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* ''[[Ranma ½]]'': A surprisingly common [[Fanon]] viewpoint of Ranma Saotome is that he is at least mildly misogynistic, though in reality he is not very sexist at all, indeed much less so than an average Japanese guy, he just does not like [[Involuntary Shapeshifting|being turned against his will]] into a [[Gender Bender|girl]], which for him is an unnatural state that [[Curse|causes him many problems]]. Since he does not like being a girl [[Fan Dumb|people assume that he must view males as better than females]]. Those that don't usually point towards his [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|unwillingness to fight back against]] [[Official Couple|Akane Tendo]], even though she frequently gives him an [[Armor-Piercing Slap]], and/or towards his telling her that guys sometimes go easier on girls they like, shortly after Kuno's introduction.

** In a [[Filler]] episode in the anime about Shampoo's village sisters, Ranma makes a sexist comment and Shampoo [[What the Hell, Hero?|calls him out on it]]. In another storyline Ranma is distraught when he finds out Akane is stronger then him but this probably has to do more with his (inflated) ego than misogyny.

** Kuno and Mousse occasionally show mildly misogynistic ~~attitudes -- for~~ example, Mousse trying to take "Chinese Amazon" Shampoo to a [[Kimodameshi]], which naturally offends her, or Kuno's apparent inability to comprehend that women might ''not'' be attracted to him. But it's all for [[Gag Series|laughs]].

** Kuno and Mousse occasionally show mildly misogynistic attitudes—for example, Mousse trying to take "Chinese Amazon" Shampoo to a [[Kimodameshi]], which naturally offends her, or Kuno's apparent inability to comprehend that women might ''not'' be attracted to him. But it's all for [[Gag Series|laughs]].

* Ataru from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''. Which is even more of a [[Gag Series]] then Ranma.

** Shinobu has this too. She eventually realizes [[Spoiled Brat|Mendo]] is just as perverted and dumb as Ataru but continues to pursue him simply because he's rich and handsome.

*** She does eventually give up on him, deciding that his perversion and stupidity are more then his wealth and looks can justify, finding happiness with [[Dogged Nice Guy|Inaba]]. A definitely ''Un''Licensed Sexist in the series is Mr. Fujinami, a chauvinist of the utmost degree, who everyone considers a psychotic ~~maniac -- particularly~~ his [[Abusive Parents|daughter]], who frequently [[Calling the Old Man Out|tries to beat some sense into him]]. He's such a lunatic he raised his daughter as a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] and tried to fake a reputation as a [[Kavorka Man]] after his wife died, all because he doesn't think a girl can handle running a tea shop.

*** She does eventually give up on him, deciding that his perversion and stupidity are more then his wealth and looks can justify, finding happiness with [[Dogged Nice Guy|Inaba]]. A definitely ''Un''Licensed Sexist in the series is Mr. Fujinami, a chauvinist of the utmost degree, who everyone considers a psychotic maniac—particularly his [[Abusive Parents|daughter]], who frequently [[Calling the Old Man Out|tries to beat some sense into him]]. He's such a lunatic he raised his daughter as a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] and tried to fake a reputation as a [[Kavorka Man]] after his wife died, all because he doesn't think a girl can handle running a tea shop.

* Wufei from ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' in an early episode explains away an opponents weakness because "she's a woman". He then goes on to spare her life because "I don't kill weaklings or women" (thus equating women with weaklings). Eight episodes later another character (yes, a woman) helps pull his head out of his ass, and his [[Character Development]] gets him out of that mindset by the end of the series - but these [[Never Live It Down|epiphanies tend to get ignored by viewers]]. As for skilled female pilots, [[Team Mom|Noin]] can stand alongside the show's mains and do so [[Badass Normal|while piloting an inferior mecha]].

** Of course, considering the [[Yaoi Fangirl|biggest slice of Gundam Wing fandom]], the fanfic writers and shippers generally considered his distaste for women a ''positive'' thing as far as their plots went, and thus had a motivation [[Fan Discontinuity|to ignore his change in attitude]]. (Note, most of said writers and shippers being women themselves. This happens a lot in yaoi fandom.)

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** It can be summed up as "Sam Vimes only likes other coppers, his wife, their child, and their butler."

* In [[Stephen King|Stephen King's]] novel ''[[The Running Man (novel)|The Running Man]]'', first published under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman, the main character is this. He uses the words "Negro" and "nigger," both of which mark him as out of place in 2025, an anachronism. Of course, you're still supposed to sympathize with him because he's trying to get onto one of the Network's sadistic game shows in order to make money so that his [[Littlest Cancer Patient|sick infant daughter]] can get decent medical care.

* ''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: Oh, man. Books like ''Weekend Warriors'' and ''Vendetta'' show that a number of the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian. Kathryn went into a rant at Yoko Akio about how she's using the fact that she's Asian and different as an excuse to be wishy-washy. Yoko is not wishy-washy. One of their targets is a man named John Chai, who they keep calling "Chinese boy". They don't call him anything worse than that, but the fact that the book he's in blatantly uses [[Yellow Peril]] to justify putting him in the role of the villain implies that the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian, despite the fact that one of their members is Asian herself! Later on, the Vigilantes pretty much indicate that they are [[Straw Feminist~~|Straw Feminists~~]] and misandristic, which male readers will ''not'' appreciate!

