Thread:Jester of chaos/@comment-5525892-20160414003412/@comment-366087-20160415010329

Pardon moi…

Patrick trying to hurt a baby is an example of poor taste on the part of the writers. Like any "Dead Baby" joke, they sought to elicit laughs using Dark Humor. A sad commentary on today's society that it is considered acceptable to target the demographic it does. But then children's cartoons have always be over-the-top violent in search of yucks. Just look to early Tom & Jerry shorts.

Nonetheless, actions and traits of characters need to be things which define them. Things most people think of when the name is mentioned. But if you have to go over the entirety of a character's appearances in a franchise to pick this moment and that time there and it not comprise a significant amount of their time and actions, then it must be determined if they are Villains, Antagonists, or cases of fan-dislike.

Sheldon is a genius who has a very poor grasp on what it takes to be socially acceptable, which is usually expressed as self-centeredness. The thing is, he somehow manages to have a group of friends who mostly tolerate his attitudes and behavior and even love him, despite their occasional grumbling. No one ever leaves him so they see something worthwhile and redeemable in him. Like Jiminy Cricket, they serve as his conscious, helping him as he slowly learns Aesops.

I wrote this blog as an example of how focusing on only a character's worst moments can make them seem to be a villain.