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* In issue 210 of ''The Uncanny [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'', Kitty Pryde, Colossus (in human form) and Magik find a mob about to beat a depowered Nightcrawler. Judging that using their powers would only make things worse, Kitty proceeds to shame the crowd, one at a time, until they leave. ("He scared my kids!" "YOU scare ME! Should I beat ''you'' senseless?")
* In ''[[Y: The Last Man]]'', since all the men have died the US Government has become dominated by Democrats, who elect women more frequently. A mob of [[
* Attempted in ''Courtney Crumrin and the Fire Thief's Tale'', when a mob of townsfolk corner and plan to kill a group of Gypsies who they (correctly) believe to be werewolves. Knowing that the Gypsies aren't dangerous, a woman from the town tries to shame them out of it, asking them how they'd feel if they shot a child and found out the Gypsies were ordinary people after all. It doesn't quite work, though no Gypsies die.
* Sonic and Sally attempt this with an audience swayed by Mina Mongoose's "Anti-NICOLE" protest songs in ''[[Archie Comics Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic #221]]'', by explaining who was really in control of her actions, what she was doing when she was a [[Fake Defector]], and pointing out that ''she was the one who saved most of their butts during the invasion''. [[Ignored Epiphany|It doesn't stick]].
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