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104 Why is Gaston a villain, but Ross and Ted "Nice Guys"?

Trope Watchers - Scholarly Pop Culture Criticism

English - October 01, 2017 21:20 - 1 hour - 99.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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In this episode, Scott and Mia look at the traits that make Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991 and 2017) such a pertinent example of toxic masculinity, and compare them to Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother and Ross Geller from Friends. Are these three men really so different?


 


 


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