Eh, yes and no. Let’s not pretend that women’s lack of fondness for him is completely unjustified. He’s no perfect little angel. Yeah, in newer episodes, he does generally mean well, but let’s not forget he’s still a creeper and pervert with no sense of self-control. And his “well-meaning” nature is what indirectly kills Butthead in the new Heart Attack episode. (While, yes, Butthead did “have it coming”, Beavis did not mean to kill him. He was genuinely trying to help. His incompetence is what ultimately led to Butthead’s death.)

Beavis’ Achilles Heel is his lack of intellect and toxic codependency issues. He can’t really function without someone to attach himself to. And he’ll generally take interest in very toxic people (Todd and Butthead namely). He really only became a better in the Christmas special’s little pocket alternate universe because he latched himself to Stewart instead. Even then, he still ended up taking a liking to Butthead (who would’ve been a complete stranger to him).

So, would I say he’s a good person? No. Is he a bad guy? I would also say no. He’s a flawed person. He tries to be good, but he’s not smart enough to see or reflect on his faults and the kind of people he’s around (Butthead namely) either can’t or won’t help him through his issues. So, weirdly enough, this silly little toon is sort of real in an odd way. (At least if you’re like me and like taking silly nonsense too seriously.)