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** In the film's defense, these are less Unfortunate Implications and more their stated intention. It's suggested (though admittedly subtly) that, in Universe, Simple Jack was a serious film that was shunned just because its protagonist was too disabled, rather than because it featured offensively crude stereotypes. Adjusting for the same amount of comedic inflation seen in the fake trailer for Satan's Alley, Simple Jack would probably be seen as akin to John Malkovich in Of Mice And Men.
** Similarly, Kirk Lazarus kind of needed the bluntness of Blackface in order to make their point explicit. Considering the character not only satirises Hollywood Whitewashing, but also Black stereotypes in movies ([[Magical Negro]] and [[Scary Black Man]] to name but two), it would have had far more Unfortunate Implications had the character been played by a Black actor (in Whiteface for the framing, a la Watermelon Man).
* ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' may give young girls a bad view of relationships. Ignoring the sparkling, Edward fits into all the stereotypes of an abuser/stalker; the worst example is stealing Bella's car engine anytime she wants to do something. Considering how many ''Twilight'' fans absolutely FAWN over Edward, this might lead to some problems. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708134529/http://www.squidoo.com/cullenabuse As seen here]. And there's PLENTY MORE where that came from.
** Plus their age difference--Edward is a hundred-year-old vampire, while Bella is a teenage girl.
*** A hundred-year-old vampire with the physical and emotional maturity of a seventeen-year-old.
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