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The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are: | The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are: | ||
*political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for | *political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed ([[King George III]] of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government. | ||
*villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful. | *villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful. | ||
*villains who, while categorized as villains, do not do anything especially evil or monstrous but face a punishment that would be considered harsh by today's standards (Marie Antoinette neglected her subjects, but never outright oppressed or purposely tormented them). | *villains who, while categorized as villains, do not do anything especially evil or monstrous but face a punishment that would be considered harsh by today's standards ([[Marie Antoinette]] neglected her subjects, but never outright oppressed or purposely tormented them). | ||
*political leaders who are wrongly blamed for a crisis that occurs in their country during their term in power (Czar Nicholas II of Russia is blamed for "Bloody Sunday"; in reality, he never ordered it and was appalled by it when he found out). | *political leaders who are wrongly blamed for a crisis that occurs in their country during their term in power (Czar Nicholas II of Russia is blamed for "Bloody Sunday"; in reality, he never ordered it and was appalled by it when he found out). | ||
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The opposite of a Karma Houdini, a Scapegoat is a villain who is punished much more harshly than he/she would actually deserve. Good examples of scapegoats are:
- political pawns, who are wrongfully blamed for acts or laws passed (King George III of England was not responsible for the taxes on the colonies; Parliament was) by his/her government.
- villains who actually help others in some way or are well-intentioned, but are either misguided or people around them misinterpet their actions/plans as harmful.
- villains who, while categorized as villains, do not do anything especially evil or monstrous but face a punishment that would be considered harsh by today's standards (Marie Antoinette neglected her subjects, but never outright oppressed or purposely tormented them).
- political leaders who are wrongly blamed for a crisis that occurs in their country during their term in power (Czar Nicholas II of Russia is blamed for "Bloody Sunday"; in reality, he never ordered it and was appalled by it when he found out).
Pages in category "Scapegoat"
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