Having a "punching bag" character isn't funny and is just sad, amirite?

shut up bird

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Dee you stupid bird

by Small-Gap 8 months ago

birds aren't real

by marshall33 8 months ago

I think that's one of the few shows where it works because nobody is supposed to be admired, even a little really.

by Stantonschoen 8 months ago

What's that now?

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Parks n rec if I had to guess

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Ahhh. I can't get in to that show and I really want to.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I feel ya, I felt the same way about the office. Trust me, most people say that the first season is hot ass, and I agree. The second season is still finding its footing, but it gets exponentially better from there, in my opinion. One of the few shows I've watched more than once. But if it's not for you, then don't force it :)

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Meg as the punching bag is hilarious tho

by Green_Context_9166 8 months ago

Shut up, Meg

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I think a good writing team can make it work, or it wouldn't be used so often. I do believe a lot of shows get it wrong or miss the mark overdoing it.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I agree. I didn't really like that with Freddie, and REALLY didn't like how Meg was abused in Family Guy, like they really pushed boundaries. I'm pretty sure they even had episodes where she talked about killing herself and they just called her fat or something. That being said, I just turn it off. As distasteful as I think it is, and as bad of a message as I think it's sending, I'm just not gonna change the world. What I DO do though is create a life against that. Me, my friends, and my family we stand against that sort of stuff. That's good enough for me

by New_Key1772 8 months ago

Who are Freddie and Sam? Need to mention what show you are talking about.

by Anonymous 8 months ago

I don't see why people think we shouldn't have characters like this. It's not that they are making bullying funny but there really is bullying in real life and racism and homophobia, etc and there's no reason they can't show it on TV ever even if it's a comedy, especially an if it's an absurd humor type of show. We aren't supposed to agree, and in your example yes Sam did bully Freddie but we are all supposed to see it as bullying, and it's not like we would do the same. It's not as though it's glossed over, it's intentionally obvious and written that way on purpose that sam is mean. That's her character. Are we not supposed to show problematic stuff on TV at all so no one will be triggered?

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Shut up, Meg.

by eliasoconner 8 months ago

TV Tropes calls this the Woobie

by Anonymous 8 months ago

Tv Tropes is garbage

by ekessler 8 months ago