smesch83 t1_je95cjt wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:37 AM

a lot of "relatable" teen boy main characters in 90s shows were this:

Brandon in "Beverly Hills, 90210"
Zack in "Saved by the Bell"
Cory in "Boy meets World".

that being said: I want to go back to this posting in a few days and count how many replies name women/female characters. in soap fandoms and in superhero fandoms, a LOT of the fans are very "she's a stupid cow, so irksome, kill her off!", and I think many people on reddit have that tendency, too.

jdpm1991 OP t1_je95pfx wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:42 AM

Does Lucas Scott from One Tree Hill count as this as well?

smesch83 t1_je96zqm wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:00 AM

I love this reply, because fans are arguing about this all the time, especially now that the female stars are doing their "Drama Queens" podcast: every week, people will comment "stop the Lucas slander! Lucas is not bad!"

the actor gives off horrible vibes to me and I never saw season 1: when I first saw Lucas in S2 and especially S3, I liked that he came from a poor background and I liked that he was into literature, so personally, I'm fine with him. but yes: I think he's on the same level as Rory from "Gilmore Girls", where a lot of people just say "Side characters? DUMP THIS SANCTIMONIOUS PERSON AND RUN!"

jdpm1991 OP t1_je977ax wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:03 AM

I mean Chad Michael Murray cheated on Sophia Bush with Paris Hilton when he and Paris filmed House of Wax together. He always gave me fuckboy vibes

smesch83 t1_je97ihd wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:07 AM

yes. also, I went through your post history 2 mins ago and if you have insta, for example, get in touch. I want to follow you somewhere, we have tons of similar interests. (I abandoned twitter, and no one uses Mastodon, sigh). this is me: smeschmesch

jdpm1991 OP t1_je98fce wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:19 AM

U can message me on here if u'd prefer to I don't use social media except reddit.