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Anon identifies a trope (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] threeonefour@piefed.ca 28 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

The TVTropes article for this seems to be Even Evil Has Standards. The idea being to emphasize that something or someone is so evil that even an evil person finds it appalling.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

The Code of Harry for Dexter is this type so is say that fits for the concept of not picking random people, but I think OP is more about the drift. That would be Flanderization, in my opinion. When one defining trait of a character progressively gets pushed to eleven until it becomes their only trait.

[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Without TVTropes paywall Even Evil Has Standards

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, I've never encountered a paywall on TVTropes. I don't see it when I click OP's link either. Is this something new?

[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You have to disable your ad blocker or pay 5 bucks a month

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

That link loaded fine for me? With and without an adblocker

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Same. It hasn't made a peep about using an adblocker for me, neither on my computer nor on my phone.

I wonder if it's something regional?

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I did some digging and about a year ago they introduced a "please turn off afblockers :(" popup that would sometimes even show even without an adblocker. But nothing recent

[–] OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I always get this, from phone and desktop

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Weird, I couldn't get that to show up at all

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Man, that sucks. I'll bookmark the alternative you provided, since sites seem to be springing this crap out of nowhere a lot these days.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Paywall?

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

If OOP's characterization is accurate, you could argue for anti-hero. Seems too much for Evil Has Standards.