Minority Groups Depicted Negatively Xenophobia Normalized Foreigners Depicted Negatively The French Depicted Negatively The French Depicted as Rude
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Hollywood Conservative Bias
  • Conservative Foils
    • California Depicted Negatively
      • Hollywood Depicted Negatively
    • Cognitive Disabilities Depicted Negatively
      • Slurs About Cognitive Disabilities on Screen
    • Health & Safety Efforts Undermined
      • Healthy Foods Depicted Negatively
      • Not Wearing Seatbelts Normalized
      • Smoking Normalized
        • Smoking Glamorized
    • Jobs Maligned by Conservatives Depicted Negatively
      • College Professors Depicted Negatively
      • Defense Lawyers Depicted Negatively
        • Criminal Defense Lawyers Depicted Negatively
          • Defending Bad People
            • Defendents Found Not Guilty Commit Crimes
            • Celebrating Getting Bad People Off
          • Get Criminals Off on "Technicalities"
        • Jokes About Lawyers
      • Democratic Politicians Depicted Negatively
      • Diplomats Depicted Negatively
      • Government Workers Depicted Negatively
        • Government Workers Depicted as Lazy
      • Public High School Teachers Depicted Negatively
      • Journalists Maligned
        • Journalists Depicted as Unprofessional
        • Journalists Depicted as Unethical
    • Liberals
      • Activists
        • False Flag Operations
        • Depicted as Terrorists
      • Causes
        • Animal Activism Depicted Negatively
        • Environmentalism
          • Eco-Friendly Transportation
            • Cars
            • Public Transportation
              • Riding the Bus
              • Taking the Subway
            • Riding a Bicycle
        • Gun Safety Activism Depicted Negatively
        • Marijuana Depicted Negatively
          • Marijuana Gives You the Munchies
          • Marijuana Makes You Lazy
    • Mainstream Media Depicted Negatively
      • Journalists Maligned
        • Journalists Depicted as Unprofessional
        • Journalists Depicted as Unethical
    • "Political Correctness" Depicted Negatively
      • Political Correctness Lampooned
    • Rural Life Better than City Life
      • City Life Depicted Overly Negative
        • Cities are Overly Dangerous
        • New York City Depicted Negatively
        • People from the City are Rude
      • Rural Life Glamorized
  • Criminal Justice System
    • Assault Depicted as Acceptable
      • Assault Played for Laughs
      • Punching People Acceptable
      • Detainees Deserving to be Assaulted
        • Detained People Assaulted
          • Torture is Justified
            • Needed to Stop Terrorist Attacks
        • Showing Restraint is Noble
          • Must be Held Back
    • Crime is a Bigger Problem
      • Terrorism is a Threat
        • Nuclear Terrorism is a Threat
        • Torture Needed to Stop Terrorism
    • Lawyers Depicted Negatively
      • Defense Lawyers Depicted Negatively
        • Criminal Defense Lawyers Depicted Negatively
          • Defending Bad People
            • Defendents Found Not Guilty Commit Crimes
            • Celebrating Getting Bad People Off
          • Get Criminals Off on "Technicalities"
        • Jokes About Lawyers
      • Overly Untrustworthy
    • Police Officers Follow Conservative Biases
      • Cops Playing Loose with the Rules Not Taken Seriously
        • Cops Rarely Report Their Partner's Bad Behavior
        • Internal Affairs Depicted Negatively
        • Roughing up Suspects is Justified
    • System Helps Criminals Get Away with It
      • Appeals Courts Depicted Negatively
      • Attorney Client Privilege Helps Criminals "Get Away with It"
    • Vigilantism is Justified
    • Wrongly Accused Get Justice
  • Economic Issues
    • Average Workers Depicted Negatively
      • Used Car Salespeople Depicted Negatively
      • Workers Depicted as Lazy
    • Negative Aspects of Capitalism are Minimized
      • Hard Work Always Rewarded
      • Underdogs Beat Large Companies on Screen
      • Working Extra Hours is Noble
        • Athletes Overworked in Practices
    • Serious Entrepreneurs are Successful
    • Wealth Depicted with Conservative Biases
      • Money Glamorized
        • Industries
          • Automobiles
            • Environmentally Unfriendly
              • Classic Cars
              • Sports Cars Glamorized
            • Motorcycles Glamorized
              • Sport Bikes Glamorized
          • Fashion Glamorized
          • Gambling Glamorized
            • Casinos Glamorized
          • Jewelry and Watches Glamorized
          • Travel Glamorized
            • Yachts Glamorized
          • Wall Street\Finance Glamorized
        • Treasure Hunting Glamorized
