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== [[Literature]] ==
* Invoked in ''[[The Picture of Dorian Gray]]'', when Dorian realises that his painting is reflecting all the hedonism he's committed, and thinks that not picking up this country girl he comes across will improve it. The painting develops a smug grin of hypocrisy.
* One [[Dave Barry]] column has this insight into the male mindset: being little more than toilet-trained cavemen, they will occasionally perform an act of great heroism like doing the laundry without being asked or making spaghetti without setting the house on fire, only to be confused when other people (read: women) don't consider this an accomplishment worthy of a Nobel Prize.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* One ''[[Baby Blues]]'' strip featured Zoey excitingly telling her mom that she just saw her brother Hammie bend over in front of her, and ''didn't'' kick him! The last panel has her complaining about how hard it is to get brownie points.
* ''[[Calvin and Hobbes]]'': Just before Christmas, [https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1990/12/23 Calvin wonders whether not murdering anybody, not committing any felonies, not starting any wars, and not practicing cannibalism counts as being good.]
{{quote|'''Hobbes:''' But maybe good is more than the absence of bad.
'''Calvin:''' See, ''that's'' what worries me.}}
== [[Recorded and Stand Up Comedy]] ==
* [[Chris Rock]] touched on this in a routine:
{{quote|''Everything white people don't like about black people, black people really don't like about black people, and there's two sides, there's black people [[Stop Being Stereotypical|and there's niggas]]. [...] You know the worst thing about [[N-Word Privileges|niggas?
:Of note is that he would later [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rock-bring-on-oscar-safety-net/ disown this routine] after noticing that people used it to continue being racist under the pretense of [[You Are a Credit to Your Race|only targeting the "bad ones"]].
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
* Inverted in ''[[Mass Effect]]'' during the [[Jerkass|Renegade]] dialogue option for a scenario:
{{quote|'''Shepard:''' Saving my boots from burning lava is part of your job, Joker. We don't give medals to soldiers for doing their jobs.}}▼
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
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{{quote|'''Prison Guard''': We don't want you to kill ANY of us!
'''Belkar''': Now you're just being unreasonable! }}
* Downplayed in ''[[Girls und Panzer]] - Operation: More Love Love! Web Edition'', where [https://girls-und-panzer-finale.jp/iaY7mRf2zJ/wp-content/themes/gulpan-finale2020/img/special/web_383r_b.pdf Reizi wants a prize for following the rules]. (Translation [https://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/4372369?q=pool%3A7425 here].)
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* On ''[[South Park]],'' [[Token Evil Teammate|Cartman]] is freaking out around Christmastime about whether or not he's been "nice" enough to merit Santa's favor. He suggests that brushing his teeth counts as a "nice" action, only for his "naughty and nice accountant" to note that that doesn't really count.
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* [http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Feminist_cookie "Feminist cookies"] is a term for a specific variant of this trope, in which men parrot feminist talking points and come to the defense of other women being harassed ''specifically'' with the expectation of some reward in return (including the stereotypical motive of sexual gratification). This also comes up with accusations of [[White Knighting|"white knighting"]], which is usually leveraged at such men speaking in defense of women - though per the rule of [[GIFT]], it is just as often flung at ''any'' genuine display of basic decency.
▲{{quote|''Everything white people don't like about black people, black people really don't like about black people, and there's two sides, there's black people [[Stop Being Stereotypical|and there's niggas]]. [...] You know the worst thing about niggas? Niggas always want credit for some shit they supposed to do. A nigga will brag about some shit a normal man just does. A nigga will say some shit like, "I take care of my kids." You're '''supposed''' to, you dumb motherfucker! What kind of ignorant shit is that? "I ain't never been to jail!" What do you want, a cookie?! You're not supposed to go to jail, you [[Buffy-Speak|low-expectation-having]] motherfucker!''}}
▲== [[Video Games]] ==
▲{{quote|'''Shepard:''' Saving my boots from burning lava is part of your job, Joker. We don't give medals to soldiers for doing their jobs.}}
▲** Only if you choose the [[Jerkass|Renegade]] dialogue option. If you choose Paragon, Joker will comment that he would probably have to shave his [[Badass Beard]] for the award ceremony, and [[Crowning Moment of Funny|no award is worth that.]]
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[[Category:Gratitude Tropes]]▼
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[[Category:Character Flaw Index]]
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[[Category:Human Rights Issues]]
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