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** It's possible to sympathize with the man without sharing all his views; he's ignorant and bigoted, but he also tends to be the [[Butt Monkey]] of a lot of the plots. |
** It's possible to sympathize with the man without sharing all his views; he's ignorant and bigoted, but he also tends to be the [[Butt Monkey]] of a lot of the plots. |
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** The fact that he was never actually ''hateful'' towards minorities, just ignorant in a "he doesn't know any better" kind of way probably helped audiences sympathize with him. Not to mention that he was portrayed as an otherwise decent guy, albeit mildly abrasive. This is, of course, a case of YMMV. |
** The fact that he was never actually ''hateful'' towards minorities, just ignorant in a "he doesn't know any better" kind of way probably helped audiences sympathize with him. Not to mention that he was portrayed as an otherwise decent guy, albeit mildly abrasive. This is, of course, a case of YMMV. |
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** It probably didn't help that he was portrayed as hardworking, dedicated, and serious, while the intended sympathy characters were frivolous, flighty, and a bit ridiculous to anyone that was used to working for a living. |
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* [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|Genetic engineering]] is shown as a viable technology in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in the person of Julian Bashir. On the other hand, there's the Jack Pack. Lesson: If you prohibit genetic engineering, people will go to [[Back-Alley Doctor|Back Alley Doctors]], with possibly disastrous results. |
* [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke|Genetic engineering]] is shown as a viable technology in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' in the person of Julian Bashir. On the other hand, there's the Jack Pack. Lesson: If you prohibit genetic engineering, people will go to [[Back-Alley Doctor|Back Alley Doctors]], with possibly disastrous results. |
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* In [[True Jackson, VP|True Jackson]] Ryan hangs out at a boys-only skate park and True and Lulu want to go so they can get an idea of what skaters like to wear for a new fashion line. Ryan refuses to accompany them so True and Lulu disguise themselves as boys so that they can get in. They talk to one of the skaters there and he says Ryan is a poser, so True and Lulu sign him up for a competition to prove he isn't one. When Ryan finds out, he freaks out and fully admits that he's a complete and total poser. So then True, Lulu, and Ryan concoct a plan and Ryan cheats at the big competition by getting famous skater Ryan Sheckler to take his place, and he wins the competition and the skaters' respect. Nobody says anything like "You shouldn't pretend to be something you're not just to be popular" or "Cheating is wrong." Instead, he becomes super popular with the skaters and never faces any consequences. The moral? "Cheat, lie and misrepresent yourself and you'll get your way." |
* In [[True Jackson, VP|True Jackson]] Ryan hangs out at a boys-only skate park and True and Lulu want to go so they can get an idea of what skaters like to wear for a new fashion line. Ryan refuses to accompany them so True and Lulu disguise themselves as boys so that they can get in. They talk to one of the skaters there and he says Ryan is a poser, so True and Lulu sign him up for a competition to prove he isn't one. When Ryan finds out, he freaks out and fully admits that he's a complete and total poser. So then True, Lulu, and Ryan concoct a plan and Ryan cheats at the big competition by getting famous skater Ryan Sheckler to take his place, and he wins the competition and the skaters' respect. Nobody says anything like "You shouldn't pretend to be something you're not just to be popular" or "Cheating is wrong." Instead, he becomes super popular with the skaters and never faces any consequences. The moral? "Cheat, lie and misrepresent yourself and you'll get your way." |
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