I just wanted to add something else after pondering on your post a bit more afterward.... They really have been putting it in our faces

I remembered an old Futurama episode... From one of the later seasons after it was picked up by Fox when they went heavy with the politically-leaning comedy (no surprise). It was the one where Calculon wanted to prove he wasn't outdated and had true acting chops.

So in that episode (no surprise now) his biggest rival was someone called Langdon-something who had a paper bag over his face all the time. Because it was revealled that if he showed his true face people would be irresistibly enchanted/charmed by it and shower him with attention. We the viewers never get to see the actual face but from the on-looker's perspective it was shining bright.

Also his attention was manifested into some dog-mushroom like creature and that the Langdon guy fed off of the energy his attention brought him

Sounds familiar doesn't it? Fascinating !

I just wanted to add something else after pondering on your post a bit more afterward.... They really have been putting it in our faces

I remembered an old Futurama episode... From one of the later seasons after it was picked up by Fox when they went heavy with the politically-leaning comedy (no surprise). It was the one where Calculon wanted to prove he wasn't outdated and had true acting chops.

So in that episode (no surprise now) his biggest rival was someone called Langdon-something who had a paper bag over his face all the time. Because it was revealled that if he showed his true face people would be irresistibly enchanted/charmed by it and shower him with attention.

Also his attention was manifested into some dog-mushroom like creature and that the Langdon guy fed off of the energy his attention brought him

Sounds familiar doesn't it? Fascinating !