don't agree with everything Mark (guy who runs the blog) has to say either, but in this case, this trope needing a rename was a g...) . . +383
- (cur prev topic) 03:35, 31 October 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Is there a trope for protagonists with few distinguishing features?" (Sorry, I only log on once in awhile. I think Audience Surrogate is more "regular person in strange world". This trope is more like a char...) . . +379
- (cur prev topic) 03:31, 31 October 2014 . . Topazan (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I'm no SJW by any means, but I think what's offensive about "straight gay" is that it suggests that people who don't fit into certain ste...) . . +1,031
- (cur prev topic) 02:06, 20 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (Thanks for the reply, had a similar line of thought myself. If there are no objections, I'll be happy to commence the rename.) . . +126
- (cur prev topic) 02:01, 20 October 2014 . . Evilwakesinvengeance (talk) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I like "Invisible to Gaydar" the best. And I personally don't think it's SJW-ish. What would make it SJW-ish would be if the article were...) . . +362
- (cur prev topic) 09:22, 19 October 2014 . . Nerdanel (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I feel like I need to respond to this. I think the trope is not about perfectly adhering to outside social norms (which in a lot of place...) . . +643
- (cur prev topic) 07:57, 19 October 2014 . . Labster (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" ("Normal Person Gay" gets a very strong negative vote from me for having a tinge of homophobia. Probably not intended that way, but, you k...) . . +621
- (cur prev topic) 12:44, 17 October 2014 . . Looney Toons (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I'm coming to like that one better, myself. I'll throw my vote behind it.) . . +74
- (cur prev topic) 04:40, 17 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" ("Invisible On Gaydar" might be even better actually.) . . +52
- (cur prev topic) 04:21, 17 October 2014 . . Nerdanel (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (My comment was about letting that person be the final arbiter for if the new name is a good one. I don't think I should go into the messy...) . . +1,156
- (cur prev topic) 03:22, 17 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (For one, I'm more along the line of Vorticity on this one, and two, I checked, it is used as a derogatory term of self loathing in some g...) . . +226
- (cur prev topic) 03:03, 17 October 2014 . . Labster (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (My argument to rename had nothing to do with social justice. It's confusing to me. Why go with an oxymoronic title when we can have somet...) . . +161
- (cur prev topic) 02:30, 17 October 2014 . . Nerdanel (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I think it might be a good idea to search for other opinions than fucknotvtropes's. I took a good, long look and I can say that I'm not i...) . . +425
- (cur prev topic) 21:33, 15 October 2014 . . GethN7 (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I agree with the latter as well, since the trope is about someone you can't really tell is gay just by surface impression, so it flies "u...) . . +154
- (cur prev topic) 21:31, 15 October 2014 . . Labster (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" (I've misused this trope by not knowing what it means, so please rename. Submarine Gay -- probably wouldn't have to re-alphabetize anythin...) . . +560
- (cur prev topic) 12:44, 15 October 2014 . . Looney Toons (talk | contribs) commented on "Propose a better name for Straight Gay" ("Under the Gaydar" works, too. Both are good possibilities.) . . +60