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This can overlap with [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]] in the event that any brutish or violent human actions are more closely perceived as being [[Hanlon's Razor|thoughtless, rather than malicious]], but usually these two tropes are separate. When trying to figure out whether an act of violence counts as humans being bastards or morons, there's always one easy distinction to tell the two apart:
* If [[
* If [[
If this trope is ever [[Subverted Trope]], it will involve a human talent or trait that [[Humans Are Special|makes us special]] for [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|some reason totally not]] [[Most Writers Are Human|related to the author's species]].
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Not to be confused with [[Viewers are Morons]].
'''[[No Real Life Examples, Please|Please, do not include any Real Life examples]], as we don't know any [[Real Life]] non-human societies to compare humanity to.'''
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== [[Comics]] ==
* A favorite for [[Alan Moore]] when he writes anything about aliens interacting with humans, occasionally referring to humans derogatorily as [[Fantastic Slur|"chimps" and "apes."]]
** In ''Skizz'' a peaceful alien is stranded on Earth ''a la [[
*** The [[Big Bad]] in the story, a government agent known only as "Van Owen," could be interpreted to an extent as an example of [[Hanlon's Razor|the overlap]] between this and [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]. No matter what anyone says or asks him, he's convinced in his own mind that the peaceful alien is a secret spy looking to destroy the planet.
** "[[DR and Quinch (Comic Book)|DR and Quinch]] Have Fun on Earth" features the title characters manipulating humanity throughout history in an [[Chessmaster|elaborate scheme]] that relies on humans developing a space travel program. When humans finally reach the characters' corner of the galaxy and encounter "their first real, actual people," they're given a civic reception at "The League of Disadvantaged Planets' Charity Hall" as ''everyone'' sees humans as stupid, mindless life-forms.
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* In ''[[Evil Dead|Army of Darkness]]'' Ash shows himself on many occasions to be no different than the [[Medieval Morons]]... except [[Post Mortem One Liner|he's the one with the gun]].
* Subtly subverted in [[Steven Spielberg]]'s remake of ''[[The War of the Worlds (Film)|The War of the Worlds]]''. The aliens who explore the basement our human characters are hiding in show a lot of fascination in a bicycle tire, hinting that for all the greater technological advancements they have over humans, they never invented a tool as simple and practical as the wheel.
** Similar scenes also happen in another Spielberg film, ''[[
** They also act like little children who constantly have to be told ''not'' to lick everything in sight because they may get sick. Especially on an alien planet.
* [[Jackass]], a series of movies (and a TV series at first) that uses this trope and [[Rule of Funny]], did well enough at the box office to have sequels.
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* The darkest episodes of the ''[[Outer Limits]]'' [[Revival]] are more often the ones where the human protagonist(s) is an astounding [[Unwitting Pawn]] who is duped into destroying the Earth or selling out his own species for the benefit of a more cunning alien villain or someone who winds up paying dearly for a severe lapse in judgment.
** See also [[Cruel Twist Ending]] as they are occasionally the result of a character's mistake, stemming from the human weaknesses mentioned on this page.
* In ''[[
** His later incarnations seem to have pretty much the same thought. Indeed, when he's not going on about the marvelousness of humanity (a particular feature of the Tenth Doctor), he's ranting about how stupid/blind/ignorant they are. Sometimes in the same episode.
** The Ninth Doctor was particularly fond of calling humans "stupid apes" whenever he was angry at us.
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