3) He is rude to *everyone*, including patients, which makes him a complete asshole, not a partial one. ;)
See, this is the kind of thing that just doesn't work for me as a rationale. House *chose* to take on special responsibilities, responsibilities that demand an extra commitment to being caring and empathetic. He decides to ignore those responsibilities. Therefore, he's what you'd call a complete-*plus* asshole. ;)
Seriously, it's the difference between Batman as jerk and a member of the JL, among his peers, and Batman as jerk and mentor to a bunch of recruited sidekicks. I can put up with his systematic personality problems a lot better when he's not beating on the people who are vulnerable to and dependent on him.
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Date: 2005-02-17 02:33 am (UTC)See, this is the kind of thing that just doesn't work for me as a rationale. House *chose* to take on special responsibilities, responsibilities that demand an extra commitment to being caring and empathetic. He decides to ignore those responsibilities. Therefore, he's what you'd call a complete-*plus* asshole. ;)
Seriously, it's the difference between Batman as jerk and a member of the JL, among his peers, and Batman as jerk and mentor to a bunch of recruited sidekicks. I can put up with his systematic personality problems a lot better when he's not beating on the people who are vulnerable to and dependent on him.