Spiteful Spit: Difference between revisions

 

* When one person spits on another, usually the face.

* Spitting on a person's prized possession. This version is more stealth, but still shows quite a bit of contempt.

* The mere ''mention'' of the other person's name

 

== [[Anime and Manga]] ==

** Several chapters earlier, while Aoshi's on his way to Kyoto, he sees four of Shishio's [[Mooks]] having a picnic around his deceased henchmen's gravestones. He tells the mooks not to desecrate the graves, in response to which one of them contemptuously spits on one gravestone. [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Aoshi does not]] [[Berserk Button|take it well]].

* In ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' Gamma reveals to Gokudera {{spoiler|that the Tenth Vongola Boss was gunned down in plain view of many of his subordinates}}. Gokudera then dives into a fight with Gamma he definitely won't win. When he loses Gamma tortures him for information and Gokudera responds by spitting in his face.

 

== [[Fanfic]] ==

 

== [[Film]] ==

* In ''[[The Producers]]'', Bialystock and Bloom briefly wear swastika armlets in order to appease Liebkind, then put them in a rubbish bin as soon as they are out on the street and spit on them before putting the lid on.

* In the movie ''[[Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit]]'', having been abused by her family's church's congregation, Jeanette spits in the face of one of the members when he says "I forgive you."

* In ''The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp'' (1943) Kaunitz, who had been a German prisoner of war during the Boer War, has published accusations that [[Truth in Television|the British have committed atrocities in South Africa]]; when the film's English hero, Candy, calls him out on it, Kaunitz spits in his face, and [[The Revolution Will Not Be Vilified|Candy punches him.]]

* In [[The Remake]] of ''[[The Saint]]'', Emma runs to the Embassy, pursued by Russian mobsters. When the guard shuts the gate and tells the crooks to step back, their leader spits in his face, and the guard stands his ground looking ''very'' offended.

* ''[[Total Recall]]''. Cohaagen is about to have Melina's personality overwritten. He tells her "We're having you fixed. You're going to be respectful, compliant, and appreciative, the way a woman should be." She spits in his face.

* ''[[Fatal Instinct]]''. In the [[Flash Back]] [[Backstory]], Max Shady spat in Ned Ravine’s face when the jury found him guilty.

* ''[[Buckaroo Banzai]]''. Penny Priddy does it to Lord John Whorfin while he's interrogating her inside Yoyodyne.

* ''[[Kill Bill]] Vol. 2'': The Bride spits blood in Budd's face after he shoots her. He responds by spitting back - except his spit is far more plentiful and laden with chewed tobacco.

* In ''[[Little Nicky]]'', Valerie does this to Adrian. He responds by [[Squick|swallowing it]].

* ''The Evil That Men Do'' (1984) opens with the [[Mad Doctor|torture specialist]] villain giving a lecture to a group of army officers with the 'help' of a prisoner who, at one point, spits in his face. The doctor calmly wipes it off and says, "Notice, gentlemen, how the subject clings to compensatory morale, and habitual defences." Then he [[Electric Torture|calls for the electrodes]].

* In ''[[Titanic]]'' Rose, to get away from Cal who is keeping her from going to rescue Jack, spits in Cal's face.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In the ''[[Safehold]]'' series by David Webber: {{spoiler|Gwylym Manthyr is the last of his crew to be tortured to death on a rack, and his voice has been taken by months of [[Cold-Blooded Torture]]. So when [[Complete Monster|Grand Inquisitor Zhaspahr Clyntahn]] performs his 'cow the heretic' act before the crowd, [[Kick the Dog|knowing Manthyr can't speak]], Manthyr [[Spiteful Spit|finds a way.]] And as [[Dying Moment of Awesome|he dies, he gets to savor the look on the Grand Inquisitors face]].}}

* In ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'', Bob Ewell spits on Atticus when the lawyer decides that he will defend Tom Robinson in court.

