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Goose calling that male rape victim a turkey


I hate the part in the film where Max and Goose are driving up to the wreck and see the guy who was assaulted by the gang running away, and Goose yells at him that he's a turkey. It's obvious that the guy had just been through an incredibly horrific experience that may well have affected his sanity, and Goose is calling him names and making fun of him. He sure as hell doesn't do that with the woman they then find. It's stuff like this that makes me dislike Goose a bit. I somethings wonder if, had he lived, he would eventually have gone bad.

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Goose definitely lacks some empathy but from what I've experienced it's not an uncommon trait in Australian culture. If they witness someone doing something silly you'll get the likes of "Aww ya bloody (pardon the pun" goose! What dya do that for?!"

A bit insensitive sure but in some situations that approach can give people a wake up call.

It's been a while since I've seen it but I also wonder on some level whether the Goose was trying to crack onto the girl?

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one, they don't know he's a victim, and two, he's running away from the cops with no pants.

"He's dusted, busted and disgusted, but he's ok"

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Goose rocked. In the world they lived in there was little time for empathy.

Better call the meat wagon.

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Why? Was Charlie hurt bad in the throat again :D

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In the original script for The Road Warrior, Goose was to be the villain.

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They didn't know he was assaulted at that point. They didn't see the destroyed car until driving a little further up the road. All they saw was a guy running through a field with no pants on.

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How are they supposed to know he was a victim? They didn't see it happen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkAYkfIqivc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsZOVgh48jM

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He’s living on the edge of a dystopian apocalyptic future. Cops are going to become desensitized. They’re being defunded and losing control.

It’s a good thing that isn’t happening in any Democrat run cities today.

I think it adds some humor to an otherwise dark situation. Anytime a guy runs off bare ass naked is kinda funny.

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