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Noughts & Crosses series is set in a world where [[Persecution Flip|the people with dark skin (Crosses) are dominant over the white people (noughts)]], written by Malorie Blackman. The title is a reference to the game Noughts and Crosses [[Separated By a Common Language|(tic-tac-toe)]].
Noughts & Crosses series is set in a world where [[Persecution Flip|the people with dark skin (Crosses) are dominant over the white people (noughts)]], written by Malorie Blackman. The title is a reference to the game Noughts and Crosses [[Separated By a Common Language|(tic-tac-toe)]].


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* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Bliss, one of Callie Roses classmates. To the point where she calls Callie's hair "Blanker hair."
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Bliss, one of Callie Roses classmates. To the point where she calls Callie's hair "Blanker hair."
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* [[Crapsack World]]: If you're a Nought. Also, Britain is a rare example of dystopia/CrapsackWorld in that society functions ''well''.
* [[Crapsack World]]: If you're a Nought. Also, Britain is a rare example of dystopia/CrapsackWorld in that society functions ''well''.
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: At the end of Noughts And Crosses, {{spoiler|Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.}}
* [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: At the end of Noughts And Crosses, {{spoiler|Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.}}
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: And how. Much of the attitude against Noughts mirrors prejudice against Black people during segregation in America, and to a lesser extent attitudes towards black people in Britain until the 1960's. The Liberation Milita are realistic [[Well Intentioned Extremist]], and Kamal Hadley's political policy of "sending white people back where the came from," resembles some peoples ideas about immigration in (modern) Britain. [[Nightmare Fuel|There is even a reference to a KKK-esque band of Crosses who tied a Nought to the back of a car and dragged him till he died for being in a ''Cross only'' area.]]
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: And how. Much of the attitude against Noughts mirrors prejudice against Black people during segregation in America, and to a lesser extent attitudes towards black people in Britain until the 1960's. The Liberation Milita are realistic [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], and Kamal Hadley's political policy of "sending white people back where the came from," resembles some peoples ideas about immigration in (modern) Britain. [[Nightmare Fuel|There is even a reference to a KKK-esque band of Crosses who tied a Nought to the back of a car and dragged him till he died for being in a ''Cross only'' area.]]
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Downer Ending]]
* [[Dude She's Like in A Coma]]: {{spoiler|Tobey to Callie Rose.}}
* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]]: {{spoiler|Tobey to Callie Rose.}}
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Jasmine from the start, then Sephy as a teenager.
* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: Jasmine from the start, then Sephy as a teenager.
* [[Ethnic Menial Labour|White Menial Labour]]: Meggie is a housemaid, Sarah is a cleaner, Tobey works in a shop for a while, Callum in a garage...
* [[Ethnic Menial Labour|White Menial Labour]]: Meggie is a housemaid, Sarah is a cleaner, Tobey works in a shop for a while, Callum in a garage...
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* [[Save the Villain]]: {{spoiler|Sephy to Jude, so she can help his mother, Meggie.}}
* [[Save the Villain]]: {{spoiler|Sephy to Jude, so she can help his mother, Meggie.}}
* [[Sleazy Politician]] : Kamal
* [[Sleazy Politician]] : Kamal
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: Sephy and Callum.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Sephy and Callum.
* [[Token White]]: It is mentioned by Meggie that in all T.V shows there will only be ONE nought if any.
* [[Token White]]: It is mentioned by Meggie that in all T.V shows there will only be ONE nought if any.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: Invoked In-universe.
* [[Unfortunate Implications]]: Invoked In-universe.
* [[Where Da White Women At|Where Da Nought Women At]]: Lynette and her mentioned boyfriend, Jed. {{spoiler|They are almost killed because of it, sending her over the edge.}}
* [[Where Da White Women At?|Where Da Nought Women At]]: Lynette and her mentioned boyfriend, Jed. {{spoiler|They are almost killed because of it, sending her over the edge.}}
* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|JUDE.}}
* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: {{spoiler|JUDE.}}


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Noughts & Crosses series is set in a world where the people with dark skin (Crosses) are dominant over the white people (noughts), written by Malorie Blackman. The title is a reference to the game Noughts and Crosses (tic-tac-toe).

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