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Originally Posted by PyramidsofMars
Man, I really hate this show. Genuinely pretentious, unlike most things that people call pretentious. And wtf is up with Abed? If you're going to use cliches to characterize any character, shouldn't they be the right ones? The only thing that remotely related to Arabness with Abed was the mention of 'falafel.' That episode that focused on Abed's love of film was chock full of South Asian cliches. You'd think that distinction wouldn't be toooo hard to make. He's not the only character that's just a bunch of walking cliches, either. I understand that's kind of the point, but still... Dumb.
I understand why people like it, but I just find it annoying.
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See, I think the thing you are missing is that Abed identifies as American. He is obsessed with American culture. It just happens that he isn't white.
That said, you don't want a sitcom for realistic characters.