Jon might be a cuck, but at least he cares about someone and/or something other than himself.
The thing is that if Pipsqueak had decent personal hygiene and kept his facial hair tidy, he could probably camouflage his misshapen mouth to the point where some people probably wouldn't even notice it.
This is an area I find super interesting: The notion of narcissistic grandiosity being a cover for insecurity. That’s certainly the theoretical explanation for narcissism and is also a way to sort of feel better about how shitty narcissists can act.
brief background: In one of my undergrad classes I recall the instructor claiming that this was largely myth, however, or at least unfounded. She cited research on bullies and gang leaders with high displays of confidence and ego and discussed how they tended to perform similarly on tests as those with legitimate confidence and no narcissism scored.
I don’t really think I knew much more of the study or research she was citing so I went to look it up, as I wondered if it was based on fMRI or neurological imaging. I couldn’t find anything to support her argument, but found tons on recent neuroscience studies looking at brain activity in narcissists and supporting the notion that they do in fact use grandiosity to cover self-loathing. They also, obviously, show significant difficulties in parts of the brain related to emotion regulation and empathy.
However, the studies all indicate that their brain processing differs drastically from their self-reported emotional/cognitive experience. Meaning, when looking at the possibility of being rejected, their brains show distress but on self-report measures of distress, they deny any difficult with such scenarios, which could be them compensating, or could be them not realizing their own neurobiological response. So, even if Russell does have deep insecurity as a mask, I’m not quite sure that’s something he even notices. It’s not clear if he knows he’s masking his insecurity or if really thinks he is talented and a hot stud.
Narcissists have such terrible insight and mentalization for themselves and others, that I’m not convinced that they doesn’t truly think they are superior even as their brains react with discomfort when engaging in self-appraisal tasks. I’m wondering what other biological data would show. Like, if Russell is asked if he’s attractive while hooked up to a polygraph, would he pass? His brain processes would show distress, but brain and mind differ.
In case you’re interested in an overview, here’s a link to a pretty good article on the subject.
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Narcissism | Insight Medical Publishing
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Narcissism,www.imedpub.com
I'm sure they all tried to tell him that, but it didn't get through his trauma-lumped head. He's shown many times that he just tunes out whenever someone tries to tell him he's done something wrong. In the end I'm pretty sure Russ decided to give up on Erika's trial on his own, not because he learned his lesson but because he's a coward, plain and simple.
Jon Arbuckle has a career and people who care about him. Garfield once thought Jon was dead and was devastated. Jon once thought Odie was going to die and was inconsolable. Jon both cares about others and is cared for in return.
That's one of the really interesting things to watch about him. He threatens lawsuits and then wilts as soon as his targets shows any resistance. He hasn't dropped the suit against Null because he's too emotionally invested in it, but he was genuinely shocked when Null retained counsel.
He looks greasy because he probably never washes his face. Normally when you take a shower you do that but Russ doesn't because the water, and soap, probably run into his mouth and it's either spit or swallow. So he goes for a quick rinse and maybe scrub with a washcloth and that's it.
That's a big maybe in my opinion. I think he just goes in a quick rinse a once a week and that's it. No soap, shampoo, or washcloth or anything. The absolute bare minimum like everything else he does.
Russ is a man who prioritizes! He does it completely wrong, but he does it.
I've seen plenty of videos and photos of men and women with Mobius, and the other really freaky thing with Russturd is his eyes. They really are dead and corpselike--no shine, no life. Not sure if the color has anything to do with it, but it doesn't make it better. Pretty sure it has more to do with perception shaped by his personality. And yes, maybe if he met Mr. Hot Water and Mr. Soap for the occasional three way, it might not even be noticeable. Who knows?
Says another guy who just HAS to bring up a comment that, by now, is already dozens of comments old. As so many of you like to say...lol, calm down.
That's the best description of anything I've ever heard. May I quote you in my epic work: How Not to be Like Russell Greer?
Nicky Rackets or even Citracett could get in on the ground floor of a new "How (not) To" series. I'd watch the shit outta that, lol.
I guess it hasn't occured to Pipsqueak that if he washes face down over a sink, he won't get anywhere nearly as much soap and water in his mouth because gravity.
Did you mean to call him sweaty....?
See what I did there? Russell my jimmies, get it? Because Russell rhymes with rustle. You get the joke?
Thank you kind sir and/or madam, if only more people out there would explain the jokes
I'd even look past their potential disabilities if they did