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In the Nick fandom [[Jerkass Sue]] and [[Draco in Leather Pants]] characters such as [[iCarly|Sam Puckett]], [[Hey Arnold!|Helga Pataki]] and [[Victorious|Jade West]] are far more popular and 'get away' with their [[Jerkass]] or [[Jerkass Sue]] behaviour by not being called out on it in the fandom while [[Drake and Josh|Megan Parker]], [[Victorious|Tori Vega]] and [[iCarly|Carly Shay]] have been hated as the [[Creator's Pet]], [[The Scrappy]] or suffer [[Designated Protagonist Syndrome]].
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The hidden feelings give the bad behaviours a 'subtext' that the fandom can cling to. Helga and Sam's actions can be interpreted as [[Slap Slap Kiss]] romantic despite being incredibly violent or emasculating in certain episodes. Jade is often emotionally abusive and repeatedly attempts to sabotage Tori or keep Tori away from Beck. On the other hand Megan's actions can't be romantic. She's just a mean little girl. Megan has no 'hidden feelings' or '[[Slap Slap Kiss]]' subtext for people to use as a justification for her actions. Even though every show is a comedy, no-one uses the 'it's a comedy' defence for Megan, but will regularly trot this out for the other characters, Sam in particular due to ''[[iCarly]]'' being Live Action which requires more [[Suspension of Disbelief]] when she throws Freddie out of a treehouse after giving him a harsh beating with a tennis racket because his opinion didn't match her more popular one. If a [[Jerkass]] does something that would be a [[Kick the Dog]] moment, it needs a reason. A shipper will point out 'hidden feelings' and move on.
There's also [[Freudian Excuse]] at play. Sam has an absent father and a mother who was given a [[Hilariously Abusive Childhood]] background with her mother Pam which fandom sees as [[Abusive Parents]] subtext, there is also Melanie who shows up as a different [[Freudian Excuse]] ([[Parental Favouritism]]) for Sam. Helga has actual [[Abusive Parents]] and Olga who fills the same role for Helga that Melanie does for Sam. Megan has two parents, even if one of them is a step-parent, who both love her. Carly has a loving brother, and Freddie as a [[Just Friends]] [[Boy Next Door]] as a shoulder to cry on. Despite having a dead or absent mother and a long-term deployed military father, Carly never uses this [[Freudian Excuse]] and if it was people would say she was a whining brat and she should be grateful compared to Sam's 'harsh' life. Tori has her original parents, they are well adjusted and supportive, and her sister is less talented than her, making Tori the one who ''gains'' from [[Parental Favouritism]].
Helga, Sam and Jade repeatedly have their [[Freudian Excuse]]'s played out on screen. Pam Puckett shows up in an episode after dozens of references to her bad parenting. Sam's father is eventually mentioned as having left and never coming back. Jade's father disapproves of Jade's career choice. Helga's mother is basically an alcoholic and her father treats her like crap. If these characters were the [[Alpha Bitch]], then people would consider their [[Freudian Excuse]] as a cheap attempt to give the [[Alpha Bitch]] some depth and it would eventually be rejected once the [[Alpha Bitch]] goes back to being the [[Alpha Bitch]]. In the case of main characters, a [[Freudian Excuse]] is an example of [[Protagonist Centred Morality]] and gives more depth and excuses for the fandom to latch on to. Even if a main character goes back to being a [[Jerkass]], the [[Freudian Excuse]] along with 'hidden feelings' will absolve them of responsibility.
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One odd thing to note is that if Beck and Jade had swapped personalities, then a Beck/Tori pairing would be a run-away [[Fan-Preferred Couple]] for the same reasons that Sam/Freddie and Helga/Arnold are popular. Jade would be the Sam or Helga, and Tori would be the Freddie or Arnold. Just like Megan's age and family status kills the chance for a canon pairing with her, the fact that [[Les Yay Shipping|Jade and Tori are both girls]] kills the chance for a canon pairing there.
On [[Victorious]] there is also the [[Reality Subtext]] of the singing aspect of the show. [[Victoria Dawn Justice]] might be the star of the show, but she is not as talented (although still very good) in singing ability to both [[Ariana Grande]] and [[Liz Gillies]] who have already had long careers in professional musical theatre. Victoria isn't worse by much, but it's enough that the some fans of Ariana and Liz both dislike when Victoria (through Tori) is given the vast majority of songs to sing on the show.
As for Carly and Sam, again, it's [[Shipping]]. [[Die for Our Ship|Carly stands in the way of the Sam/Freddie ''Seddie'' ship]] because of Freddie's feelings for Carly.
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