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* Numerous politicians have put out campaign commercials, or made speeches, attacking their opponents that have ended up hurting them far more. In one of the more notable cases in recent history, Meg Whitman, running for governor of California, made a speech about how California used to be such a better place back in the day, which was the reason she moved there, and she'd like California to be like it was then. Her opponent's campaign ''immediately'' put that portion of the speech in an advertisement, helpfully pointing out that Whitman's opponent, Jerry Brown, had been the governor during the time Whitman was pining for.
* Unblack metal is this trope applied to a musical ideology. Basically, it takes the sound of [[Black Metal]]-a genre of music known for Satanism-and pairs it with [[Christian Rock|Christian lyrics]].
* In 1964 US President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]]'s administration started a bill that would end legal discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. A southern congressman, not liking the "race" part, added "ending legal discrimination on the basis of sex" hoping that people would decide not to vote for it due to this. As a result, several female members of the House took up the bill, and the bill was passed...protecting race, color, religion, national origin, ''and'' sex.
* The Chinese philosopher, Han Fei Tzu, was imprisoned by the leader of the Chinese state of Chin due to a policy of imprisoning and/or killing scholars and intellectuals. Said policy was proposed by none other than Han Fei Tzu himself.
* In April 2011, [[Lady Gaga]], the infamous diva of odd clothing choices, tripped and nearly broke her nose while performing a concert in Atlanta, GA. What did she trip on? An article of ridiculous clothing she had ripped off as a part of the show.
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