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{{trope}}
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{{quote|"''Someone wrote this... in 1999... and didn't realize that there would be... '''implications'''... Or worse, they '''did''' understand''."
|'''[[Y: Ruler of Time]]''', in his review of the manga ''[http://myanimelist.net/manga/965/Alive Alive]}}
▲{{quote|"''Someone wrote this... in 1999... and didn't realize that there would be... '''implications'''... Or worse, they '''did''' understand''."|'''[[Y Ruler of Time]]''' on ''Black''.}}
The media to which [[This Very Wiki]] is devoted ''generally'' exhibit greater sensitivity now than in the past, but sometimes something appears that... ''raises eyebrows''. Even when authors are being careful with story elements, it is impossible for one or a couple of creators to really consider ''every'' perspective of the audience and just how certain tropes can be construed as [[Berserk Button|troublesome.]] Especially when you consider just how diverse human beings are and that audiences that were ignored in the past now demand representation and respect.
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This is a '''''highly''''' [[Your Mileage May Vary|subjective trope]], and some tropers may believe concerns about such matters simply relate to [[Political Correctness Gone Mad|political correctness]] rather than anything substantive. Other tropers may see the entire "political correctness" argument as a plausibly deniable defense of racism and other types of outdated thinking. Still others would point out that if you ''want'' to be offended (for whatever reason), then you're certainly going to be able to find an excuse to, no matter how far you have to reach to find something "implied" by a work.
{{smallcaps|Important Note:}} Just because a work has [[Unfortunate Implications]] does ''not'' mean that the author was thinking of it that way. In fact, that's the point of it being ''unfortunate''. So, please, no [[Justifying Edit
If you came here looking for unfortunate implications of the [[Nightmare Fuel]] variety, rather than the hopefully accidental offenses with which ''this'' trope concerns itself, see [[Fridge Horror]].
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To avoid these pitfalls, please see [[So You Want To/Avoid Unfortunate Implications|So You Want To Avoid Unfortunate Implications]].
▲'''Subjects susceptible to [[Unfortunate Implications]] include:'''
* Hot-button controversial topics such as war, abortion, and politics.
* Subject matter related to race, ethnicity and class.
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* Stereotypes of any kind.
* Religious subject matter.
* [[Double Standard
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* Parallels between fantasy/science fiction works and the real world, especially with [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture
* Subject matter related to disabilities and handicapped people.
* [[Acceptable Lifestyle Targets|Lifestyle choices]] such as being childless, single, or married.
* Any of the [[Rape Tropes]], especially in the hands of a clumsy author.
{{noreallife|Real Life as a whole does not imply anything. Individual people imply things in their works.}}
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[[Category:Tropes of Legend]]
[[Category:Bad Writing Index]]
[[Category:YMMV Trope]]
[[Category:Unexpected Reactions to This Index]]
[[Category:Race Tropes]]
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