I don't think the trouble in the series comes from the fact that she wanted to be with Shaggy at all
Oh, I have NO problem with Shaggy and Velma being hooked up (I am a member of this comm after all ~_^). I've shipped them ever since I was a little kid watching A Pup Named Scooby Doo. And I was thrilled beyond measure back when I stumbled on the first episode of MI while channel surfing and Velma and Shaggy were getting cozy in the back of the Mystery Machine. My problem stems from how the romance was handled. Like I said in my write up, the ONLY thing that defined Velma in Mystery Incorporated was her crappy love life. For most of the show, it was the only thing she cared about. And it completely overshadowed her previous defining character trait (i.e. being smart). I know that teenagers -even smart teenagers- can become dumbasses when they're in their first relationship. But that much drama just doesn't fit the Shaggy and Velma I grew up with. They always struck me as being sweet, mellow people. So I just can't see them having a depressing, melodrama filled romance even if they are just stupid, hormonal teenagers.
I didn't go into Scooby and Shaggy's character assassinations all that much because this write up was mainly about female fridging; but I believe that they got MAJORLY screwed over by this show's awful romance plot, too. Shaggy was turned into a spineless prick (he was especially loathsome in the Mai-Lee episode). And Scooby was turned into a violent, jealous, petty, jerk.
That aside, I can't really see Fred's controlling ways as being something so awful children shouldn't watch the show. To me it was played off as a joke and even the new Looney Tunes show makes more serious undertones about real life issues like that so, I dunno.
You make a good point. However, the reason Fred's behavior disturbed me and New-Lola's didn't is that The Looney Tunes Show is a straight up comedy. Mystery Incorporated wants to be taken seriously (at least that's the impression I got from all the angst it shoved down our throats). So I see that comparison as apples and oranges. I certainly don't believe that that one episode will lead kids to think controlling relationships are OK. And if that plotline was this show's ONLY flaw, I could shrug it off. But that episode, combined with this show's other issues, just makes me extremely uncomfortable.
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Oh, I have NO problem with Shaggy and Velma being hooked up (I am a member of this comm after all ~_^). I've shipped them ever since I was a little kid watching A Pup Named Scooby Doo. And I was thrilled beyond measure back when I stumbled on the first episode of MI while channel surfing and Velma and Shaggy were getting cozy in the back of the Mystery Machine.
My problem stems from how the romance was handled. Like I said in my write up, the ONLY thing that defined Velma in Mystery Incorporated was her crappy love life. For most of the show, it was the only thing she cared about. And it completely overshadowed her previous defining character trait (i.e. being smart). I know that teenagers -even smart teenagers- can become dumbasses when they're in their first relationship. But that much drama just doesn't fit the Shaggy and Velma I grew up with. They always struck me as being sweet, mellow people. So I just can't see them having a depressing, melodrama filled romance even if they are just stupid, hormonal teenagers.
I didn't go into Scooby and Shaggy's character assassinations all that much because this write up was mainly about female fridging; but I believe that they got MAJORLY screwed over by this show's awful romance plot, too. Shaggy was turned into a spineless prick (he was especially loathsome in the Mai-Lee episode). And Scooby was turned into a violent, jealous, petty, jerk.
That aside, I can't really see Fred's controlling ways as being something so awful children shouldn't watch the show. To me it was played off as a joke and even the new Looney Tunes show makes more serious undertones about real life issues like that so, I dunno.
You make a good point. However, the reason Fred's behavior disturbed me and New-Lola's didn't is that The Looney Tunes Show is a straight up comedy. Mystery Incorporated wants to be taken seriously (at least that's the impression I got from all the angst it shoved down our throats). So I see that comparison as apples and oranges.
I certainly don't believe that that one episode will lead kids to think controlling relationships are OK. And if that plotline was this show's ONLY flaw, I could shrug it off. But that episode, combined with this show's other issues, just makes me extremely uncomfortable.