* ''Sisterhood'' series by [[Fern Michaels]]: Oh, man. Books like ''Weekend Warriors'' and ''Vendetta'' show that a number of the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian. Kathryn went into a rant at Yoko Akio about how she's using the fact that she's Asian and different as an excuse to be wishy-washy. Yoko is not wishy-washy. One of their targets is a man named John Chai, who they keep calling "Chinese boy". They don't call him anything worse than that, but the fact that the book he's in blatantly uses [[Yellow Peril]] to justify putting him in the role of the villain implies that the Vigilantes are very anti-Asian, despite the fact that one of their members is Asian herself! Later on, the Vigilantes pretty much indicate that they are [[Straw Feminist]]s and misandristic, which male readers will ''not'' appreciate!

* 'Fat Ollie' Weeks from the ''[[87th Precinct]]'' novels by [[Ed McBain]]. Very much a [[Noble Bigot with a Badge]], Ollie's multiple prejudices don't get in the way of him being very effective cop; possibly because he seems bigotted against all groups equally.

* While he starts out in the story as a [[Designated Hero]], Kyle Kingsley of ''[[Beastly]]'' makes a number of comments about objectifying women, and explicitly states at one point that he knows what to do to manipulate his girlfriend into being happy enough to have sex with him. This is contrasted to how he eventually views Lindsey, valuing her intelligence and personality and wanting a meaningful relationship with her, all of which show his growth as a person.

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** He also has enough genuinely decent moments to keep him firmly in the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] territory.

{{quote|'''Barney:''' At one point, I'm pretty sure I sold a woman. I didn't speak the language, but I shook a guy's hand, he gave me the keys to a Mercedes, and I left her there.}}

* Chief O'Brien on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' was a (somewhat) Licensed [[Fantastic Racism|Fantastic Racist]] against the alien Cardassians. In one of the few ''Next Generation'' episodes that gave him a prominent role, he explained his excuse for ~~this -- during~~ a war with the Cardassians he had to kill another person for the first time (in self-defence), and hated himself for doing so. Of course he still got a lot of flak for his racism, especially in a much later episode of ''Deep Space Nine'' when he showed a lot of dislike for a young and innocent Cardassian child (though he got better over time). Nonetheless, he was generally a very likeable and sympathetic character.

* Chief O'Brien on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Deep Space Nine]]'' was a (somewhat) Licensed [[Fantastic Racism|Fantastic Racist]] against the alien Cardassians. In one of the few ''Next Generation'' episodes that gave him a prominent role, he explained his excuse for this—during a war with the Cardassians he had to kill another person for the first time (in self-defence), and hated himself for doing so. Of course he still got a lot of flak for his racism, especially in a much later episode of ''Deep Space Nine'' when he showed a lot of dislike for a young and innocent Cardassian child (though he got better over time). Nonetheless, he was generally a very likeable and sympathetic character.

** Kira follows a similar, more dramatic character arc. Her absolute hatred of the Cardassians was pretty justified, since she spent her entire life fighting against their horrifically brutal occupation of her planet. Over the course of the series, she came to accept that not all Cardassians are evil, and even began to sympathize with them when ''their'' planet is occupied.

*** Kira's actually focused more tightly than that; she only hated military Cardassians (which is, to be fair, the majority of them.) See the season 1 episode Duet for an example of her quickly getting over her fantastic racism once she got to know the man personally.

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** Maybe because of the fact that the orcs are not really evil but were manipulated at the time? If they stopped with the racism, they might actually learn to live together and solve far more of the worlds problems than they are able to right now, take a look at the battle of Mount Hyjal, for one.

** Proudmore lived and fought through the Second War. His eldest son was killed by an orc-controlled dragon. It's no wonder he hates them so much.

** A bunch of orcs enslaved Varian Wrynn while he was amnesiac and made him fight as a gladiator. Then during a peace talk with Thrall a brainwashed ~~Garona -- the~~ very same half-Orc assassin that killed Varian's ~~father -- tried~~ to kill him. Varian's belief that orcs are [[Exclusively Evil]] is pretty understandable.

** A bunch of orcs enslaved Varian Wrynn while he was amnesiac and made him fight as a gladiator. Then during a peace talk with Thrall a brainwashed Garona—the very same half-Orc assassin that killed Varian's father—tried to kill him. Varian's belief that orcs are [[Exclusively Evil]] is pretty understandable.

* ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' is the embodiment of this trope. He's a hyper-masculine tough guy who hates aliens, loves beer and strippers, and doesn't give a rats ass about political correctness.

* Jonatham Ingram in ''[[Policenauts]]'' comes across as one of these in the fan translation, due to casually using the word 'faggot' and calling [[Gender Bender|biovestites]] 'so-called "women"'. The heroes are all rather bigoted towards the Frozeners (genetically-altered humans with paper-white skin and unblinking eyes), and it is not really challenged.