Are there any GOOD male role models on modern cartoons?
Are there any GOOD male role models on modern cartoons?
Brody Russell
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Cooper Stewart
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Oliver Sullivan
Steven Universe
Parker Butler
Hank hill
Nathaniel Russell
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These two should never be in the same sentence.
Tyler Howard
Ian Garcia
Modern user
He is an alright kid, but he is also kind of effeminate.
Most cartoon boys seem to be effeminate for some reason
Henry Rodriguez
Eh, nothing wrong with it I guess, just a quirk.
Benjamin Jackson
Depends on what you mean by good.
Regardless of the show's actual quality Steven Universe is a very positive role model.
Dominic Anderson
If you had a good male role model you wouldn’t be a grown man watching cartoons
Gavin Walker
>modern cartoons
Even in the 90's, who the hell would have qualified as a legitimately "good" male role model? Bart Simpson?
Grayson Mitchell
The Swat Kats maybe?
They owned a business and fought crime.
Hudson Richardson
He said male.
Carter Ortiz
This sums it up
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Jonathan Bell
Brayden Bailey
Dexter
Rocko
Weasel
Chuckie's father from Rugrats
Jay Sherman
Mufasa
Aiden Thompson
>Dexter
the basement dwelling smartass with terrible social skills?
Gavin Scott
Not a cartoon but JOKER Joker.
Easton Myers
Holy crap, the VA actually sounds good when not doing that falsetto he's had to do for years.
Angel Diaz
>Terrible social skills
Dude has many friends at school, including Mordecai, his D&D pals, the other kids with terrible accents, the middle aged kid etc..
Jace Ross
Batman
Connor Jones
He almost never hung out with those guys, he was always isolated for the most part.
Camden Barnes
Yeah he sounds way better.
I fucking hated Steven songs before the movie but the new ones sound pretty good.
Jackson Brooks
>80s heroes like He-Man, Optimus Prime, Lion-o
All about projecting strength, facing challenges head-on, confidence. Moral code was absolute, strong lessons about doing the right thing no matter what.
>90s heroes like Swat Kats, Batman (Btas), Darkwing Duck, Goliath
Personalities aren't quite as strong. Many characters have "dark sides" or serious character flaws. Despite this, morality is still a key part of their message, and doing the right thing in the face of your inner demons is praised.
>00s heroes like Aang, Ben 10 (original run), Danny Phantom
Adult heroes are practically non-existent. High adventure series have been largely replaced with high school settings (with a few notable exceptions). Many heroes are immature, sometimes bordering on annoying. Writing becomes more complex, but character development often takes a hit with characters inexplicably learning lessons or changing abruptly. "Doing the right thing" is still the message, but the delivery is often unsatisfying or mishandled.
>10s heroes like Finn, Steven, Dipper
Often completely aimless. Rarely learn any permanent lessons. World often conspires against them with no payoff or triumph. Supporting cast is weak, the main hero is often effeminate or submissive to the desires of women. Being strong and taking charge is almost never shown in a positive light.
Noah Martinez
>has a baby with a whore
>willingly has a hybrid baby, with no guarantees things will even work out
>isn't financially stable when raising the child
>poorly educates the child
>gives up the child to be cared by 3(4) mentally unstable lesbians who had kidnapped him when he was a baby, almost willing to kill him if it meant bringing rose back
Jeremiah Hall
Yeah, like a hero
Ryan Robinson
SU may be trash, but I think Greg is a good role model for a father. He may not be super intelligent, but you can't deny he cares about his kid.
Nicholas Carter
> Supporting cast is weak
Disagree with this, but the rest is right
Nathan Morales
Eh, Steven kind of works, Stands his ground and doesn’t compromise on what he thinks is right, learns to not let your hatred with somebody a big deal, and he did mature over the show which the movie shows better.
Easton Thompson
Okay, but what about:
How many female role models can you name? Or at least characters that were made to be role models on modern cartoons
Easton Roberts
This
Fuck you dad.
Jacob Wood
Not Yea Forums but...
Kiryu best dad
Anthony Green
Every action cartoon character before the 90's
Matthew Garcia
Hank Hill was, and still is, my male role model. Always takes charge in difficult situations, is dependable, honest, has a strong work ethic and a moral compass of steel.
Colton Stewart
Christopher Murphy
Jeremiah Green
Bob Belcher?
Julian Torres
This is why we need this guy as a protagonist of a cartoon.
Yes, I know I am a shill.
