Peter Griffin

plural Peter Griffins

1. A stupid, irresponsible and buffoonish man, especially a husband and father.

   But Ted Lasso is the exception, not the rule. For every Ted, there e a dozen Homer Simpsons or Peter Griffins-men who are defined by their incompetence and buffoonery. This has to change.

   (Can we date this quote?), Conrad Riker, Boys on the Brink: Saving Masculinity from Feminist Overreach

   1 more example

   Television representation, particularly cartoons, continue to portray fathers as bumbling fools who cannot help their partners with cooking, cleaning, or child rearing. The Homer Simpsons and Peter Griffins continue to uphold the false narrative that fathers are inept at supporting their spouse and nurturing their children.

   2024, Lorin Shahinian, “From Flipping Burgers to Flipping Fatherhood”, in The Animated Dad: Essays on Father Figures in Cartoon Television