        • Wealth Glamorized
      • Negative Plots About Wealth Resolve Positively
        • Unscrupulous Companies Lose Lawsuits
        • Unscrupulous Users of Wealth Change Their Tune
        • Wealthy Antagonists Rarely Get Away with Things
      • Wealthy People Depicted as Charitable
        • Charity Fundraiser Events
      • Wealthy People Sympathetic Victims
  • Government Depicted Negatively
    • Federal Government Depicted Negatively
      • Federal Agencies Depicted Negatively
        • CIA Depicted with Conservative Biases
        • NSA Depicted with Conservative Biases
        • State Department Depicted Negatively
          • Diplomats
      • Federal Government is Corrupt
      • Federal Law Enforcement Depicted Negatively
        • FBI Depicted Negatively
          • FBI Depicted as Incompetent
          • FBI Interfering in Local Matters
            • FBI Stealing Local Cases
            • FBI Taking Undue Credit from Local Law Enforcement
      • Federal Workers Depicted Negatively
      • IRS Depicted Negatively
    • Government Depicted as Overly Bureaucratic
    • Government Workers Depicted Negatively
      • Government Workers Depicted as Lazy
    • Politicians Depicted Negatively
      • Democratic Politicians Depicted Negatively
      • Politicians Depicted as Corrupt
        • Election Outcomes are Rigged
      • Politicians Depicted as Incompetent
  • Guns Portrayed on Screen
    • Guns Needed for Survival
    • Women Bad at Using Guns
  • Memorable Scenes with Conservative Biases
    • Iconic Scenes with Conservative Biases
  • Military & War
    • Diplomacy Depicted Negatively
      • State Department
        • Diplomats
    • Foreign Countries are a Threat
      • Enemy has More Advanced Military Technology
    • Military Equipment Glamorized
      • Military Weapons Glamorized
        • Enemy Advanced Military Technology
    • Terrorism is a Threat
      • Nuclear Terrorism is a Threat
      • Torture Needed to Stop Terrorism
    • Torture is Effective and/or Justified
      • Torture is Effective
      • Torture is Justified
        • Needed to Stop Terrorist Attacks
    • Wars
      • Nuclear War
  • Minority Groups Depicted Negatively
    • LGBT Portrayed Negatively
      • Negative Comments About Gay People
        • Homophobic Comments
          • Homophobic Comments for Laughs
          • Homophobic Slurs
        • For Laughs
    • Racial Biases & Stereotypes
      • Historical Scenes Lacking Minorities
      • Playing the Race Card
      • White Actors Playing Minority Roles
    • Xenophobia Normalized
      • Foreign Countries Depicted Negatively
        • Developing Countries Depicted as Overly Dangerous
        • Developing Countries Depicted as Overly Poor
      • Foreigners Depicted Negatively
        • Foreign Names Depicted Negatively
          • Making Fun of Foreign Names
        • The French Depicted Negatively
          • The French Depicted as Rude
  • Regressive Thinking Depicted
    • Anti-Intellectualism Depicted
      • Intelligent People Overly Flawed
      • Old Ways are Better than New
      • School Depicted Negatively
        • College Depicted Negatively
          • College Leaders Depicted Negatively
          • College Professors Depicted Negatively
        • Public High School Depicted Negatively
          • Public High School Teachers Depicted Negatively
      • Science & Technology Depicted Negatively
        • Artificial Intelligence is Dangerous
        • Government Vulnerable to Hacking
        • Modern Medicine Depicted Negatively
    • Couples Having Sex Die
    • Men Overly Manly
      • Men Lampooned for Not Being "Manly" Enough
    • Overly Tough Coaching Normalized
    • Overly Tough Coaching Rewarded
    • Young People Depicted Negatively
      • Young People Don't Appreciate Old Things
      • Young People Maligned as Disrespectful to Elders
      • Young People Depicted as Dumb
      • Young People Maligned as Inattentive
      • Young People Maligned as Irresponsible
        • Young People Maligned as Lazy
  • Sexism
    • Sexist Terms
      • Crude Comments
        • About Appearance
          • Body Shaming
          • For Laughs
          • Women Slut Shamed for Their Appearance
        • Crude Comments About Womens' Behavior
        • Objectifying Appearance
          • For Laughs
      • Sexist Movie & TV Titles
    • Sexist Humor
      • Crude Comments For Laughs
      • Crude Comments
      • Sexual Assault or Rape Played for Laughs
      • Women Objectified
        • Catcalling
    • Women Less Capable\Responsible
      • Asking Permission to Marry
      • Less Capable
        • Acting Ditsy
        • Bad Drivers
        • Women Bad at Using Guns
        • Doing Things "Like a Girl"
        • Portrayed as Dumb