Jason Brooks
When you say "good role model" you mean "boring character". Tell me why certain Americans are actually nostalgic for a time when their nation's animators had their creative freedom throttled by draconian censorship laws; a time when US cartoons, comics and television shows were the laughing stock of the world for being so dull and tacky. I can't imagine why you'd want a government-approved social engineering tool as the protagonist of your cartoon, instead of a flawed and interesting character with room for growth.
Jaxon Cruz
Sokka at the end of Avatar: The Last Airbender is pretty great from an SJW and non SJW standpoint. Misogynistic male learns to respect women while also not compromising his masculinity, becoming an accomplished warrior who kicks ass and likes to shop for accessories.
Zachary Miller
That's all?
Sokka is a good character but broh... i have more & better examples in Yea Forums.
Ryder Watson
>When you say "good role model" you mean "boring character"
This. The 80's toy commercial era had characters that were barely characters and who only succeeded if they looked cool which is why nobody gives a shit about say Duke but loves Lion-o, Snake Eyes and Optimus Prime. Only the kind of retard who lets their nostalgia do their thinking for them want that shit back.
Luis Perry
It was the first example that came to mind. I’ll write an essay on it later.
David Sanders
he's funny because he's your dad
Grayson Roberts
Spider Jerusalem
Movie Steve Rogers
Spider-verse Peter & Miles
Whoever in DC minds his own business and handles small human sized problems, oh, Alfred.
Liam Rogers
This. Hank Hill's a great dad. He makes mistakes and is pretty stuck in his ways but he never stops trying and does his best to set a good example.
Luke Thompson
And even the ones that became interesting, never started out as so, it was only their toyetic success that allowed them any freedom in say, comics,
Kayden Howard
Oh, that's nice.
Anyway, at least in Yea Forums there's your argument & Hank Hill one.
Homer Simpson golden age is considered, right?
Sebastian Rivera
>I need to make you understand what you're putting us through
>But dad, you'll never make it!
>Don't you think I know that!?
Michael Bell
Poor guy got stuck with an ugly stupid wife. And trapped in a mediocre job he excels at but will never be rewarded for.
Has a good kid though.
Brandon Hernandez
That's the joke. The hero of the show lives 50% in everything, instead of a Big Texas Cowboy. Like how Seinfeld isn't about a glitzy New York City life, its about regular joe day-to-day hijinks. Characters with flaws are more interesting.
Mason Butler
So according to YOU, the only 2 kinds of male role models on the West are 80s guys with no personality and modern liberal girly boys that complain about toxic masculinity?
I can unnironicaly name dozens of good male characters on anime
Cooper Ross
Well limited to cartoons and those specific decades, and consideirng Steven can become this dude. I don’t see a toxic masculinity issue. As for why you wish to make it an issue about East vs West, I have no idea. Personally, I prefer who you are over how you act.
Alexander Jenkins
Also forgot to mention you Why you think that male role models can only be afeminated, or having no personality?
Ian Brooks
Xavier Walker
Dark
Jackson Morgan
I was going to say who the fuck watches modern cartoons but then I remembered the exception
get the hell out of here he's not even a man. He's that disgusting troll's rule 69 self insert.
Elijah Gutierrez
bob's burgers also had a dad who wasn't completely insane and retarded, he was kind of the rational guy surrounded by crazies.
Elijah King
Bandit Heeler.
Camden Garcia
Cyborg
Lucas Nelson
t.lazy parent
Sebastian Edwards
No, my little bro look up to me. It was just a thing that my father said other day in a bothered tone, noticing that most cartoon father are either incompetent, dumb or assholes/evil.
Xavier Hughes
His dad is, Steven doesn't work as a human role model because he doesn't deal with problems like a human.
Xavier Baker
he is a gigantic pussy
Carson White
Well, yeah...
Brody Hill
What I realized about Hank is that he basically embodies all of the traits that every baby boomer believes they have, while in reality, most of them are self-centered, helpless schlubs like all the other adults in Arlen. He takes pride in everything that he does, his job, hobbies, family raising, even his many volunteering positions, and he does all of these things with enthusiasm. He is an old school good neighbor, cares for his community, is self-reliant, does his best to be a good father to Bobby, despite personality contrasts, and always has the back of his friends and family.
Sure, the KotH writers likely wrote him as a parody of old fashioned Americans, but I find most of these traits admirable.
Ryder Hall
>In b4 "bloopdeeblah bad art style"
Fuck you all. He's the best role model we've had for a while now.