" Harry Potter … was an objectionable jerk who was somehow favored by teachers and surrounded by a cult - like friend group that forestall him from ever check his deterrent example and grow up . "
Don’t get me wrong, characters are supposed to be flawed — that’s how we as an audience are able to relate to them. That’s what makes them real. But when the flaws are treated asgoodthings or not called out in the context of the show, then it’s a bit of an issue. Here are 21 such characters:
1.“Rory Gilmore. The entitlement. The affairs. The entitlement.”
— u / Sweet - Ad-7261
2.“Nick and Elizabeth fromThe Parent Trap. Each of them made the decision to completely abandon one of their children because they didn’t want to see each other again. Are you telling me they couldn’t figure out some sort of third-party custody swap? They just went straight to pretending one of their children didn’t exist.”
— u / black - Bee-1557
3.“Ferris Bueller fromFerris Bueller’s Day Offis an entitled prick who most definitely peaked in high school.”
— uracil / manIDKbruh
4.“Glinda fromThe Wizard of Oz. She could have told Dorothy how to get home from the beginning. And she said that only bad witches were ugly, then asked Dorothy if she was a good witch or a bad witch. Bitch.”
— u / TrailerParkPrepper
5.“Severus Snape. A noble ending does not excuse child abuse or a lifetime of acting out because your crush didn’t like you.”
— u / broncosfan71
6.“Rose fromTitanic. She had a family and a long marriage, but on her deathbed, she only thought of that guy she had sex with on a boat for two days. She also lies to the guy who spent his entire life hunting for the Heart of the Ocean and then yeets it into the ocean.”
— u / DDTKong
7.“Rachel fromFriends. Rachel is perceived as a hot shot, but she is pretty entitled and selfish, and throughout her entire relationship and ‘break’ with Ross, she never really did much to love him, just the bare minimum. I understand she came from an entitled background, but she remained selfish and made fun of Ross a lot. A lot of theFriendscharacters have flaws, but she is just on another level.”
— u / Sequestered_1903
8.“James Bond has always been a sociopath. On the face of it, he’s a cool special agent charged with taking down the worst of the worst. But in reality, he’s a serial killer. And it’s not just the people he shoots and karate chops. How many innocent bystanders have been killed? He does not care about you or me or anyone. He is a killer.”
" And does he show self-reproach ? Does he take on this heavy effect of a permit to kill with regret and trepidation ? Oh no . He kill and kill and kills and suffocate the voices of his many victims with a series of martinis and one - night stand . The man is a risk to the world . "
— u/3SquirrelsinaCoat
9.“Mary Poppins may seem like a charming caretaker at first, but her manipulative and condescending behavior toward the children is concerning.”
— u / PerezpEI6gv622
10.“Jim fromThe Office. He harasses and bullies a coworker just because he’s a little weird. Also, he flirts with and kisses Pam while she’s engaged. He’s a self-righteous douche.”
— u / Human - Abrocoma7544
11.“Carrie Bradshaw fromSex and the City. A narcissist and a terrible friend.”
— u / Alycia81786
12.“Harry Potter. He was an obnoxious jerk who was somehow favored by teachers and surrounded by a cult-like friend group that prevented him from ever learning his lessons and growing up. Seriously, I went to school with people like that, and it was extremely tiring having to deal with them, especially because of their lack of self-awareness.”
— u / kadusel
13.“Grandpa Joe fromWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He’s bedridden and unable to work but can somehow dance when Charlie shows up with the golden ticket. Also, he’s got tobacco money, but his family is literally starving.”
— u / YouKnowWhatToDo80085
14.“Princess Bubblegum fromAdventure Time. She’s opportunistic, uncaring, and has no morals at all. She manipulated Finn knowing full well he had a crush on her, and she’s also committed genocide on a couple of occasions.”
— u / G4rg0yle_Art1st
15.“The entireFast & Furiousfamily. Like, how many innocent people do they kill just by causing accidents? Oh, the police are chasing you because you committed a crime in their country? Time to send them to the morgue. Good guys win again.”
— uranium / zeptillian
16.“Adam Sandler’s character from50 First Dates.”
— u / Klecktacular
17.“Tony Stark. He took a young 15-year-old child to go fight super-soldiers and a witch. Granted the kid had powers, but still.”
— u / Toastavo_fring
18.“Xander fromBuffy the Vampire Slayer. The dude is heavily portrayed as a good guy, and most people think he is, but I think if you really examine his actions and motives, it’s pretty clear he’s an evil narcissist.”
— atomic number 92 / XenoRyet
19.“Elena Gilbert fromThe Vampire Diaries. She’s so selfish and narcissistic, but everyone thinks she is so caring and selfless. At least Katherine admits she is a bitch and doesn’t play dumb.”
— uracil / SavageStarlight224
20.“Jane Villanueva fromJane The Virgin. She’s insufferable.”
— u / Affectionate_Salt351
21.And finally, “Obi-Wan Kenobi from the originalStar Warsmovies. He lies his ass off to Luke under the pretense of protecting him. Luke makes out with his sister and gets blindsided by Darth Vader’s revelation about his parentage. Thanks for nothing, Ben.”
— u / TiredStarling095
Note : Some responses have been edited for distance and/or clearness .
