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{{quote|''"Be happy that weasels infest the world. Weasels are like motor oil for society. It wouldn't be fair to judge motor oil outside the context of an engine. If you put motor oil in your mouth, it would be filthy and slimy and leave a bad taste. But when that oil is inside an engine, it does an important job and you're glad it's there. Weasels are the same way. Slimy and disgusting, but essential."''|'''[[Dilbert (Comic Strip)|Scott Adams]]''', ''The Way of the Weasel''}}
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As a logical extension of [[Tropes Are Not Bad]], many tropes that might otherwise come across as gratuitous, offensive or just plain wrong in most genres are considered not just accepted in certain genres, but is practically a part of the genre. Complaining about the simple use of the tropes (as opposed to particularly offensive variations) in said genres is rather short-sighted and pointless, since, well, it's in almost ''every'' other work in the genre.
Can often be the cause of an [[Enforced Trope]]. Some [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality]] are [[Necessary Weasel
Artistic "flaws":
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* [[More Dakka]], [[Stuff Blowing Up]] in summer action films.
* The [[Porn Without Plot|lack of plot, characterization or logic]] in Pornography.
* [[Gorn]] in [[Slasher Film
* Blatant [[Wish Fulfillment]] and [[Mary Sue]] characters in [[Fairy Tale|Fairy Tales]] and mythology.
* [[Author Avatar|Author avatars]] in [[Web Comics]], especially Gaming Web Comics.
* [[God Mode Sue
* [[Toilet Humor]] in comedies featuring babies.
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** [[Artificial Gravity]], for "[[Mohs Scale of Sci Fi Hardness|soft]]" [[Science Fiction]] works.
* [[No Conservation of Energy]] in portrayals of [[Stock Super Powers]].
* Ignoring of the [[Square
* [[Instant Expert]] in [[Role Playing Game|Role Playing Games]].
* [[Benevolent Architecture]] -- what are the odds that a video game character's surroundings will always be perfectly suited to that character's unique powers or abilities? Or, for that matter, that wreckage will always form a path, rather than an obstacle?
* [[The Perry Mason Method]]: Because once the audience knows who the real culprit is, there's no real reason to continue the story.
* [[Hitbox Dissonance]] in [[Bullet Hell]] games - otherwise they'd be impossible rather than just [[Nintendo Hard]].
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