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It seems that in most media, especially most fiction, dolphins will be portrayed primarily as heroic and helpful creatures. They're a very marketable species of hero, [[Rule of Cute|partly because of their cuteness]], but also partly because of real-life stories of dolphins saving human lives. |
It seems that in most media, especially most fiction, dolphins will be portrayed primarily as heroic and helpful creatures. They're a very marketable species of hero, [[Rule of Cute|partly because of their cuteness]], but also partly because of real-life stories of dolphins saving human lives. |
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Of course, in real life that isn't the ''whole'' story; [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3323070/Killer-dolphins-baffle-marine-experts.html many dolphins are known to kill for fun,] and it's plausible that some of these might even be the same dolphins; being willing to [[Pet the Dog]] doesn't rule out the possibility of [[Kick the Dog|kicking]] a different one, after all. |
Of course, in real life that isn't the ''whole'' story; [https://web.archive.org/web/20131214131113/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/3323070/Killer-dolphins-baffle-marine-experts.html many dolphins are known to kill for fun,] and it's plausible that some of these might even be the same dolphins; being willing to [[Pet the Dog]] doesn't rule out the possibility of [[Kick the Dog|kicking]] a different one, after all. |
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That said, [[Deconstruction]]s of this are becoming increasingly popular, at least in non-fictional media. |
That said, [[Deconstruction]]s of this are becoming increasingly popular, at least in non-fictional media. |
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