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I mentioned in a previous journal about how I hated certain aspects of Family Guy. There was one aspect where I didn't go into as much detail as I wanted, and that detail reflects upon the most hypocritical aspect of the FG hatedom.

One of the most common things you'll see the hatedom coo about is the treatment of Meg Griffin. I'll admit, I used to be within the same quandary as them, that is until I realized how little of a personality she had (and hence it's no wonder she became the show's butt-monkey). Heck, she was bratty in the earlier seasons and has done some outright despicable shit in the newer episodes (forgot the name of one of them, think it was Kris Kross or something of a similar nature.)

Now, you'd think that these sentiments would expand to other butt-monkeys, right? No. In the newer episodes, Brian Griffin is subject to the exact amount of abuse Meg receives (heck, they span the entire episode sometimes), and wouldn't you know it, they revel in it, and are calling for his hanging. Granted, Brian has been fucked to hell in terms of his character, but having to go through episode upon episode seeing him take it in the ass makes me want to keep my distance. What's worse is that people even go as far as praising characters that are very well worse than others. No such example better fits the bill than Quagmire.

Now, before you crap your TMNT pajama shorts, I will admit that somebody had to call out Brian on his BS (I would've preferred it if one of his former girlfriends did it because then we'd be done with it), and he pretty much covered all of the points (thought the upbringing put him in low numbers), but in later episodes, any scene with Quagmire is just, well, unenjoyable, almost as if Quagmire is making it so he could put down Brian at any opportunity he gets (even in one episode where he viciously berates Brian all because he decided to pass himself as a moralistic person (the episode where they're on jury duty). Hey Quagmire, aren't you supposed to establish yourself as a better character? The worst part is, there's nothing more to his character nowadays. He's the angry asshole, whereas Brian is on the irritating side of the spectrum. Both are horrible characters, so why not hate them equally?

Also, Quagmire has committed just as much, if not more sins than Brian has (Brian's sins more or less correlate with egomaniacal actions and some unforgivable shit), whereas Quagmire has destroyed Cleveland's relationships twice, has a shit ton of children he has abandoned (Brian has one, and he managed to kinda set things right) and possibly more. Brian's bad but it's unlikely he's aware of how bad he is. If Quagmire could easily recognize what's wrong with himself and he does nothing to fix himself, that's hardly better. If I had sex with your wife and was honest about it, would it mean that I'm in the right? If it were so, Donald Trump would be president.

Back to the point, FG haters are quick to defend Meg (even after she has done her fair share of unforgivable things), but they're also quick to put down Brian Griffin. Are you for butt-monkeyism or against it?

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I mentioned in a previous journal about how I hated certain aspects of Family Guy. There was one aspect where I didn't go into as much detail as I wanted, and that detail reflects upon the most hypocritical aspect of the FG hatedom.

One of the most common things you'll see the hatedom coo about is the treatment of Meg Griffin. I'll admit, I used to be within the same quandary as them, that is until I realized how little of a personality she had (and hence it's no wonder she became the show's butt-monkey). Heck, she was bratty in the earlier seasons and has done some outright despicable shit in the newer episodes (forgot the name of one of them, think it was Kris Kross or something of a similar nature.)

Now, you'd think that these sentiments would expand to other butt-monkeys, right? No. In the newer episodes, Brian Griffin is subject to the exact amount of abuse Meg receives (heck, they span the entire episode sometimes), and wouldn't you know it, they revel in it, and are calling for his hanging. Granted, Brian has been fucked to hell in terms of his character, but having to go through episode upon episode seeing him take it in the ass makes me want to keep my distance. What's worse is that people even go as far as praising characters that are very well worse than others. No such example better fits the bill than Quagmire.

Now, before you crap your TMNT pajama shorts, I will admit that somebody had to call out Brian on his BS (I would've preferred it if one of his former girlfriends did it because then we'd be done with it), and he pretty much covered all of the points (thought the upbringing put him in low numbers), but in later episodes, any scene with Quagmire is just, well, unenjoyable, almost as if Quagmire is making it so he could put down Brian at any opportunity he gets (even in one episode where he viciously berates Brian all because he decided to pass himself as a moralistic person (the episode where they're on jury duty). Hey Quagmire, aren't you supposed to establish yourself as a better character? The worst part is, there's nothing more to his character nowadays. He's the angry asshole, whereas Brian is on the irritating side of the spectrum. Both are horrible characters, so why not hate them equally?

Also, Quagmire has committed just as much, if not more sins than Brian has (Brian's sins more or less correlate with egomaniacal actions and some unforgivable shit), whereas Quagmire has destroyed Cleveland's relationships twice, has a shit ton of children he has abandoned (Brian has one, and he managed to kinda set things right) and possibly more. Brian's bad but it's unlikely he's aware of how bad he is. If Quagmire could easily recognize what's wrong with himself and he does nothing to fix himself, that's hardly better. If I had sex with your wife and was honest about it, would it mean that I'm in the right? If it were so, Donald Trump would be president.

Back to the point, FG haters are quick to defend Meg (even after she has done her fair share of unforgivable things), but they're also quick to put down Brian Griffin. Are you for butt-monkeyism or against it?