Rooney did supply to make a distinct exhibit: "Listen to this-Vietnam vet. " Hobson argued that Lear had tried to "deodorize" bigotry, to make it risk-free and lovable: among the other matters, Archie applied words like "coon" and "yid," but he didn’t say "nigger" or "kike." Rather than puncturing hatred, she argued, Lear had created Archie into a flattering mirror for bigots.