Jeffrey “Jeff” Fecalman (Family Guy)

Jeffrey “Jeff” Fecalman is a minor antagonist from Family Guy. He appeared briefly in the season 8 episode, “Jerome is the New Black”, and made another appearance as the main antagonist in the infamous season 10 episode, “Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q”. He is the abusive boyfriend of Brenda Quagmire, Glenn's sister.

Why He Sucks

 * 1) He's a very poor representation of a domestic abuser in the abusive relationship.
 * 2) He has no personality other than being overly hateful.
 * 3) He is extremely mean-spirited and unlikeable.
 * 4) He complains about everything and is always in a bad mood for an unexplained reason.
 * 5) He is highly abusive towards his girlfriend, Brenda, who is too intimidated to stand up for herself and just accepts the abuse he throws at her.
 * 6) * In fact, Brenda is so scared of Jeff that she just accepts it as if it is a normal thing in a relationship.
 * 7) Most of the time he'll abuse Brenda right in front of people and still get away with it.
 * 8) He’ll constantly insult Brenda for petty, insignificant reasons.
 * 9) Even after finding out Brenda was pregnant, Jeff still intends to violently beat her, which could lead to an unhealthy pregnancy or even worse, A MISCARRIAGE!
 * 10) He’ll get mad at Brenda over small and ridiculous things, like accidentally parking in a handicap space, and smacks her because he didn't understand a joke while watching The Jay Leno Show. What?
 * 11) He is very demanding and throws Brenda around without giving her a break.
 * 12) He is also a xenophobe, as Brenda has said that he hates immigrants. However, this may be an excuse for the writers to justify his death.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) He only appeared in two episodes and was killed off at the hands of Quagmire in his second appearance so he wouldn’t harm Brenda anymore.

Reception
Many critics have bashed Family Guy's depiction of Jeff. This is because, unlike many abusers in real-life, Jeff openly abused Brenda in front of others and in public, a sign that the show's producers didn't do any research. This is because real-life abusers generally abuse their spouses behind the scenes rather than out in the open, and rarely over the top in their methods and behavior.

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