Family Guy: Why Everyone Hates Meg Griffin
Meg Griffin is hated by almost every character in Family Guy, but why? From the very start, Meg was completely unwanted by her parents Lois and Peter Griffin, who tried to abandon her at a fire station as a baby. At school, she is bullied by her peers, and the abuse she receives continues at home. Her family often try to avoid her, taking very little interest in her life and tiptoeing around her so as not to be noticed when she is in the room. Even her stuffed animals run away from her when she attempts to show them a video of her ballet recital in the episode «Brian Sings and Swings,» and Sunshine Bear commits suicide by jumping in front of a truck rather than having to live with her.
As well as avoiding her, the family actively abuses Meg. Family Guy's Peter Griffin should probably be in prison for the mistreatment of his daughter. He often kicks her out of the house, trips her up, throws things at her, and farts in her face. Peter even sold Meg to become a slave for the Goldman family, and once asked God to remove her from existence. Lois also bullies Meg as she packs her a lunch filled with trash, washes her clothes with baby Stewie’s diapers, and even sleeps with her boyfriend. Although the rest of the family doesn't seem to mistreat Meg quite as much as her parents do, they often avoid her, mock her “ugly” appearance, and verbally abuse her.
Related: Dark Family Guy Theory Reveals Brian Griffin's Tragic Origin
As Family Guy often employs dark humor, it could be that Meg’s abuse is just for comic effect, although it also makes her a relatable outsider in a family that doesn’t know how to communicate with the teenager. Usually, the ill-treatment Meg receives seems to be completely undeserved, heightening the dark
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