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13 May 2014, 12:35 am

I relate so well to a lot of social "punching bag" characters, because I was relentlessly bullied in my teen years. I also have a fondness for stories about fathers and sons, since my own Dad left before I was born. Whenever I see people - real or fictional - treated those ways, my heart goes out to them. A prominent example in my mind right now is George McFly; the first film's novelization gives more insight into his home life. Apparently, he studied the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" like a Bible, and tried those tactics with Biff Tannen, only for the bully's cruelty to escalate in response. I've tried talking to my own father about his past, but all he says is for me to watch "The Grapes of Wrath". He says its very similar to his childhood.


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14 May 2014, 1:43 pm

Green Lantern from The Lego Movie
Tyrion and Hodor from Game of Thrones
Characters that Denis O'Hare played from American Horror Story
Tom from Cougar Town
Phil from Modern Family
Dewey from Malcolm in the Middle
Screech from Saved by the Bell
Gossamer and other characters in Bugs Bunny
Mo-ron from Freakazoid
The "pets" that Elmyra kept from Tiny Toon Adventures

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14 May 2014, 7:09 pm

Moviefan2k4 wrote:
I relate so well to a lot of social "punching bag" characters, because I was relentlessly bullied in my teen years. I also have a fondness for stories about fathers and sons, since my own Dad left before I was born. Whenever I see people - real or fictional - treated those ways, my heart goes out to them. A prominent example in my mind right now is George McFly; the first film's novelization gives more insight into his home life. Apparently, he studied the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" like a Bible, and tried those tactics with Biff Tannen, only for the bully's cruelty to escalate in response. I've tried talking to my own father about his past, but all he says is for me to watch "The Grapes of Wrath". He says its very similar to his childhood.


I'm sorry to hear that about your childhood. At least you've learned to be empathetic.


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21 May 2014, 9:17 pm

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The Trix Rabbit. Not getting the Trix is one thing, but do the kids have to tease him about it EVERY TIME? Nice message those guys at General Mills are sending: "It's okay to tease people with something they'll never get." What a bunch of little jerks.





"Silly Rabbit,Trix are for kids!"



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21 May 2014, 9:21 pm

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Oh I can't believe I forgot about this one

Probably #4 or #5 Sam Bell From "Moon" Proving that figuring out who you are and what your purpose is can suck... a lot. whoever conceived this has a Fantastic imagination.

Honorable Mention Alex from A Clockwork Orange the eyecontraption and being reprogrammed not fun.




And the fact that he's rendered helpless by being tied in a strait-jacket (at least in the movie version).



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21 May 2014, 9:42 pm

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Kenny from South Park.Poor kid;always being killed at the end of each episode,but I also feel sorry for Butters,as well.

Second,I feel sorry for Carol Anne Freeling from the Poltergeist movies.Poor kid was always being kidnapped and harassed by the ghosts from the trilogy,and it must've been hard for the kid when her parents sent her away to Chicago for Poltergeist III.

Third,I too felt sorry for the Trix Rabbit,as well. "Silly Rabbit,Trix are for kids" Really?



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22 May 2014, 10:42 am

Kraichgauer wrote:
I'm sorry to hear that about your childhood. At least you've learned to be empathetic.
Generally, my empathy for people varies with the situation. Sometimes, I honestly don't care what others think, like the politically-correct activists and such. However, I suppose being raised primarily around women had some emotional advantages (there's very few men in my family by comparison). I'm sorry for not replying to you sooner over this; tracking the different threads I respond to isn't always easy.


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27 May 2014, 4:35 pm

Moviefan2k4 wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
I'm sorry to hear that about your childhood. At least you've learned to be empathetic.
Generally, my empathy for people varies with the situation. Sometimes, I honestly don't care what others think, like the politically-correct activists and such. However, I suppose being raised primarily around women had some emotional advantages (there's very few men in my family by comparison). I'm sorry for not replying to you sooner over this; tracking the different threads I respond to isn't always easy.


That's absolutely fine - I just got my computer back today after getting work done, so I wouldn't have been able to respond to you any time earlier.


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28 May 2014, 8:59 am

I finished an anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and I definitely feel for chimeras and homunculi.

The first chimera in the series resulted when someone fused together their little girl and her pet dog using what's referred to as alchemy (like a science/magic blend). The resulting creature was in pain because it was "a sin against nature" and two parts that didn't fit together.

There are also "artificial humans" known as homunculi, who deep down want to be humans even though they claim to hate them.

Both of them are viewed in a negative light as monsters, but I can relate to feeling like a collection of mostly incompatible parts or an artificial human being. I don't think they're monsters.



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21 Jun 2014, 1:49 pm

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21 Jun 2014, 2:43 pm

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I finished an anime series called Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and I definitely feel for chimeras and homunculi.

The first chimera in the series resulted when someone fused together their little girl and her pet dog using what's referred to as alchemy (like a science/magic blend). The resulting creature was in pain because it was "a sin against nature" and two parts that didn't fit together.

There are also "artificial humans" known as homunculi, who deep down want to be humans even though they claim to hate them.

Both of them are viewed in a negative light as monsters, but I can relate to feeling like a collection of mostly incompatible parts or an artificial human being. I don't think they're monsters.

The part with Nina and the dog and them being fused into one being was definitely very disturbing.

I would have to re-read the manga (never saw the anime) to be reminded of what went down exactly with the later, faceless homunculi. I can't remember ever feeling sorry for most of the sin-themed homunculi, because they're all played up as these loathsome villains true to their respective names, but the homunculi that were introduced later, I can remember they had something tragic over them.


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23 Jun 2014, 7:25 am

Yankeefan114 wrote:
crmoore wrote:
The Trix Rabbit. Not getting the Trix is one thing, but do the kids have to tease him about it EVERY TIME? Nice message those guys at General Mills are sending: "It's okay to tease people with something they'll never get." What a bunch of little jerks.


"Silly Rabbit,Trix are for kids!"


He's the cream-of-the-crop for sympathy from me. Srsly, just one box of Trix and everything would be good.



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23 Jun 2014, 1:37 pm

This is a great thread.

Sam and Dean are up there. Constant mixture of sympathy and envy. They have that close brotherhood. But their lives are world ending nightmares one after the other.



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31 Jan 2015, 3:58 pm

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Gillian Darmody (Boardwalk Empire) In the end, I felt sorry for her since Nucky introduced her to the Commodore.


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01 Feb 2015, 8:10 am

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The Lorax and the Truffula trees that were cut down in the story The Lorax. And the one lone Truffula seed...


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01 Feb 2015, 11:41 am

From the "Harry Potter" series.....

Harry Potter - The way his aunt and uncle treated him, was TRULY reprehensible!

Neville Longbottom - He was so shy and awkward----always living in the shadow of his parents' heroism.

Luna Lovegood - It was interesting how, like, CONFIDENT she was----even though everybody made fun of her.

I always felt sorry for Hagrid, as well, because he seemed to, sort-of, think of himself as a "second-class citizen" because he never became a "proper" wizard.