Positive Discrimination: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"See, it's not enough for the new black kid on the team to be just as competent as everyone else on the team, oh no. He has to be Super Negro and beat the snot out of everybody else in the entire gymnastics world."''|'''[[The Agony Booth]]'s [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Mister_T/Mystery_of_the_Golden_Medallion.aspx?Page=2 recap]''' of the ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' episode "Mystery of the Golden Medallion".}}

{{quote|''"See, it's not enough for the new black kid on the team to be just as competent as everyone else on the team, oh no. He has to be Super Negro and beat the snot out of everybody else in the entire gymnastics world."''|'''[[The Agony Booth]]'s [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Mister_T/Mystery_of_the_Golden_Medallion.aspx?Page{{=}}2 recap]''' of the ''[[Mister T (animation)|Mister T]]'' episode "Mystery of the Golden Medallion".}}

When the [[Token Minority]] can do no wrong. She (this is most often seen with the [[The Smurfette Principle|lone female character]]) will never bumble or make a mistake, even in a show where the majority of the team does. She will be much smarter and have [[Only Sane Man|more common sense]] than average, she has more knowledge and skill than she has any reason to possess given her background, she will ''definitely'' be of [[Closer to Earth|superior moral character]], [[Action Girl|and she can probably kick your ass too]].

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Contrast with [[Closer to Earth]]. Almost all instances of [[You Go, Girl!]] are this, when women are displayed as superior to their male competitors in sports or other traditionally male domains. The [[Innocent Bigot]] may display Positive Discrimination, but in this case it will be [[Lampshaded]] as a bad thing. [[You Are a Credit to Your Race]] is a related trope. Taking the polar opposite tack leads to [[Mighty Whitey]]. A very frequent character trait of the [[Gamer Chick]].

{{noreallife|this is a trope about how characters are depicted in media, and Real Life people are far more nuanced than even the best-developed character.}}

{{noreallife|this is a trope about how characters are depicted in media, and (most) Real Life people are far more nuanced than even the best-developed character.}}

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* Used widely in kid-directed commercials. Picture this scenario: Two kids are having a race in an RC car commercial. As their two cars near the finish line, a third comes out of nowhere and beats them to the punch, doing flashy maneuvers the all the way. Mouths gaping, the two boys exchange awestruck glances and the camera panels to the mystery racer. If you hadn't guessed already, yes, [[Samus Is a Girl|it turns out to be some random girl]] holding the controller.