I think the other problem, even if you accept “no, this is a blank slate” (which I don’t, I would respond with “if you aren’t going to respect the character, go make your own instead of inserting your character under an existing name”) is the context of that shock humor. The characters that would behave that way in South Park, Family Guy, and other similar shows are largely not good people. They might have redemptive traits that keep you from hating them, but they’re also selfish or immature or crass or downright evil. You’re not exactly supposed to like them or think they’re in the right. You laugh because it’s “I can’t believe that asshole did something that outrageous!” By contrast, I don’t believe that you’re supposed to see Velma—speaking of the titular character or the show itself—in that same way.
Ah, thank you. I think I've imagined this show to be like Drawn Togther (parodying cartoon character tropes and making them crass and perverted). But yeah, if she's meant to be the actual good guy, whew...
She is meant to be Velma, from Scooby Doo. Not a parody, not a satire, not a reference in a different show. She is Velma. Of Scooby Doo. The "Jinkies! Where's my glasses!" girl. As the main character in this particular iteration of Scooby Doo.
I think the other problem, even if you accept “no, this is a blank slate” (which I don’t, I would respond with “if you aren’t going to respect the character, go make your own instead of inserting your character under an existing name”) is the context of that shock humor. The characters that would behave that way in South Park, Family Guy, and other similar shows are largely not good people. They might have redemptive traits that keep you from hating them, but they’re also selfish or immature or crass or downright evil. You’re not exactly supposed to like them or think they’re in the right. You laugh because it’s “I can’t believe that asshole did something that outrageous!” By contrast, I don’t believe that you’re supposed to see Velma—speaking of the titular character or the show itself—in that same way.
Ah, thank you. I think I've imagined this show to be like Drawn Togther (parodying cartoon character tropes and making them crass and perverted). But yeah, if she's meant to be the actual good guy, whew...
She is meant to be Velma, from Scooby Doo. Not a parody, not a satire, not a reference in a different show. She is Velma. Of Scooby Doo. The "Jinkies! Where's my glasses!" girl. As the main character in this particular iteration of Scooby Doo.