* Subverted in ''[[Dune]]'' where a Fremen spits on the prince's desk and it almost ends in violence. Then it is explained that it's actually a local form of showing respect - on Arakkis, water is that valuable.

** Also played straight in the [[David Lynch]] Movie, when Baron Vladimir Harkonnen spits on Jessica Atreides.

{{quote| He brought out a handkerchief of fine cloth, wiped the sputum away, and discarded it, as though the substance were poison, ruining the cloth forevermore.}}

* Used and subverted in ''[[Tortall Universe|Protector of the Small]]''. On one hand, Kel needs to find a gesture to show the Chamber that it won't break her with its nightmarish visions. On the other, it's later "an offering of herself" to appease any restless ghosts.

* In ''[[Bloody Jack]]'' [[Alpha Bitch|Clarissa]] once spits full in Jacky's face in contempt.

* {{spoiler|Bertha, Rochester's insane wife}} in ''[[Jane Eyre]]'' does this to the titular character.

== [[Live Action Television]] ==

* ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'': Marie spits at the mention Robert's ex-wife, Joanne.

* In one episode of ''[[Bones]]'', the Perp Of The Week was caught because he spit on the victim after he killed him, so they were able to trace his DNA.

** In another episode, Booth and Brennan were investigating a death metal band, and interrupted their practice to question them. Booth whipped out his badge and asked them to stop playing. The lead singer spit on the badge, so Booth pulled out his gun and shot their amps, freaking out the band. When one of them asked him if he would put away his gun, he calmly told them he was thinking about it while wiping off his badge on the lead's pants.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has also used the "actually, it's an alien way of showing respect" subversion, in the episode "The End of the World."

** Also, the [[Catch Phrase]] of the head of the Italian branch of Wolfram & Hart:

{{quote| "[[Politically-Incorrect Villain|The gypsies are filthy people]]. *spit* We shall speak of them no more."}}

** When [[Grand Theft Me|Buffy is in Faith's body]] in "Who Are You?", a member of the Watcher's Council spec ops team spits in her face, and Buffy starts to understand where Faith's me-against-the-world attitude comes from.

* On ''[[Flavor of Love]]'' when Pumkin was eliminated, she famously spit in rival New York's face.

 

== [[Theater]] ==

* In ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', Shylock notes that Anton would literally spit on him as a way of showing contempt.

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[X-Men]] Origins Wolverine'' has the chieftain spitting on William Stryker's face when he refuses to tell him where a rock came from.

* ''[[Togainu no Chi]]''; Akira spits at Shiki during one encounter on his route. Shiki is merely amused by his defiance.

* The Fremen version (see ''Dune'') appears in ''[[Emperor Battle for Dune]]'', but the Fremen in question spits on a table instead of at someone. Gunseng Harkonnen spits his older brother Copec in the face after Copec beat him to [[Klingon Promotion|usurping their father]]; Copec immediately responds (sarcastically) that Gunseng apparently has 'gone native' and adopted Fremen customs for his own.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

** Mel'arnach does this to her mother Quain'tana after her guards [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=4946 restrain her] from outright attacking when Quain turns her back.

** A Kyorl'solenurn soldier [http://www.drowtales.com/mainarchive.php?sid=7739 spits at the feet] of Tir'ade and Abyte, who are former members of their clan who were exiled for being tainted. Since the two of them belong to another powerful clan an outright assault is out of the question, but it gets the point across.

{{quote| '''Farquad''': Tell me where they're hiding!<br />

'''Gingerbread Man''': [[Unhand Them, Villain!|Eat me!]] (spits) }}

** In "Bart the Murderer", Bart's actions are depicted in "Blood on the Blackboard: The Bart Simpson Story". In the TV movie "Skinner" spits on "Bart", who says that wasn't smart as he fires a gun.

* In ''[[Rio]]'', Jewel does this to the leader of the marmosets sent to capture her and Blu. Blu tries the same, only for it to dribble down his beak.