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01/08/11 02:13 AM
Tastes Like Dirt from TVtropes.orgNo, this is not about eating dirt. It's the opposite of Tastes Like Diabetes. If something tastes like diabetes, then it's so sweet it's sickening. If it Tastes Like Dirt, then it's so dark and edgy it seems over-the-top or silly. While you may be thinking, "Hey! This is just Darker And Edgier taken to eleven!", well, you're wrong. Darker And Edgier is relative; i.e., in comparison to an earlier work in the franchise, this work is a lot edgier. This is an absolute trope: all examples are Grim Dark from beginning to end. May be Rated M For Money. May involve Real Is Brown, A Space Marine Is You, Wangst, Crapsack World and Narm. In fact, this is nothing more than a specific type of Narm. If the heavy taste of dirt provokes a negative response in the viewers, then it's Darkness Induced Audience Apathy. Contrast Tastes Like Diabetes, Sugar Bowl, Lighter And Softer. Not to be confused with Tastes Like Feet.READ: Just because something may seem dark does not mean it Tastes Like Dirt. It must be Egregious. It must meet three of the following criteria: More than 25% of the tropes must be dark It must not be adapted from a comparatively lighter work, that's just Darker And Edgier. Black And Grey Morality, or Evil Versus Evil. Heavy emphasis on the dark bits. Word Of God emphasizes the dark bits as well.
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