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| - Noughts & Crosses series is set in a world where the people with dark skin (Crosses) are dominant over the white people (noughts), written by Malorie Blackman. The title is a reference to the game Noughts and Crosses (tic-tac-toe). Examples of Noughts and Crosses include:
* Alpha Bitch: Bliss, one of Callie Roses classmates. To the point where she calls Callie's hair "Blanker hair."
* Alternate History: The reason why there is so much prejudice against Noughts is because they were enslaved by people from Africa, rather than the other way round.
* Beta Couple: Cara Imega/Jude, and Tobey and Callie Rose.
* But Not Too White: Which is the in-universe equivalent of But Not Too Black.
* Children Are Innocent
* Crapsack World: If you're a Nought. Also, Britain is a rare example of dystopia/CrapsackWorld in that society functions well.
* Crowning Moment of Heartwarming: At the end of Noughts And Crosses, Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.
* Does This Remind You of Anything?: And how. Much of the attitude against Noughts mirrors prejudice against Black people during segregation in America, and to a lesser extent attitudes towards black people in Britain until the 1960's. The Liberation Milita are realistic Well-Intentioned Extremist, and Kamal Hadley's political policy of "sending white people back where the came from," resembles some peoples ideas about immigration in (modern) Britain. There is even a reference to a KKK-esque band of Crosses who tied a Nought to the back of a car and dragged him till he died for being in a Cross only area.
* Downer Ending
* Dude, She's Like, in a Coma: Tobey to Callie Rose.
* Drowning My Sorrows: Jasmine from the start, then Sephy as a teenager.
* White Menial Labour: Meggie is a housemaid, Sarah is a cleaner, Tobey works in a shop for a while, Callum in a garage...
* Not So Fantastic Racism
* Fantastic Slur: Nought, Cross (although those are politically correct, "Nought," means to be nothing, not worthwhile,) Blanker, Dagger, Halfer. The list goes on.
* Generation Xerox: Sephy names Callie Rose after her father.
* La Résistance: The Liberation Militia
* Mama Bear: Meggie. Mcgregor. And Jasmine Hadley.
* Meaningful Name: Persephone (Sephy) Hadley.
* The Ophelia: Lynette, in a creepy, realistic way. "But I'm a Cross. Look at my skin, so dark and rich..."
* Papa Wolf: Ryan Mcgregor to his children.
* President Evil: Kamal Hadley was planning on being Prime Minster, but he didn't succed.
* Save the Villain: Sephy to Jude, so she can help his mother, Meggie.
* Sleazy Politician : Kamal
* Star-Crossed Lovers: Sephy and Callum.
* Token White: It is mentioned by Meggie that in all T.V shows there will only be ONE nought if any.
* Unfortunate Implications: Invoked In-universe.
* Where Da Nought Women At: Lynette and her mentioned boyfriend, Jed. They are almost killed because of it, sending her over the edge.
* Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: JUDE.
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