Racism — Tag Meaning
A warning that racial prejudice appears in the work — directed at characters, embedded in the setting, or examined as theme. It covers both real-world racism and fantasy-coded analogues when authors tag conscientiously.
What to Expect From "Racism" Fics
Expect depicted or discussed racial prejudice; check author's notes for how centrally and graphically it features.
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Period-Typical Racism
A warning for historical settings rendered with their era's racial attitudes intact — 1940s segregation around the Howling Commandos, colonial-era hierarchies, and slurs or structures the period normalized. Authors use it when accuracy demands ugliness the narrative doesn't endorse.
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Sexism
A warning for gender-based prejudice in the work: workplace dismissal, institutional barriers, and characters underestimated or harassed for their gender. Fic frequently deploys it so a heroine can demolish the expectations stacked against her.
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Dehumanization
A canonical tag for characters treated as objects, weapons, or animals rather than people, whether by captors, institutions, or whole societies. It frequently underpins stories about androids, experiments, soldiers, and slaves reclaiming personhood.
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Bullying
A canonical tag for sustained peer cruelty, most at home in school settings and high school AUs but applicable to workplaces and teams. Stories range from victims finding allies to former bullies seeking redemption.
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