I feel his character is a negative portrayal of a Neurodiverse person with a few problems, he gets constantly bullied by the "normal" kids including Bart Simpson, who's said to be on the ASD spectrum himself...
Anyone agree?
The Simpsons is a product of North America,
Portrayal of Ralph Wiggum on the Simpsons
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Portrayal of Ralph Wiggum on the Simpsons
I don't beee-lieve it!
Portrayal of Ralph Wiggum on the Simpsons
bro the show's 30 years old
it operates on humor and stereotypes that weren't protected back then
it operates on humor and stereotypes that weren't protected back then
Portrayal of Ralph Wiggum on the Simpsons
Probably, but so is the Prince Reagent in S3 of Blackadder.
Baldrick is a negative portrayal of those of little economic means.
It's comedy, sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue.
Baldrick is a negative portrayal of those of little economic means.
It's comedy, sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue.
"Every position must be held to the last man: there must be no retirement. With our backs to the wall and believing in the justice of our cause, each one of us must fight on to the end."
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
Epicurus Letter to Menoeceus
Earl Douglas Haig, Order to the British Army, 12 April 1918
So death, the most terrifying of ills, is nothing to us, since so long as we exist, death is not with us; but when death comes, then we do not exist. It does not then concern either the living or the dead, since the former it is not, and the latter are no more.
Epicurus Letter to Menoeceus
Portrayal of Ralph Wiggum on the Simpsons
to be fair, a LOT of comedy has a habit of punching down
minorities especially are at risk of being joked about
do you know how many friggin times i've heard "I Identify as an attack helicopter"