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- This is about times when someone makes a comment referring to a character's stereotype, when in fact the stereotype doesn't apply to that character at all.
Source: Misaimed Stereotyping -
Loophole Abuse: Dunban logics the party's way into the Tomb by referring to how Da Rules don't apply to the Homs versus the High Entia.
Source: Videogame / Xenoblade -
Unfortunately does not apply to Po or Tai Lung, as the variation in how those names might be intoned make it impossible to confirm which particular Mandarin word they are referring to.
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