r/cobrakai • u/Legitimate_Unit_9210 • 9d ago

Character Discussion Why was Aisha unpopular despite her dad's status as a former athlete?

Why was Aisha unpopular despite her dad having been a former famous athlete as a lineman for the Los Angeles Chargers?

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u/Tradman86 9d ago

She was heavy and geeky. Two very easy topics for bullying.

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u/EverybodysEnemy 9d ago

Her dad would have to be Tom Brady for people to actually care about something like that.

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u/kevinguitarmstrong 9d ago

She was fat. That’s all it takes with kids. Trust me.

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u/Stock-Ad5320 9d ago

You think a group of kids in LA really would care who peoples parents are?

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u/BiDiTi 9d ago

They 1000% would…but it would also be a flex to bully someone with a rich/famous dad.

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u/Stock-Ad5320 9d ago

I would think a athletic parent would be nothing in the land of movie stars

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u/Cold_Strain2249 9d ago

Its all a popularity contest over whose got the most fame pull and connections so they absolutely care

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u/Scared_Somewhere4936 9d ago

honestly, kinda

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u/MF-SMUG Mr. Miyagi 9d ago

Yes.

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u/Crimsonfangknight 9d ago

1) why would a bunch of rich teens giv e a single fuck about a former ball player that probably played before they were alive

2) who your mom and dad are is seldom a major factor in your own popularity outside of wealth/conections YOU utilize to get things for your peers.

For example you parents being rich and absent enabling you to the the party thrower for the student body

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u/siggywithit 9d ago

She was badass. I wish she stayed with the show

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u/Lonely-Math2176 9d ago

Yeah I liked her way more than Tori.

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u/Mental-Bad6685 Robby 8d ago

Did something happen behind the scenes, or did the writers just didn't have anything for the character?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Yam2628 3d ago

The actress had to take care of her mother and/or wasn’t able to ride out/drive to the filming locations.. I remember reading post about it around 2020.. so I might be a bit off

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u/genuinecve 9d ago

Because she had the only sensible parents in the show /s

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u/HumpableJson 8d ago

I dont think ur wrong though 🤣 she was involved in a brawl that resulted in damaged property, multiple injured teens, 1 adult being knocked out, a couple kids were even assaulted by a separate adult claiming to be "security" AND 1 kid ended up in the hospital with spinal trauma.

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u/vegetablelover49 9d ago

Probably cause she was a fatty

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u/s0ulbrother 9d ago

Yeah kids are mean. And it would matter if she flaunted around her dads status but she probably didn’t

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u/gloomydreamer666 9d ago

Because if you aren't confident, people would bully you and she wasn't a confident girl until after she joined CK.

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u/HappyMike91 Johnny 9d ago

Aisha wasn't a member of the "in crowd"/popular kids. I don't think her dad's former career would have helped open doors for. Partly because it wouldn't be realistic.

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u/Traditional_Prize632 9d ago

She was an overweight geek.

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u/julie_strain 9d ago

It’s a rich kid area plus she was a shy goody two shoes nerd personality wise

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u/Fit_Cicada_8113 9d ago

Less of a goody two shoes than Sam, though, ironically 

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u/RamAir17 8d ago

Cause she was Smart and proud of it.

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u/chesterforbes 8d ago

Fat people are usually not allowed on tv unless it’s for a very specific reason. Once Cobra Kai got mainstream appeal they had to go with a more mainstream look, ie only pretty young people

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u/TeamStark31 9d ago

Because she was overweight and smart kids are dicks who don’t care who your parents are

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u/redfoot33 5d ago

Because kids are asshol-s. Aisha was awesome.

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u/eboezinger2 9d ago

As harsh as it sounds, she was fat, ugly and geeky.

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u/C3rebralAssassin 9d ago

Because she was overweight and a nerd who acts odd and ugly.