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** It seems more like they just ''really'' don't care. For instance, at one point Amber goes to New York, and mentions "huh, you would never be able to tell this place was destroyed a few years ago."
* Present in ''[[Thunderstruck]]'', where supernatural entities of all descriptions operate right under the nose of the general populace -- partly through passive Weirdness Censoring among the general populace, and partly through active [[Masquerade|Masquerading]]. Children lack Weirdness Censors, though -- in fact, they're actually ''drawn'' to the supernatural.
* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', it seems at first that Uma and her father are just using the standard [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] of wearing glasses to pass as human. Later, they mention using an [
* In the ''[[Shadowgirls]]'' universe; enough templars in an area disbelieving hard enough can shut down magic users entirely. Which leads to {{spoiler|Starkweather circumventing said limitation by somehow tapping into an older magic.}}
* In ''[[Emergency Exit]]'' it is revealed that the Apartment has one of these only after it temporarily takes it down, allowing police attention to come to the large hole in the wall, because "It thinks it's funny" to do so.
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* When there's any kind of convention or gathering (such as cosplay) that involves people in costumes wandering around, non-participants generally fall into one of three categories -- the people who are accustomed to it; the people who openly gawk at the weirdos in costumes; and the people who determinedly ignore the whole thing.
** In University towns and cities, on any given night, you can determine who's a local, who's a student, and who's not from the area by their reaction to a group of students in fancy dress. The locals have [[Seen It All]], the students wonder what the occasion is, and the out-of-towners openly gawk
* The game of [
* The internet
* In Cognitive Psychology, the concept of a weirdness censor exists as a natural effect of [
* [[New York City]] is notorious for this, and for good reason. [[Thor (Film)|Loki]] is invading a [[Starbucks Coffee]]? [http://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lykus3n4dl1qeeuteo1_500.jpg Not even enough to get the locals to stop checking their smartphones]. (And this wasn't even on a day with a con nearby!)
* Everyone has a form of weirdness censor called change blindness. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voAntzB7EwE This video] is designed to highlight the viewer's weirdness censor in action.
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