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Figuratively, the character doesn't have to be white, or a man. The trope can apply to any type of character who is constantly railing against discrimination.
 
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The original prototype was probably Archie Bunker of ''[[All in The Family]]'' -- although, in fact, he was [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|a lot less angry]] [[Unbuilt Trope|than many of his successors]].
== Live Action TV ==
* The original prototype (at least as far as American TV was concerned) was probably Archie Bunker of ''[[All in The Family]]'' -- although, in fact, he was [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|a lot less angry]] [[Unbuilt Trope|than many of his successors]].
* Older than Archie, but far more British (and possibly more extreme), was Alf Garnett of ''[[Till Death Us Do Part]]'', the English TV show on which [[Norman Lear]] based ''All in the Family''.
 
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