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David L. Coddon of the San Diego Union-Tribune described Daria as " the anti-cheerleader, the un-social climber, the jaundiced eye in a cartoon world of too much makeup and superficial crayon colors.

" Coddon added that Daria " may look like a misfit, but the catch is that Daria's the only character on the show who ' gets it.

' It's everyone else who's a misfit.

" Daria said in the first episode that she does not have low self esteem: she has low esteem of everybody else.

Anita Gates of The New York Times said " The secret of Daria's popularity ( everywhere but in her own home and school ) may be our collective alienation.

" Gates says that " her tastes are a little dark.

" As an example, Gates used the fact that she reads " Howl " by Allen Ginsberg at a reading to the elderly program.