Process
Status Items Output None Questions None Claims None Highlights Done See section below
Highlights
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Ted has skipped ahead. It has ignored the difficulties of how to transform entitlement into humility and instead presented a Fixed Version of the American Man as a fait accompli. The fantasy of emotionally intelligent, empathetic American masculinity arrives fully formed.
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there is a simple answer to the puzzle these shows pose. They could just forget the Main Guy altogether, at least for a while (and it’s worth noting that most recent shows led by creators of color do not frame white masculinity as the fundamental obstacle for their characters).
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eliminate his assumed protagonicity and make him like everyone else, a guy whose moment comes and goes, a team player.