Instances of characters being Unintentionally Unsympathetic in The Loud House franchise.
The Loud House
- In general, Lynn falls into this category from time to time. Although she is supposed to be a Passionate Sports Girl, her constant bullying of Lincoln and lack of kindhearted moments towards her family make her come off as a Jerk Jock. Compared to the other sisters, Lynn is the one most prone to physically beating up Lincoln and using threats of violence to force him to do what she wants. Furthermore, she can be an obnoxious Competition Freak who mocks her siblings when she beats them and refuses to accept losing or take responsibility for her shortcomings.
- The other sisters also count occasionally, due to sometimes being completely oblivious and/or ignorant of the abuse they put Lincoln through and typically getting away with it, or at least not receiving enough comeuppance. They also often meddle in Lincoln's life, sometimes to suit their own needs, which can have negative consequences for himnote and can be very intrusive, not respecting his privacy. While Lincoln is generally the one learning the Aesop at the end of the episode, his sisters often remain static characters and/or suffer from Aesop Amnesia. "The Sweet Spot", "Chore and Peace", "The Green House", "Sound of Silence", "Sleuth or Consequences", "It's a Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud, Loud House", "Brawl in the Family" and "No Such Luck" are notable episodes that elicited this reaction.
- The sisters are supposed to be seen as the victims of Lincoln going on his strike and infesting the house in "Chore and Peace". The problem is Lincoln only wanted to get a new chore, yet the sisters all go on their own strike and neglect their own chores. To rub salt in the wound, when things go wrong for some of the sisters, they all blame Lincoln, despite the fact they brought it on themselves for going on strike and not doing their chores. Because of this, the sister's mishaps come off as Laser-Guided Karma. Not helping is that the sisters are never called out for their behavior, with Lincoln being seen as the bad guy.
- Luan comes across as this for some after "April Fools Rules", as she holds the entire family hostage to her various pranks and booby traps every year around the house, many of which are painful in nature and clearly out for her own amusement.
- Lisa in "Snow Bored". Her wanting to cancel the snow day can be attributed to her not understanding the concept of fun. But melting Lana's snowman with her robot and her relentless assaults on her siblings with snowballs definitely cross a line. It also doesn't help that it was a Batman Gambit to make her siblings want to go to school.
- "No Such Luck":
- Lynn, who blames losing a softball game on Lincoln's presence and thinks he's "bad luck" - after forcing him to come against his will, no less - which eventually leads to the rest of the family treating him as such;note she reinforces her conviction when he stops playing along with the accusation.
- Mr. and Mrs. Loud for buying into the rumor and even locking Lincoln out of the house and not even doing anything to make up for it or promising Lincoln never to do it again.
- Some people think this of Principal Huggins in "Pulp Friction", claiming the reason why he tried to sabotage Lincoln and Clyde (having a lonely childhood and wanting to meet his childhood hero) doesn't excuse his behavior nor the lengths he went to to prevent them from winning the contest.
- Despite being portrayed in a sympathetic light for it, Lucy has a moment in "Spell It Out" when she complains about the others painting the bathroom pink and then votes to paint it black. Even if she was at the sibling meeting, her siblings would've outnumbered her anyway and the bathroom is for the whole family, not just her.
- The Loud children in "House Flip." The audience is supposed to sympathize with them because of the grief Flip gave them in this episode, as they have to take care of him after accidentally injuring him. On top of that, Flip takes advantage of their generosity. The problem with this is that they've caused this problem by running Flip over, even when their parents warned them to be carefulnote , and they cared more for their parents finding out then the fact that they've nearly killed him. With all that in mind, it’s hard to sympathize with them, and some can even root for Flip, since he was the one who was injured by them in the first place.
- Lana falls into this territory in "Strife of the Party", the episode that takes place on her and Lola's seventh birthday. The episode's message is meant to be learning to think for your twin, as Lola has been planning every birthday party for both her and Lana since before they were born. However, Lana never thinks about whether Lola, and the other party guests for that matter, is going to stomach her planned party. Some of Lana's plans include ordering a dangerous bull for the guests to ride on, poop-colored or garbage-themed party decorations, and a completely inedible mud cake. Because of this, Lola's reactions may come off as understandable to some viewers.
- The Fairway seniors not only instigated the conflict of "Ghosted!" by keeping Shanks a secret from freshmen like Lori, but the fact they're using a supernatural spirit to help them win their golf tournaments sort of amounts to cheating.
- Lincoln and his friends pretty much act like this throughout the entirety of "Grub Snub". They act like they're entitled to Gus's place, try to sabotage it to drive Leni and her group out, and when all that fails, rather coldly tell the teens to beat it, making them come off as control freaks who want to call the shots at a public place. The fact that their actions get Mr. Gus hurt doesn't make them look any better. Yet they get a happy ending with Leni's group, even though they deserve to be kicked out for their selfish behavior instead.
- "Appetite For Destruction": Lynn Sr. and Rita. We're supposed to feel sorry for them, having to deal with Lily's aggressive attitude. However, they never do anything to punish her, even when Lily crosses the line at physically attacking an innocent kid. Even in the ending, they allow Lily to get away with all of her nasty actions, making both Lynn Sr and Rita come off as infuriatingly spineless. Rita even more so, due to her claiming that Lily alone "is supposed to be the sweet one."
- Girl Jordan can come across as this in "Frame On You". She frames Rusty for launching a stink bomb at the students, just because Rusty accidentally caused her to fail her baking assignment. This makes her come off as a petty jerk, who gives Rusty much harshness out of spite. It doesn't help that when she gets caught as the true culprit, she rather angrily tries to play innocent, before giving in, when Lincoln and the others don't buy her excuse, making it look like she's more sorry she got caught. Yet, she's Easily Forgiven at the end, despite doing nothing to justify being let off the hook.
- Pretty much every Loud who isn't Lincoln note in "The Taunting Hour". Any sympathy for their plight gets thrown out the window when they scapegoat Lincoln for causing them to have panic attacks, even going so far as to call him a life-ruiner. This is especially when you consider the fact that Lincoln has a thick enough skin to remain composed in the face of harsh criticism, whereas the slightest bit of criticism is enough to make the rest of his family all have complete and total meltdowns.
The Casagrandes:
- Alfredo the Ghost Chicken from "Bad Cluck". While what Sergio did to him when they were in flight school was certainly not cool (along with Sergio trying to weasel out of righting the wrongs he did to his old roommate), it's kind of hard to feel sorry for Alfredo when he haunts the Casagrandes instead of focusing on just Sergio. There's also how the main thing Alfredo wants back is the sunglasses that Sergio stole from him, especially since it turns out that Alfredo can communicate (via possessing someone, which Alfredo ultimately does to Carlos).
A Loud House Christmas:
- While Leni and Luan got screwed over by situations beyond their control, and Lori just got sentimental, Luna still had a choice in the matter when she was duped into thinking that Mick Swagger was coming to town (i.e. she still could've chosen Sam over Mick). She comes off as completely oblivious, almost insensitively so, when she calls off the trip with Sam, who is clearly hurt by her decision. And she's met Mick before. As such, it's not hard to side with Sam when she's angry with Luna and breaks up with her (though they get back together at the end).
