Randall the sanctimonious martyr/victim/saint

There were a lot of responses from the old board about this, but no,Randall definitely isn't a saint--he's got problems like anybody else---he just knows how to cover them up better. I just saw a re-run (which I missed the first time) in which after Randall has to come vouch for his biological father, William, who's been stopped by a police officer,and asked for ID while simply walking through Randall's high class neighborhood. they go shopping. While they're talking about what just happened to William, Randall explains to him that being a black man having been raised in a white household and thriving in a white environment has not shielded him from having to deal with subtle racism on some levels. He says that he has to pick his battles carefully in terms of how he chooses to deal with the little racial microaggressions directed at him, which is the only thing keeping him from snapping on white folks about it. Also, he and his brother Kevin didn't get along with each other, because Kevin resented the attention Randall got for being an adopted child having to adjust to their environment. And as adults, they still hadn't gotten over their issues with each other. They both had that big blow-up in the middle of a street one night and fought each other,and a while afterward, were able to forge some kind of relationship with each other.

Also, Randall mentions in one episode, he felt as the only black child in the family, and being adopted, that he always felt pressured to be the together one, so that he wouldn't disappoint his family. So,no, he's nowhere near perfect---i think that he's clearly more mature than either Kevin or Kate, but he's definitely learned to buck up and deal with his problems instead of letting them hold him him back to the extent that they do. Both Kevin and Kate got on my nerves at times with their whining about this and that all the time. They both need a swift kick in the a** in my opinion.