Let's contrast that with his wanting to have everyone bleat about how evil and mean Rhetta was for tearing his heart out of his chest and laughing like the evil temptress she was for daring to suggest that she take the personal initiative in a relationship. When Liz was all "Yeah, whatever", Mikey-boy felt like he'd been stabbed in his heart. Simply put, Liz's real pain is something to be treated with derisive dismissal while his imaginary trauma is high tragedy. A "man" like him is someone I simply cannot be asked to sympathize with in the least.
What my problem with Mike is all about....
Let's contrast that with his wanting to have everyone bleat about how evil and mean Rhetta was for tearing his heart out of his chest and laughing like the evil temptress she was for daring to suggest that she take the personal initiative in a relationship. When Liz was all "Yeah, whatever", Mikey-boy felt like he'd been stabbed in his heart. Simply put, Liz's real pain is something to be treated with derisive dismissal while his imaginary trauma is high tragedy. A "man" like him is someone I simply cannot be asked to sympathize with in the least.
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The Top Seven Characters That Lynn Doesn't Realize Aren't Underdogs: Number 4
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Monday, 19 April 2021
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The Top Seven Characters That Lynn Doesn't Realize Aren't Underdogs: Number 5
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The Top Seven Characters That Lynn Doesn't Realize Aren't Underdogs: Number 4
We come to the half-way point of my look at characters who aren't actually suffering anything that isn't their own stupidity with a look at…
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Monday, 19 April 2021
The one where John and Elly whine about how their teenage children correctly assess them to be stupid. Panel 1: Later that night, John lies about…
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The Top Seven Characters That Lynn Doesn't Realize Aren't Underdogs: Number 5
As the article that inspired this series reminds us, Lynn tends to think that adversity tends to mean whatever psychological issues she herself has…