Feel free to highlight people from both reality and fiction - and why they make a good role model.
Mr Rogers
Keanu
Sam Vimes
And indeed his author
MacGyver
Nick Offerman
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[off topic] One of the best ‘ask science fiction’ questions I ever read. What would have happened if baby Kal-El had been found and raised by the Addmas Family?
The Addams family was a genuine departure from most sitcom families, It depicted a Family who loved each other, parents who I weren’t afraid to openly I show love for each other and actively supported their children’s endeavors.
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I will also submit Stephen Fry - for afaik being a great guy all around.
A young man could do worse than following in the footsteps of Norm Abram.
Master carpenter, published author, avid spokesman for personal protective equipment, accomplished television host and all around stand up guy.
Mr. Rogers
Steve Irwin
Bob Ross
LeVar Burton
Utah Philips
Thích Nhất HạnhI’ll admit, I was stuck on this for a while before posting, trying to come up with a (relatively) recent example.
My pick is Baby from Baby driver (awesome movie btw). It is the story of a young man who partly through poor decisions, and partly through circumstance ends up in bad circles. Throughout the movie, he learns to stand up for himself, what (he believes) is right, and those he cares for.
What I found most compelling however is how he - when faced with a serious choice - takes responsibility for his actions and mistakes, owning up to them and in the process stops the people he cares most about ending up in harms way.
In my opinion, that is perhaps one of the most important parts of being a man, owning and taking responsibility for your actions, even when that may come at a great personal cost.
Wil Wheaton seems like the kind of man I’d like to be. I used to read his blog in like 2004/2006? And the interviews and writing I’ve seen just confirm he’s a better person than me. And to hear what he went through with his family and the way he talks about it, it’s obvious to me that either he’s received good therapy, had good support around him, or was just naturally adept at emotionally processing and a way I probably never will be even with therapy.
Ted Lasso is a great portrayal of masculinity
Is the series worth watching even for someone entirely uninterested in sports?
There’s hardly any sports in it, despite the theme of the show
They go out of their way to not show the sprorts, and when they do it’s comically bad.
Noel Feilding
Just seems like a really lovely person
The Totally Made Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is hilariously silly, like most stuff he does
Thanks for the show recommendation. I enjoyed him in The IT Crowd.
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin looks like it’s made specifically for Noel Feilding.
most sitcom protagonists
edit: yall are hopeless