the whole point of his character is that he *is* an asshole. the world's most well-meaning asshole. that's pretty much the entire character. if you're not on board with that, i don't know what to tell you. michael has done tons of well-intentioned stuff that's hurt people (for example, outting oscar) and the vast majority of it is hilarious. not sure why you draw the line at inner-city kids not getting their promised scholarships.

"i smack clowns with nouns, punch herbs with verbs..."