And gender/sexuality roles march on just like everything else.įictional characters can do x and be just fine because they're fictional. Men and women don't always fit neatly into socially expected gender roles/dynamics.nor do they always want to. For a list detailing how unrealistic tropes can be dangerous in reality, see Television Is Trying to Kill Us. In Real Life, it is commonly expressed as " you cannot make this shit up".įor cases in which the unrealistic thing is reality-that is, the real-life element doesn't just seem unexpected or fake, but actually bizarre or absurd-see Aluminum Christmas Trees below. This is known as an "Orange Box" in television and movies, named after the "black box" of airplanes which are actually orange to make them easier to spot. This might lead to people acting on preconceptions about unfamiliar matters even in a life-or-death situation, or cause viewers to cry foul when things on a show work out in a way that actually is realistic but contrary to "what everybody knows", like complaining of the "fake Scottish accent" of a real Scottish actor or about a character's death from a bullet "merely" to the shoulder. When exposed to an exaggeration or fabrication about certain real-life occurrences or facts, some people will perceive the fictional account as being more true than any factual account. Cracked, "6 Real Serial Killers More Terrifying Than Any Horror Movie"
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