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> Cosby's "lovable american Dad" character is incongruous I'd argue that it is congrous, but maybe in a different sense than you meant. It's in the very fabric
by dmos62 8y ago
> Cosby's "lovable american Dad" character is incongruous
I'd argue that it is congrous, but maybe in a different sense than you meant. It's in the very fabric of our culture to be two faced, because presentation is valued so much more than content. From that perspective, the rapist lovable american Dad is a cartoonish embodiment of this.
- api 8y agoAmerican Psycho was the extreme satire of it.
- dmos62 8y agoAmerican Beauty is another popular satire of the same thing.
- throwawaymath 8y agoWhich is almost uncomfortably ironic, because Kevin Spacey was in a leading role in American Beauty.