You’re either a “I also enjoy bobs burgers” fan of rick and morty, or a “I enjoy and have never once been critical of South Park” fan of rick and morty". No substitutions.

THIS

THIS IS WHY RICK AND MORTY FANS MAKE ME WARY.

Because it’s a good show but it also has “Smart-ass White Dude Totally Pwns Everyone and Tells It Like It Is ™ and Gets Away With It” so of course there’s the maladjusted Edgy Boys that can watch it who are never challenged in any way and don’t realize how flawed Rick is. Because honestly, he isn’t. He’s like Cartman; a protagonist character that acts out the inner desires of the creators and they try to deflect by saying “oh no, you’re not supposed to admire this character, he’s supposed to be an asshole!

This is exactly what I’m getting at! While rick gets away with a lot, its shown to be an unstable way to live with a lot of consequences involved. He couldn’t stay with Unity because she felt he would corrupt her. He’s alienated Morty because of the way he’s mistreated him. He leaves a trail of destruction where ever he goes and the only solution is to never look back or continually be faced with the consequences…and even when he tries to put it behind him it still tends to catch up in one way or another.

Though I feel that sometimes Rick’s characterization can lean towards wish fulfillment, the show is consistent about pushing the idea that Rick’s behavior doesn’t do anyone any favors, even himself. He isn’t exactly evil but he’s not to be idolized either - he just is who he is, for better or worse

(although Rick is Hispanic/latino as confirmed by the audio commentary of auto erotic assimilation [ https://youtu.be/fYTzg-9yjxk , 14:49], but he’s certianly written like this particular kind of white guy and white guys definetly project on him)