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This character is genuinely sympathetic, but his opinions are not. This creates a tension that creates drama and angst. Such a character is often a walking debate/Aesop on whether Rousseau Was Right or not -- can we rise above our petty prejudices? He will harm himself with his bigotry. And maybe others, too. However, he's unlikely to go so far as to engage in actual Honor-Related Abuse. Pitying Perversion might be generated, in either direction. He might be ashamed of his lack of bigotry, fearing that it will make him a traitor to his race, gender, religious group or whatever.

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  • Troubled Sympathetic Bigot
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  • This character is genuinely sympathetic, but his opinions are not. This creates a tension that creates drama and angst. Such a character is often a walking debate/Aesop on whether Rousseau Was Right or not -- can we rise above our petty prejudices? He will harm himself with his bigotry. And maybe others, too. However, he's unlikely to go so far as to engage in actual Honor-Related Abuse. Pitying Perversion might be generated, in either direction. He might be ashamed of his lack of bigotry, fearing that it will make him a traitor to his race, gender, religious group or whatever.
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  • This character is genuinely sympathetic, but his opinions are not. This creates a tension that creates drama and angst. Such a character is often a walking debate/Aesop on whether Rousseau Was Right or not -- can we rise above our petty prejudices? He will harm himself with his bigotry. And maybe others, too. However, he's unlikely to go so far as to engage in actual Honor-Related Abuse. Pitying Perversion might be generated, in either direction. He might be ashamed of his lack of bigotry, fearing that it will make him a traitor to his race, gender, religious group or whatever. While a very different kind of character, Cerebus Syndrome may lead a Noble Bigot or an Innocent Bigot to become a Troubled Sympathetic Bigot. A Troubled Sympathetic Bigot tends to be neither heroic nor villainous -- he's only a little human, struggling with his life. Sometimes a Knight Templar, Heteronormative Crusader or Windmill Crusader can be a Troubled Sympathetic Bigot at heart. A He-Man Woman Hater is rarely this, while it's far more common in a woman who Does Not Like Men -- sometimes with a cheesy justification. All of these characters are likely to suffer from Internalized Categorism or be recovering from Black and White Insanity. A Politically-Incorrect Villain who makes a Heel Face Turn may have a transition period as a Troubled Sympathetic Bigot. For characters who are destructive yet sympathetic - without having any internal conflict about their own bigotry - see instead Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds. Examples of Troubled Sympathetic Bigot include:
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