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Prime time character makes real-life errors
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And there is always one particular TV show that I will watch until it is no longer on the air — that show is “Felicity.”
Go ahead, laugh, and call me immature.
I was a teen-ager at one time, and I wish this TV show had been on during my teen-age years because it actually offers a decent role model.
And Felicity is that role model. Some may adore her, while others may deem her neurotic and stupid.
I identify with Felicity because she often makes mistakes on her path towards self-discovery, which I find myself often doing. And it’s true, she can be slightly neurotic at times. Her intentions, however, are never selfish. Her heart is always in the right place, and she never intends to purposely hurt anyone’s feelings.
I often find myself being neurotic, but I never purposely intend to hurt people’s feelings, because I know my heart is always in the right place.
Who else would offer her eggs so that Javier, her gay friend, could have a child? Who else would organize a protest so college students would be able to obtain the morning-after pill for free?
Who else would change her major against her parents’ wishes?
Who else would have the guts to tell one of her best friends that her boyfriend cheated on her?
She’s always there to listen to her friends in their time of need, just as I am. She always pushes herself academically, and often suffers from falling too hard for someone she has a crush on.
Felicity doesn’t always get the guy she wants. She often can be the chaser instead of the one who is being chased. Many girls, instead of getting the guy they want, may often fall prey to guys who have no interest in them whatsoever, and sometimes that can be Felicity, or myself, or anyone else.
Most importantly, she’s human — and far from perfect.
She lost her virginity for the first time with some guy she didn’t know and felt awful about her actions the next day.
Another time, she was completely inebriated at a fraternity party and couldn’t remember if she had been with someone from the party.
Fortunately for her, she didn’t sleep with anyone.
I’m not saying I condone any of these actions, but what I’m trying to point out is that people make horrible mistakes in their lifetime that they wish they could erase but can’t.
Hell, I’ve been completely wasted at times, but that doesn’t make me a bad person, it’s just a judgment error.
Most importantly, for Felicity as well as for many other females across this country, going through all of these trials and tribulations helps us in conquering our biggest challenge: our path toward self-discovery.
Tiffani Analla is the
Spartan Daily
Assistant A & E Editor.
“Rant” appears Fridays.
