# Characters you find repulsive. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853 "2003-11-23T16:44:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Rib\_Eye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/53a042/32.png) [@Rib\_Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rib_Eye)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/61 "2003-11-26T15:33:23Z")
Uriah Heep. ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/62 "2003-11-26T15:44:38Z")
Ditto the Sex in the City girls - can’t stand them either. What a bunch of self-obsessed bitches! Xander in Buffy Neelix in Voyager One for the Brits - Les Battersby in Coronation Street. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/63 "2003-11-26T16:11:03Z")
Warren from _Buffy_. It’s ironic that the most despised Big Bad on that show also has one of the lowest body counts (IIRC, he’s only killed two people). The actor, Adam Busch, tours with a really cool indy band (whose name escapes me at the moment). ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/64 "2003-11-26T16:16:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sparrow \* > **Xander in Buffy** You hate Xander? Warren I get, but Xander? Do you also kick puppies? What’s to hate? ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/65 "2003-11-26T16:20:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Rabid Child \* > \*\*I’ll have to say Becky on “Roseanne”. I actually feel quite sorry for Mark that he married her. Becky is supposed to be smart, but ends up doing the dumbest things. Her height of stupidity and selfishness is the episode where she skips school to marry Mark. She blames her father, Dan, on letting the shop fail and her only concern is whether or not Mark will get a job or not. She doesn’t care that the family might sink because now Dan and Roseanne are unemployed. No, won’t somebody PLEASE think about her boyfriend?! > > Of course, those aren’t the only moments of stupidy that Becky has displayed, but it’s one of the worse. When she’s older (and played by Sarah Chalke) all she does is complain about how Mark doesn’t treat her right or how he isn’t sensitive to women’s issues. Gah! > > Speaking of, David, Mark’s brother, gets on my nerves alot. Not all of that time, but mostly when he’s a total lap dog to Darlene. I have never seen such a doormat of a character. \*\* I’ll forgive Becky quite a lot when she’s played by Sarah Chalke! ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/66 "2003-11-26T20:05:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chastain86 \* > \*\*You hate Xander? > > Warren I get, but Xander? Do you also kick puppies? What’s to hate? \*\* A lot of people hate Xander, specifically for this bit of dialogue: “Willow says…kick his ass.” Okay, if you’re not as obsessive about Buffy as I am, Willow sends Xander off to Buffy to tell her she’s going to attempt to resoul Angel in the season 2 finale _Becoming_. Only, Xander doesn’t deliver the message. Of course, IMO, Buffy wouldn’t have fought as hard as she did. She was completely resigned to the fact that her boyfriend wasn’t coming back by this point, which enabled her to to what was necessary. Still, there are people pissed off about this. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/67 "2003-11-26T21:04:53Z")
Just about **every** character in ER except for the one armed doctor who is _supposed_ to be a rotten jerk. I can’t stand any of the other characters because they all lack the stones to kill him. ---
**Author:** ![NajaNivea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NajaNivea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NajaNivea)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/68 "2003-11-26T22:45:47Z")
Professor Dolores Umbridge, the supremely nasty bureaucrat from _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix._ Revulsion describes my reaction perfectly. She’s utterly horrifying, in a way that most fictional bad-guys are not, in that she’s quite real. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/69 "2003-11-26T23:58:22Z")
Almost all the characters on _Seinfeld_. I could never enjoy the show because I couldn’t stand the characters. ---
**Author:** ![shy\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@shy\_guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shy_guy)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/70 "2003-11-27T05:14:26Z")
> [@](#): > > You hate Xander? > > Warren I get, but Xander? Do you also kick puppies? What’s to hate? Just chiming in here as someone else who is frequently bugged by Xander. I don’t hate him, but I can see where **Sparrow** is coming from. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/71 "2003-11-27T09:15:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beajerry \* > \*\*Atticus Finch. What an A-hole! \*\* Seriously-I hope that is your idea of a joke. Atticus stood for everything that was good, and he did his best to teach those values to Scout, not by words, but by actions. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/72 "2003-11-27T13:22:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by danceswithcats \* > \*\*Seriously-I hope that is your idea of a joke. Atticus stood for everything that was good, and he did his best to teach those values to Scout, not by words, but by actions. \*\* Seriously. In fact, he was voted as the Best Movie Hero of all time by the AFI about a year ago, something I don’t disagree with. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sparrow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Sparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparrow)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/73 "2003-11-27T13:53:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by shy guy \* > \*\*Just chiming in here as someone else who is frequently bugged by Xander. I don’t hate him, but I can see where **Sparrow** is coming from. \*\* Well, I suppose I don’t HATE him. But he’s so dumb, he’s pathetic! I can’t see the point of him at all. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/74 "2003-11-27T14:07:29Z")
Had to throw in one more. Tom Cruise’s character in “a Few Good Men” It was the courtroom scene where he faced down Jack Nicholson. It was at that moment comparing his performance to Jack’s that I realized Tom lacked acting skills. I can’t watch him in any part of that movie without outright laughter. I’ve since limited my Tom Cruise exposure to action flicks and SF movies. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/75 "2003-11-27T16:03:12Z")
Danny DeVito as The Penguin in **Batman: Whichever**. Ecch. I was nauseated. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/76 "2003-11-27T16:08:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neidhart \* > \*\*Christian Slater’s character in _Home for the Holidays._ Never before nor since have I actually wanted to climb into the movie screen and administer a thorough beating! \*\* I might be missing something but what are you referring to? ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/77 "2003-11-27T16:24:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMensch \* > \*\*Danny DeVito as The Penguin in **Batman: Whichever**. Ecch. I was nauseated. \*\* Double ecch. Christ, I’d forgotten about that horror until I read this. My stomach just…clenched. Totally vile character. And **Lobsang** , you and my son would get along just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/78 "2003-11-27T17:42:09Z")
Well, Dolores Umbridge was the first person who came to mind when I read the thread title, but since she’s already been mentioned, I’ll throw in Mr. Brocklehurst from _Jane Eyre_, the smug, self-righteous, child-abusing little hypocrite. Urgh. ---
**Author:** ![zenith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/79 "2003-11-27T21:12:30Z")
I hate to admit it, but I watch “Days of Our Lives”. I really hate the following characters and hope they will soon be victims of the Salem serial killer: 1. Roman Brady-- TV Guide says he’s marked for death by year’s end. I hope they’re right. What a douche-bag!!! The actor who plays him is obviously a "wall reader"who has the personality of cardboard. 2. BOTH Sean Bradys. Can’t stand either the old fart who keeps forgetting his phony Irish accent or the hotheaded, self-righteous grandson. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853/80 "2003-11-27T21:24:55Z")
Kent Smith’s “Oliver Reed” in [Curse of the Cat People](http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0036733/). A little obscure, sure. But I’d still like to give that sanctimonious asshole a few good kicks in the teeth. :mad: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-you-find-repulsive/214853.md?page=5)