• otacon239@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    I don’t think he was ever supposed to be considered a role model. Sort of like Tyler from Fight Club.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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      5 days ago

      no literally every protagonist is the good guy thats what protagonist means. just like walter white!

      (sarcasm)

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        5 days ago

        no literally every protagonist is the good guy thats what protagonist means.

        Except that’s not what protagonist means. The main character is the protagonist and their opposition is the antagonist, regardless of alignment.

        Edit from wiki: The term protagonist comes from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs) ‘actor who plays the chief or first part’, combined of πρῶτος (prôtos, ‘first’) and ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, ‘actor, competitor’), which stems from ἀγών (agṓn, ‘contest’) via ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, ‘I contend for a prize’).

        Double edit: I completely missed the sarcasm my bad

    • Tyler durden, Walter white, Rorschach, homelander, Travis bickle, Rick, Saul Goodman, Eren Yeager - people tend to idolize the most toxic characters. Serial killers get fan mail aplenty. Particularly weird when the character is a child, but I’m no longer surprised at what people are capable of pointing their admiration toward.

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          6 hours ago

          how comically would you have to miss the point to think rick sanchez is supposed to be a role model

          probably less comically than the 2019 joker, which is in turn less than walter white, which – hold on, what is the clockwork orange guy doing here? do people seriously–