Unfortunate Implications/Web Original

Important Note: Just because a work has Unfortunate Implications does not mean the author was thinking of it that way. In fact, that's the point of it being unfortunate. So, please, no Justifying Edits about "what the authors really meant." The way an author handles a trope is an important factor here; handling a trope in a clumsy manner can certainly create unintentional impressions for readers. Likewise, if a work intends the offensive message (for example, a piece of Nazi propaganda about Jews), it wouldn't count. Also, for something that may not be offensive to you personally but may offend others in a different culture or time period, see Values Dissonance.

Examples of Unfortunate Implications in Web Original include:

All The Tropes and TV Tropes (and any other trope wikis):
- Female Gaze and Male Gaze both require the viewer to assume the female/male in question is heterosexual.
- On TV Tropes, someone on Accentuate the Negative pointed out that Negative reviews are much more likely to be read (and responded to) than a positive review. Someone then added a response to that on the main page saying people were more interested in reading a negative review than "unjust praises". The phrase actually became a common use on that page, after being made a link to "Unfortunate Implications."
- A sorta meta example, a lot of the examples under Unfortunate Implications could themselves be considered unfortunate implications. For example, assuming an exceptionally greedy character to be a Jewish stereotype, when in fact the greed is the only behavior/trait said character has that could be called 'Jewish'. This is basically showing the inherent racism in the OP's post.
Darwin's Soldiers has the Vulpine, a Fantasy Counterpart Culture version of modern Native Americans all mashed together into an amalgam. They live in horrific conditions, alcoholism and severe poverty are rampant. Furthermore, most of the Vulpine are described as sex-crazed, "barely civilized savages" by Aydin. To top off this mess, Aydin (one of the two Vulpine main characters) is a speciesist who hates snakes and has no compunctions about attacking his allies if he feels that Aimee is in danger. Thankfully, this is somewhat cushioned by the fact that Aimee is a fairly sympathetic and rounded character.
This Listverse entry that purports to highlight the ten most "intellectual" rappers plays the Mighty Whitey trope incredibly straight.

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