How is it that in movies, the combination of these characteristics:
- obnoxious
- vapid
- inconsiderate
- unreliable
- irresponsible
can merge together as “quirky” and be considered attractive?
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Maybe because we don’t have to live with the fictional forms of such characters. Therefore, we can root for them in movies, books, etc., because we know no real harm will come of their behavior. The real life characters with those traits whom people actually know and live with don’t usually get off so easily.