YMMV / The Smurfs S 3 E 36 A Hug For Grouchy

• Broken Aesop: You should share your feelings with others... by violating their feelings when it comes to being touched.
• Fair for Its Day: Even into the 1980s, teachers and adults sometimes encouraged children to hug, including those who didn’t particularly like being touched, in an often well-intentioned if not misguided attempt to get some – particularly, those with autism and related disorders – to show emotion and affection. Today, especially in the wake of increased child sex abuse awareness, “no means no” and the #MeToo movement, this episode and its attempted Aesop would be completely disapproved of.
• Values Dissonance: The episode was eventually panned by fans of the show for the Smurfs going against Grouchy's personal space and Papa Smurf encouraging them to give him a hug.

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