User blog:Discofurby/Reasons I Love The Loud House

Hi! I'm a Loud House fan (or else I probably wouldn't be on this Wiki), and here are my reasons why.

Teenage girls are not all one-dimensional stereotypes.
I know that Lori and Leni have some stereotypical traits, but my problem with stereotypes is not the traits, but rather the idea that "all X are like Y", and Lori and Leni's younger teenage sisters are definitely not stereotypical teenage girls. Especially Luan! Can you think of another show that has a fourteen-year-old girl who actually likes puns? And even Lori and Leni aren't one-dimensional (see Lori farting and playing video games, Leni saving Frances in Along Came a Sister, etc). Some shows unfortunately are inclusive in other ways but think all teen girls are the same (looking at you, Spongebob), but fortunately, The Loud House is not like that.

People are different ethnicities, LGBT+, one boy has Down Syndrome, etc, and it's no big deal.
A lot of shows either have none of this kind of diversity, or they do but the characters who are added for representation are either shallow or people make a huge deal out of it. The Loud House is different, however. Clyde's dads have character and they're never hyped up as being "that same-sex couple". Bobby and Ronnie Anne's cousin has Down Syndrome, but it's not a big deal, and people of different ethnicities would practically be the same person if they were white. Perhaps most telling of all is Luna's bisexuality: nobody is shocked, the show doesn't hype it up, it's just part of who she is, and this is the only kids show I can think of where one of the main characters is bi. There's also a lack of fat-shaming, as Leni has a crush on the tubby boy Chaz.

No one's a saint, no one's a demon.
All the characters have argued with one another, and some have noticeable flaws (Lori and Lola being bossy for instance), yet none of the sisters or Lincoln is portrayed as a straight-up villain. Yet, they all love each other and there are too many emotional moments demonstrating that to count. I think the best example would be the end of Undie Pressure, where Lola, the brattiest kid in the house, takes pity on Lincoln and gives him those undies.

There's toilet humour, but the show is not a massive yuck-fest.
I don't mind a few potty jokes, but I hate those gross-out shows like Ren and Stimpy. I think the Loud House has a good happy medium with toilet jokes.

It subtly bends stereotypes about nerds.
As a self-proclaimed nerd, I'm sort of bothered about nerd stereotypes, and on the surface it looks like the show has them, but when you dig a bit deeper, you'll notice it's not so stereotypical after all. Lisa's not expressive... but Lincoln and Clyde sort of are (not as expressive as Luna, say, but you get the idea). Lisa and Clyde wear glasses... but Lincoln doesn't. Clyde is borderline-neurotic and has food sensitivities... but Lincoln and Lisa are neither and Lana and Lynn Sr. also have food sensitivities (Lynn Sr. also acts borderline-neurotic at times). Initially, Lisa had no friends... but when she made a friend, she was still the same. Not to mention the

There are no humorless episodes
Even One Flu Over the Loud House, which I found pretty scary, has a few jokes ("Our mother's name is Rita.") There are no "very special episodes" that don't have humour. I've laughed at least once every time I've watched an episode of the show. Speaking of jokes, I actually don't think Luan's jokes are bad, but that's just my opinion.

The parents don't have sexist roles
Lynn Sr. is a bit doofy, but he's not a stupid dad like Homer Simpson, and he cooks, changes diapers, etc. Rita has a job. They have personalities beyond "the mother" and "the father". Both of them discipline (there's no "wait until your father comes home").

The pets
I think they're all cute, and it's cool seeing a snake, lizard, frog, and bat as pets. Also, Charles and Cliff aren't at odds with each other because of their species, so it's nice seeing that.