10 Fictional Male Characters Who Had No Right Getting The Girl

5. Dany Zuko from Grease

Sandy — sweet, innocent Sandy — invests in a pair of pleather high-waisters and takes up smoking because she wants to please a dude who pressured her into sex before publicly humiliating, belittling, and ignoring her.

But then he puts on a different sweater, and, what, all is forgiven? He becomes a changed man? I rama lama THINK NOT.

4. John Bender from The Breakfast Club

https://media.giphy.com/media/gRUbuO7gMNfLG/giphy.gifBender wasn’t just openly rude to Claire, he sexually assaulted her under the table during detention. Then, as if by magic, the two become friends and the film ends on a freeze-frame of our intrepid misfit, fist in the air in triumph enclosing a diamond earring given to him by the girl he molested hours earlier.

3. Ted Mosby from How I Met Your Mother

Ted Mosby is arguably the least likable character on HIMYM, and not just because he’s a whiny, presumptuous, Ross 2.0.

Ted is the “nice guy” who doesn’t understand why he always finishes last. The reasons, of which he is blissfully and painfully unaware are plenty; He’s pretentious. He’s annoying. He corrects people constantly. Most egregious of all, he says “I love you” on the first date.

He broke up with the same girl on her birthday TWICE. He was such a thirst hound, there was an entire episode dedicated to him “turning a no into a yes.” Ted Mosby spent nine seasons getting to the plot apogee described by the show’s title, only to reveal “your mother” is dead and, hey, kids, is it cool if I go after Aunt Robin now?

Speaking of Robin, he also made her get rid of her dogs.

2. Christian Grey from 50 Shades of Grey

50 Shades is less of a sexy paperback exploring light BDSM and more of a glorification of abuse and rape culture. If Christian Grey wasn’t hot and rich, he’d be an incel.

Consider this: Christian, upon meeting the objectively naïve Ana, begins immediately stalking her. He is jealous and controlling, going so far as to convince Ana to sign a contract that allows him complete control over her sexually and physically. The contract even outlines what and when she is allowed to eat.

In 2013, researchers analyzed Christians’ behavior in the Journal of Women’s Health. They identified “various instances of sexual violence, including Christian initiating sexual encounters while angry, ignoring Ana’s boundaries and using threats and alcohol to compromise Ana’s consent.”

Grey is framed as a desirable character even though he is a rapist and manipulator. Sociologists will undoubtedly one day study our society’s confusing obsession with this problematic trilogy.

1. Beast from Beauty And The Beast

Kidnapping someone is not a foundation for a healthy relationship.