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* The American military's (former) "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has cost quite a few gay soldiers their jobs, running opposite of their desegregation efforts in the fifties and sixties.

* A celebrity defined by [[Contractual Purity]] (even one that may break out of it on occasion), such as a [[Disney Channel]] or [[Nickelodeon]] star might strike up an [[Odd Friendship]] with another celebrity, or a friend outside of show business, or a childhood friend, who might not always live up to the same behavioral standards (particularly if they live their lives in private) or cultivate the same [[Contractual Purity]] as the teen idol does ''in'' the spotlight. This can also extend to family members, associates or their co-workers, or to the musicians in their backing bands if the teen idol is pursuing a singing career. This is particularly evident on [[Twitter]], where [[Idol Singer|Idol Singers]] are Twitter-friends with their backing musicians and dancers, as well as their relatives or love interests. This might mean that though the [[Idol Singer]] might at least not be as likely to smoke, drink, swear or share a more adult sense of humor (even those idols breaking out of that role) in the public eye, as their associates, friends and family are. Although obviously what comes out of the mouths or postings on a Twitter or Facebook feed, or their actions in public aren't things the superstar can control, it might reflect badly on that star if their companions choose a different lifestyle or use less discreet language than that celebrity does.

* A much darker example. "Pack Up Your Troubles" ("in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile") is known as one of the most optimistic songs ever written. Its writer, George Henry Powell, later committed suicide.

* The numerous corporate tie-ins to the [[Green Aesop]] film ''[[The Lorax (Film)|The Lorax]]''. He speaks for the trees, and Mazda!

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