I don't see how this trope is any different from Chocolate Baby. I didn't know about the Chocolate Baby page when I made this trope submission. As such, I think we should delete this page (or turn it into a redirect to Chocolate Baby).
Topic on Talk:Her Child, but Not His
And apparently none of the staff caught it either...
Before we do anything to this page, I'd suggestion you compare the examples on both and transplant anything here that isn't there. Once that's done we can turn this into a redirect.
CC: @Labster, @GethN7, @Robkelk, @QuestionableSanity, @Derivative, @SelfCloak
Which name is the better one? Neither is "what it says on the tin", but at least this one doesn't specify a particular skin colour for the infant.
I like Chocolate Baby because in the absence of other factors, it will keep things consistent with TvTropes and the Chocolate Baby page has been around a lot longer. I don't think the mention of skin color is a big issue. If you (or someone else) thinks of a name that is better than both Chocolate Baby and The Seed Is Strong, we can use that.
"Her Child, but Not His", maybe?
How likely is it that people will assume that it means something else (or applies in situations it shouldn't), like a woman getting pregnant from a sperm bank because her consenting husband is sterile?
Good point.
Mind you, "Chocolate Baby" can be mistaken for a confection. (I might be thinking that because I still have a chocolate Easter bunny on my desk.)
There might not be a perfect name.
Consistency with TVT is never a consideration for what we choose to do, otherwise we would have never forked.
Okay, reviving this more than a year after it was abandoned. We need to reconcile these two tropes. Pinging the other mods.
@Labster @Looney Toons @GethN7 @QuestionableSanity @Derivative @SelfCloak @Robkelk
I like Rob's suggestion for the name change and agree these should be merged.
"Her Child, but Not His", you mean? Yeah, that works for me.
Given a year to consider, I now realize why I dislike the name "Chocolate Baby" - it's inherently racist. We definitely need to rename it.
For the same reason we might want to do something about the page image.
Both pages merged under the new name.
And the crowd goes wild!
Thanks, Rob.