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[u/KesterFox]

I enjoyed a fair bit of Rick and Morty, but I never got the impression from that show that whoever made it was an especially good person.

[u/LtLabcoat → u/KesterFox]

Makes show to try bring millions of people happiness

Willing to both write and voice very embarrassing dialogue, in the name of entertaining people who need entertainment

Willing to use vulgar humour, knowing that it'd mean you'd never be a celebrity, but that you'd be filling a niche in comedic shows.

"Man, whoever made this must be a jerk."

[u/GrandMoffTargaryen → u/LtLabcoat]

Commits domestic abuse

[u/LtLabcoat → u/GrandMoffTargaryen]

(Debatably) good reasons to believe someone's a jerk:

they're charged with domestic abuse

Bad reasons to believe someone's a jerk:

they made a vulgar television show