          • "Dumb Blonde" False Stereotype
        • Watch Men Gamble
      • Less Responsible
        • Fathers Overprotective of Daughters
        • Losing Control
          • "Bridezillas"
          • Panicking
            • Screaming in Fear
        • High Heels in Inappropriate Situations
        • Wearing Inappropriate Clothing
          • Inappropriately Revealing Clothing
      • Underrepresented in Groups
        • Group of Men With a "Token" Woman
        • Group of Men Without any Women
        • Underrepresented in Historical Scenes
    • Women Manipulative
      • Women Depicted as Overly Controlling
      • Falsely Accusing Men of Crimes
        • Lying About Sexual Assaults
          • False Accusations of Rape
      • Falsely Accusing Men
      • Use or Take Advantage of Men
    • Women Used to Perpetuate Sexism
    • Women vs Men in Relationships
      • Average Man Can Get a "Dream Woman"
      • Men Glamorized as "Playboys"
        • Wealthy "Playboys"
      • Mothers Worse Than Fathers
      • Easily Smitten by Men
      • Women "High Maintenance"
      • Interested in Unappealing Men
        • Attractive Women Interested in "Losers"
        • Attracted to Men Who Treat Them Badly
          • Attracted to Abductors
        • Attracted to "Bad Boys"
        • Interested in Much Less Attractive Men
      • Women vs Men Sexism by Age
        • Men With Much Younger Women is Normal
        • Women With Much Younger Men is Not
    • Womens' Behavior Depicted Negatively
      • Crude Comments About Womens' Behavior
      • Deferential to Men
        • Acting Normally to Sexist Behavior
        • Let Men Treat Them Poorly
        • Sacrificing Successful Careers for Men
      • Shallow or Superficial
        • Overly Concerned with Being Popular
        • Overly Concerned with Appearance
          • Overly Concerned with Apparel
      • Dependent on Men
        • Stereotypical “Housewife”
        • Marry Men for their Money
        • Need Men to Save Them
          • "Damsel in Distress"
            • Men Holding Woman's Hand to Safety
      • Stand by Their Men Despite Reasons Not To
        • Men Ogling Other Women Tolerated
        • Stand by Unfaithful Men
        • Stand by Men Even if They Commit Crimes
    • Womens' Sexuality
      • Sexual Misconduct Not Taken Seriously
        • Sexual Assault Not Taken Seriously
          • Sexual Assault or Rape Played for Laughs
          • Sexual Assault of Nonconsenting Woman Not Taken Seriously
        • Sexual Harassment Not Taken Seriously
        • Taking Advantage of Drunk Women Acceptable
        • Unwarranted Kisses Acceptable
      • Women a Prize to be Won or Owned
        • Men Get Dream Woman with Enough Money
        • Men Competing for the Same Woman
        • Overly Aggressive Pursuit of Women Works
          • Men Pursuing Women Despite Known Relationships
      • Having Sex is Bad
        • If a Man Cheats, the Woman is to Blame
        • Getting Pregnant Depicted Negatively
        • Slut Shamed
          • Slut Shamed for Having Sex
        • Using Sex Appeal to Get Stuff From Men
          • Flashing to Get Stuff from Men
          • Using Sex to Get Stuff from Men
      • Not Having Sex is Bad
      • Objectified on Screen
        • Catcalling Normalized
          • Catcalling for Laughs
        • Crude Comments on Appearance
          • For Laughs
        • Men Signing Womens' Breasts
        • Acting Normal to Objectification
          • Unaware of Obvious Objectification
            • "Too Dumb" to Realize They are Being Objectified
            • "Too Oblivious" to Realize They are Being Objectified
        • Helping Objectify Women
        • Objectified for Laughs
          • Catcalling
        • Objectified in Overly Gratuitous Scenes
        • Objectified in Unneeded Scenes
        • Objectified via Cliches
          • Beauty Pageants
          • Car Washes
          • Sexy Bodyguards
          • Blowing on Dice for Luck
          • Cheerleaders
          • Pillow Fights
          • Oil Wrestling
        • Spied On
          • Spied on via Hidden Camera
        • Looks Used as a Distraction to Men
          • Flashing to Distract Men
          • Looks Used as a Distraction to Men for Laughs
      • Womens’ Appearance Depicted Negatively
        • Crude Comments About Appearance
          • Body Shaming
          • For Laughs
          • Women Slut Shamed for Their Appearance
        • Need a Makeover
        • Slut Shamed for Their Appearance

The French Depicted as Rude

1 Trope 1 TV Show
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Conservative Trope Examples

  • Rizzoli Isles [2014 - S5E4]
    Maura promotes the false stereotype that "French women don't shave their underarms."
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