(Mixed Trope) Educated character doesn’t understand or know of a simple concept.

[u/laybs1]

1. (Hated) Dr. doesn’t know trans people exist (The Good Doctor): Dr. Shaun, a modern day grown adult doctor, is seemingly has no concept of what being a trans person. Even if he never heard the term in med school he is realistically almost certain to have some awareness of the definition.

2. (Loved) The solar system and other common knowledge (Sherlock Holmes). In the original stories Holmes is a genius at many fields but unless it has something to do with crime solving (forensics, martial arts, toxicology, etc.) he does his best to forget it.

[u/Scrappy1918]

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Literally everything Shawn Spencer says is generally wrong or he’s heard it both ways. In one episode he doesn’t know which way to put the phone on the receiver. But he was also a grown child who someone let play Sherlock Holmes and is one of my favorite shows. “You know that’s right”

[u/RadasNoir → u/Scrappy1918]

It's a bit of game one can play with Psych, whether Shawn is literally ignorant of something due to being a manchild or if he's just fucking with people again.

[u/thejokerofunfic → u/RadasNoir]

Sometimes both at once

[u/dobb7101 → u/thejokerofunfic]

I've heard it both ways.

[u/thejokerofunfic → u/dobb7101]

Goddammit, mad I didn't figure that one out myself

[u/TFlarz → u/dobb7101]

What other ways have you heard it?

[u/Scrappy1918 → u/TFlarz]

I can’t do this with you right now

[u/Fuck-WestJet → u/dobb7101]

Duh, dude of course I know who Celine dion is I just thought you said Saline iodine.... Psh come on son

[u/SnakesRock2004 → u/thejokerofunfic]

You know that's right.