![]() ![]() Have you ever tried to draw something for a kid and made them cry because it looked wrong? Devastating. Of course children sometimes DO say deeply hurtful things to adults, not meaning to. If anybody said this, would you think it was out of innocence or out of malice? Malice, obviously! But I should qualify this point here. When Squidward plays notes, SpongeBob applauds him, saying, “Hooray! Hooray! That was great, Squidward! All those wrong notes you played made it sound more original!” These are exactly the right words to hurt Squidward. Passive aggression is something that develops later. Nor can I agree that SpongeBob is who we were as kids. This is why I can't agree with the claim that Squidward is who we all become as grown-ups: rather, Squidward is a child's idea of a grown-up. ![]() It's as if Squidward is performing adulthood: not simply being an adult and enjoying his own interests, but acting for an unseen audience, demonstrating outwardly the interest in whatever he thinks adults are supposed to be interested in. ![]() These are obviously not jokes, and he's obviously not enjoying the magazine. Notice what Squidward does when he tries to entertain himself with Boring Science Digest. We hear the cold wind blowing, and Squidward asks “Anybody have any sunscreen?”
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