Pt. 18 "I still hate kyle more than you Stan"

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"Stan, I just want you to know that I still hate Kyle more than you

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"Stan, I just want you to know that I still hate Kyle more than you." - Cartman (Trapped In The Closet)

It might sound like Cartman's just taking an opportunity to express hatred for Kyle or take a jab at him, but this is actually saying a lot. Cartman is basically voicing his disinterest in Stan while reaffirming his (albeit negative) interest in Kyle.

Cartman may still hate Kyle more than Stan, but that's because he feels more passionately about Kyle than anyone.

"A new study reveals that the brain's 'love' and 'hate' circuits share identical structures."

"Hate is often considered to be an evil passion that should, in a better world, be tamed, controlled, and eradicated. Yet to the biologist, hate is a passion that is of equal interest to love. Like love, it is often seemingly irrational and can lead individuals to heroic and evil deeds. How can two opposite sentiments lead to the same behavior?" - Professor Semir Zeki

 How can two opposite sentiments lead to the same behavior?" -   Professor Semir Zeki

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Despite their rivalry and constant claims of hatred, Cartman has saved Kyle on more than one occasion; and vice versa

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Despite their rivalry and constant claims of hatred, Cartman has saved Kyle on more than one occasion; and vice versa.
Intriguingly, Cartman saved Kyle in "Smug Alert" because he didn't want to lose his rival (counterpart). That alone says a lot about how much his relationship with Kyle means to him.
And he saved Kyle in Imaginationland pt. II partly because he wanted Kyle to suck his balls. :p (I think he was genuinely concerned about losing him, though. I mean, he was delirious with tears and laughter.)

Cartman also seems to be rather obsessed/preoccupied with Kyle in general. The fact that Cartman chose to express that his hatred for Kyle was stronger than his hatred for Stan in "Trapped In The Closet," when it was such an irrelevant thing to say at the moment, is one example.
There's also this instance in "Two Days Before the Day After Tomorrow," where Cartman brings up the subject of Kyle when Kyle's not around. Granted, it's more relevant this time, because Cartman's saying, "Isn't this fun? Just you and me hangin' out, Stan. No stupid Kyle around." Still; the fact that he feels the need to mention this suggests Kyle's on his mind even though he's not there. Like, Cartman can't just enjoy his time with alone with Stan, away from Kyle; he has to bring Kyle into it somehow.
He's obsessed with Kyle to the extent of paranoia; blaming Kyle for everything he loses and of foiling his plans even when Kyle's innocent. (Ex: Thinking Kyle stole the picture of him with Butters' wiener in his mouth./Thinking everything in "Trapper Keeper" was a set-up by Kyle to keep him from having a trapper keeper.)

Basically, even if a situation has nothing to do with Kyle, Cartman will find a way to make it about him.

Cartman also exhibits rather questionable behavior toward Kyle on a handful of occasions; particularly (but not necessarily) as a form of humiliation. (Examples: Cartman spending three episodes trying to get Kyle to suck his balls, only to settle for imagining it, and subjecting Kyle to his fantasy; making his hand give Kyle taco-flavored kisses; pinching Kyle's cheek and calling Kyle his little monster; invading a sleeping-Kyle's personal space, forcing Kyle to activate his anal probe; the whole "Funnybot" moment, etc.)

These heroic, obsessive and antagonizing behaviors are examples of "how two opposite sentiments can lead to the same behavior."

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