Trope of the Week: Married… with Hatred
Trope of the Week time! This one I particularly like.
Originally posted on break the system:
Three���s Company, Reba, Everybody Loves Raymond ��� there are tons of comedies that have fallen into this trope. The dysfunctional family isn���t just dysfunctional; everybody hates each other, too! For some reason, this keeps occurring in comedic sitcoms, cast with incompetent layabout husbands, nagging wives, rebellious teenagers, and snot-nosed kids. They might occasionally show that they love each other, but for the most part, it���s just hate, hate, hate.
Look at that barely concealed rage and discomfort.
Why this can be bad: I honestly don���t know why people find this funny. Sometimes combined with the funny fat man, this trope capitalizes on dumb humor and hatred as a plot motivator. These families are toxic, unkind, and all-around awful to each other, and if you���ve ever been part of a family like that, you know that there���s nothing funny about it. Emotional abuse often runs rampant in these scenarios, too���
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