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* In an ''[[Avengers West Coast]]'' story, [[Dance Battler]] super-villain Danse Macabre is upset when Hangman says she is a "stripper"; her preferred term is "exotic dancer". |
* In an ''[[Avengers West Coast]]'' story, [[Dance Battler]] super-villain Danse Macabre is upset when Hangman says she is a "stripper"; her preferred term is "exotic dancer". |
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* In ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'', Ramona repeatedly insists that that the members of the League of Evil Exes be referred to as "exes" and not "ex-boyfriends". [[Bi the Way| He figures out ''why'' when Roxy shows up.]] |
* In ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]'', Ramona repeatedly insists that that the members of the League of Evil Exes be referred to as "exes" and not "ex-boyfriends". [[Bi the Way| He figures out ''why'' when Roxy shows up.]] |
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* [[Spider-Man]] often takes offense when a villain insults him by comparing him to an "insect". Spiders are ''arachnids''. |
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* Much like Spider-Man, [[Batman]] has occassionally corrected folks who claim he "dresses like a flying rodent", pointing out that bats are ''not'' rodents. |
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== Fan Works == |
== Fan Works == |
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