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* Racial identity can cause this within ethnic groups, particularly African Americans. For example when people say they're one quarter this, and two thirds that (and the whole [[Memetic Mutation|''I got Indian in my family'']] cliche), are they being genuine? or are they just trying to separate themselves from other black people due to social reasons like racism, and [[But Not Too Black|trying to be more acceptable to the white mainstream]]? This tend to overlap with colourism (essentially a black caste system), and classicism. Very very deep wounds left over from darker times in America.
* On name sites, especially Behindthename.com, expect a debate in the comments of any name about whether or not it is okay to name a child or not. Usually though, a name that is fairly different but not too different or old-fashioned but not too old fashioned (like say, Phoebe) will be praised but a name like Emily will have debates over whether or not it is good because it is old-fashioned or bad because it is popular. More modern names (Haylee, Kayla, Kaitlin etc.) will usually be disliked because they are seen as trashy. There usually is more than a hint of [[Unfortunate Implications]] with these, ''especially'' the "[[Ghetto Names]]" (such as Shaniqua, Tamika) , implying that they are for poor black people and poor black people are automatically bad or stupid.
* On [https://web.archive.org/web/20131101105136/http://www.damnyouautocorrect.com/ Damn You Autocorrect!], a site about the phone feature autocorrect going bad and texting the wrong word, there is always a flame war about women for some reason. For example, a guy might say "I was at Mary" when they meant to say "I was at the mall" or something. If the woman gets angry assumes he is cheating, people in the comments will automatically call her names and assume that she's just being bitchy. That could be true, or he could have a history of cheating, or that could be his ex, nobody can really judge. Sometimes it gets so bad that the person who actually submitted the picture will have to comment about the real situation.
* Just talk colleges and universities. Have fun with people arguing with various stereotypes against each other.
* [[Spoiler]]s. On this very website even. This can be a really sneaky one too. Depending on where you are, some places are apathetic to spoilers, while in other places, spoilers are [[Serious Business]]. Chances are, if you're a fan of something, you'll probably end up "spoiling" something at one time or another by accident (and thus invoking this trope) unless you're very lucky. Be careful.
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