> No place is this more evident than in the personage of Homer. Homer > represents the worst of America. While many viewers find his antics funny, > some find them inappropriate, while others see the social criticism and > satire.
I know I'm just perpetuating a completely off-topic thread (which I seem to have helped get off topic in the first place...), but I have to comment on this. I believe that Homer is one of the most lovable and believable role models on TV today. While he does many stupid things (i.e., the choking Bart bit is a long-running gag), at the end of the day in almost every episode, we see Homer show love for his family. And that, I think, is very enviable. Homer doesn't always show his love in the most appropriate ways; for example, he tries to buy Lisa's love with a pony (but the amazing thing in that episode is what he's willing to endure for his daughter). However, sometimes his love is obvious and well-executed. He gives up his dream job at the bowling alley when Maggie is born. He promises his kids that he'll stop smoking pot (granted, it's not a great thing that he was smoking it in the first place), and he keeps his promise at the risk of his job. Despite the many failings that Homer (or more accurately the whole Simpsons family) has (have), something that I appreciate in the cartoon is that they love each other, and it shows. The Simpson's does have much crass humor and bad messages, but I think that there are also things we can learn from that crazy family. Anyway, I've wasted enough of everybody's time, so now I'll go back to lurking (for as long as I can keep quiet) --Clint
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