There doesn’t seem to be a phobia name for “fear of being taken seriously”
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O wise and learned one, I humbly offer thee “vastrophobia”, fear of pedestals
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Funny mental image: guy tells a joke on stage, crowd starts clapping. People start yelling “bravo” and “well said”. In the distance, a pedestal is being wheeled in. Guy panicks and escapes backstage
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There’s movies like that, except the reluctant messiah steps up into the unwanted role at some point
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There’s a funny tumblr meme about a protagonist who doesn’t want to be a protagonist. She has pink hair, which is protagonist-designation, but she decisively evades every fall to adventure
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