I have watched the entire show and i can confirm. He’s shown multiple times to actually be completely unempathetic and self centered, even with his only friend. He makes racist, mysogynistic, homofobic, etc, comments just because he wants to piss people off. I don’t remember him saying anything transfobic but that’s just because he never encounters a trans person he can insult (except maybe one time where he discovers a girl is actually physiologically a man and is completely unempathetic to her learning this information, despite knowing full well how much she identifies with her beauty as a woman)
If you’re wondering how the show is appealing, he’s a very interesting character to observe. The audience is meant to empatize with everyone around him and sometimes with him. He has some redeemning qualities that people try to focus on and they tolerate him because he’s a net good. In the end people leave the hospital happy and healthy. He’s extremely pragmatic and calls other people out on their bullshit all the time. He often unearths social tensions people have which are hurting them. He will stand for his principles and against other evil people. He’s constantly a pain, but he’s not spiteful, does not hold any groudges. If someone fucks up he either throws them out on the spot or they are forgiven completely
Ah, thanks for clarifying. I didn’t remember the exact condition. What i wanted to express with physiological was that it didn’t present externally in any way. I actually had to look at the definition in the dictionary for the first time, i had that totally wrong
The show is very funny, and he’s not evil, he’s just a jerk. He’s transphobic for the sake of being an asshole, but if you came to him with gender dysphoria he’d give you a script for HRT and a pamphlet on bottom surgery. He’s insanely effective at his job, and wholly committed to curing his patients. He just hates talking to patients and prefers them when they’re unconscious.
Some cisgender people are attracted to trans bodies in a way that would make those trans people uncomfortable. Like going “Wow, a chick with a dick! Can you fuck me in the ass with your monster girlcock?” to a lady who suffers intense genital dysphoria.
I haven’t played Disco Elysium, but I think what’s happening here is that Harry’s loins are singing to him “you’ve gotta get that lady’s number” while both Harry and the lady in question believe this lady is a cisgender man. This results in an extremely uncomfortable situation for everyone involved where Harry tries to put the moves on someone he does not believe he is attracted to.
No not really. People for what ever reason seem to not fucking understand basic human interactions, the concept of nuance or anything remotely close to the idea of character growth.
He’s a jaded asshole to everyone literally fucking everyone. He only is nice to kids by default.
People for some stupid fucking reason take any negative anything towards anything LGBT people in shows as the character being a transphobe or homophobe.
Because for some reason you can’t just write about a dude in pain, self medicating being an asshole to idiots. With out it having an agenda. He’s just an asshole to fucking morons who lie to their doctor.
That’s the entire point. Everyone on the show is stupid enough to lie to their doctor he’s an asshole he then catches them in an aha! Moment and the ep ends.
Yeah folks seem to forget that he is also based off of Sherlock Holmes on his worst days. Holmes could be an asshole and has a pretty severe drug addiction as I understand it.
Also see Spartacus or John Brown, both were absolute bastards in their own rights but killing slavers and fucking with the powerful is always in vogue. Though I have nothing but respect for Auld John Brown.
why is Gregory House a funi man now?
isnt he like- an evil transphobic guy who says evil things?
or is this a way toake fun of him?.. idunno…
EDIT: i looooove the detail to put his walkin stick onto the bed-- thats soooo house– wowie.
From what little I watched of the show, he’s not evil, he’s just an asshole about things. Classic anti-hero.
I have watched the entire show and i can confirm. He’s shown multiple times to actually be completely unempathetic and self centered, even with his only friend. He makes racist, mysogynistic, homofobic, etc, comments just because he wants to piss people off. I don’t remember him saying anything transfobic but that’s just because he never encounters a trans person he can insult (except maybe one time where he discovers a girl is actually physiologically a man and is completely unempathetic to her learning this information, despite knowing full well how much she identifies with her beauty as a woman)
If you’re wondering how the show is appealing, he’s a very interesting character to observe. The audience is meant to empatize with everyone around him and sometimes with him. He has some redeemning qualities that people try to focus on and they tolerate him because he’s a net good. In the end people leave the hospital happy and healthy. He’s extremely pragmatic and calls other people out on their bullshit all the time. He often unearths social tensions people have which are hurting them. He will stand for his principles and against other evil people. He’s constantly a pain, but he’s not spiteful, does not hold any groudges. If someone fucks up he either throws them out on the spot or they are forgiven completely
First off, there’s no such thing as a physiological man. “Man” is a gender identity, and those are stored in the brain.
Second, she had an intersex condition. Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome IIRC.
Third, you’re absolutely right that House is just an asshole. And it’s often funny.
Ah, thanks for clarifying. I didn’t remember the exact condition. What i wanted to express with physiological was that it didn’t present externally in any way. I actually had to look at the definition in the dictionary for the first time, i had that totally wrong
i guess “phenotypical” would be the expression in that case, but i’ve pretty much only heard it used in genetic contexts…
The show is very funny, and he’s not evil, he’s just a jerk. He’s transphobic for the sake of being an asshole, but if you came to him with gender dysphoria he’d give you a script for HRT and a pamphlet on bottom surgery. He’s insanely effective at his job, and wholly committed to curing his patients. He just hates talking to patients and prefers them when they’re unconscious.
i did watch the series actually so like… i know…,… and i also liked that about him, its just news to me that even peeps here are oki with him-
What is “chasing” in this context?
Some cisgender people are attracted to trans bodies in a way that would make those trans people uncomfortable. Like going “Wow, a chick with a dick! Can you fuck me in the ass with your monster girlcock?” to a lady who suffers intense genital dysphoria.
I haven’t played Disco Elysium, but I think what’s happening here is that Harry’s loins are singing to him “you’ve gotta get that lady’s number” while both Harry and the lady in question believe this lady is a cisgender man. This results in an extremely uncomfortable situation for everyone involved where Harry tries to put the moves on someone he does not believe he is attracted to.
His entire character was being an asshole, so it’s just down to whether people find that interesting or not
I haven’t rewatched in awhile, is he actually transphobic?
No not really. People for what ever reason seem to not fucking understand basic human interactions, the concept of nuance or anything remotely close to the idea of character growth.
He’s a jaded asshole to everyone literally fucking everyone. He only is nice to kids by default.
People for some stupid fucking reason take any negative anything towards anything LGBT people in shows as the character being a transphobe or homophobe.
Because for some reason you can’t just write about a dude in pain, self medicating being an asshole to idiots. With out it having an agenda. He’s just an asshole to fucking morons who lie to their doctor.
That’s the entire point. Everyone on the show is stupid enough to lie to their doctor he’s an asshole he then catches them in an aha! Moment and the ep ends.
Yeah folks seem to forget that he is also based off of Sherlock Holmes on his worst days. Holmes could be an asshole and has a pretty severe drug addiction as I understand it.
Its much like robinhood as well. A lot of these classic anti heros, arnt good people. They are not ment to be role models.
Watching an asshole break societal norms, the law or just rebel. For a good cause, is cathartic.
Assholes doing good is fun and the over sterilization of media is such a fucking tragedy.
Also see Spartacus or John Brown, both were absolute bastards in their own rights but killing slavers and fucking with the powerful is always in vogue. Though I have nothing but respect for Auld John Brown.