Feel so good to be bad

Oscar likes the bad guys. That's my boy!

I mean, when we are watching Star Wars, he's all about Darth Vader. He was Darth Vader for Halloween. We just watched Episode VI (Return of the Jedi for you non-geeks), and he acted out Darth Vader's death scene, lying on our (spotted, filthy) living room carpet, red light saber in his hand, exhorting Luke Skywalker to remove his mask so he could look upon him with his OWN EYES GASP GASP GASP...

Anyway. He is lukewarm (PUN TOTALLY INTENDED) about the good guys. And this is a pattern.

Cars? He's all about Chick Hicks. He likes Lightning, but when he plays Cars he likes to be Chick Hicks and smash into everyone.

The Incredibles? He likes Syndrome. He can recite every line.

He likes the Joker and the Penguin, too. He adores Batman (particularly badass all-in-black Batman) but I think it's because he looks like a bad guy (Darth Vader in a different hat). And he loves the Hulk, because he's such a great bad guy masquerading as good. Big angry green mutant going around kicking the asses of those who piss him off! Now THAT's a hero, not some tights-wearing musical-theatre reject in a cape and a funny mask.

Now, I remember liking the bad guys too. They always had more fun, better gadgets, better lines and a dramatic ending.

So, should I be encouraging this behavior?

OH HELL YES. Bad guys rule, tights-wearers drool.