Whatevs
Since: Apr, 2013
Oct 8th 2015 at 5:10:23 AM
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Viewers Are Morons is not related to this. That trope describes how the writers treat viewers through how they represent things in their work; it doesn't refer to whether or not the viewers actually are morons.
Whatevs
Since: Apr, 2013
95.146.236.75
Since: Dec, 1969
Sep 20th 2010 at 1:25:35 PM
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Possible extra reason for jerkass dissonance:
In works with a designated hero, the jerkass may not actually be much worse than the supposed good guys, leading the audience wondering what it is that makes the jerkass so disliked.
I was thinking of adding this on, if nobody has any objections...
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DoctorNemesis
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 21st 2010 at 12:26:54 AM
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No objections here; sounds like a perfectly valid reason. Add away!
DoctorNemesis
Since: Jan, 2001
Sep 21st 2010 at 12:26:54 AM
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No objections here; sounds like a perfectly valid reason. Add away!
Does/should Viewers Are Morons belong on this page? (As either an associated trope or one of the reasons for this).
On the one hand, it seems sort of like Flame Bait. On the other hand, when fans are expressing admiration for mass-murderers comparable to history's worst, it's really hard to see what else to call them. On the gripping hand, the tropes associated with this are some of the only tropes that will make me genuinely angry, so my views on the matter are hardly objective.
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