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The video essay analyzes the trope of the adorkable misogynist, which is a male character who is geeky, socially awkward, and sexist, but framed as harmless and endearing. The essay uses The Big Bang Theory as a main example of how this trope is used to make light of sexual harassment, objectification, and entitlement. The essay also contrasts this trope with other examples of nerdy male characters who are not sexist, and calls for Hollywood writers to stop using the adorkable misogynist trope.
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1. The Big Bang Theory is the most popular show on television that centers on four male friends who are characterized by Hollywood stereotypes about geeks and nerds.
2. The four male friends are Howard, Raj, Leonard, and Sheldon, who each display a different form of adorkable misogyny, which is a media trope that frames geeky version of masculinity as comically pathetic and endearing, but also sexist and entitled.
3. The show uses ironic humor and lamp shading to make light of the sexist behavior of the characters and to make the audience feel sympathetic to them, despite the harm they cause to women.
4. The show contrasts the geeky guys with the macho jock archetype and presents them as the better, smarter, more sensitive alternative, but also as the underdog in the manhood competition.
5. The show's message is that sexism is mostly harmless and not a big deal, especially when it comes from geeky guys, which contradicts the reality of women involved in geek subcultures who face harassment, discrimination, and violence.
6. The adorkable misogynist trope is outdated and harmful, and there are examples of nerdy male characters who are not sexist or creepy, such as Abed from Community, Lionel from Dear White People, and Ben from Parks and Rec.