Some nit-picking feedback on the video [i.e., wall of steam-of-consciousness text]:
How is sitting like your co-interviewee not “alignment with others?†Perhaps wasn’t verbally okayed, but seems at least somewhat align-y. Sometimes I think that Fi gets portrayed as not aligning at all, but i think can be very tuned in—but more to specific individuals, rather than groups. Still, I think FJs tend to be more explicit about checking in and reflecting, where-as FPs tend to be more implicit.
I also think an FJ checking in advance (as Mulligan did) is illustrative: “I’m going to sit like this… is that okay?†I think perceivers more tune/optimize as they go, and are less likely to ask for explicit confirmation.
I do see some occasional glances to the side for Garfield (checking in with Mulligan), but it does seem like a pretty Fi-ish rant (being against hierarchies at school, and how someone’s special talent might not be acknowledged).
Still, Garfield emotes more in that clip than I do in front of others in a month. Still, he is an actor being interviewed, so in some sense sharing opinions and emotions is entirely appropriate to the occasion.
I’d also argue that Fi concerns are as universal as Fe concerns, just coming at things from a different direction. Fe comes from the group and extends to care to the individual (sometimes extending the definition of the group to the universal). Fi starts from the individual, and extends to care for the universal (tending to skip over the group). Both often end at that same point, but by different routes. I’d agree, though, that Fi tends to align with the underdog first (even when that isn’t ideal). When taking of Fe, I think it's unfair to say that Fe doesn't care about individuals, it does care about individuals but more in the context of what's good for the group and what aligns with the greater humanitarian goal.
When Mulligan is supportive of Garfield… I don’t see that as inherently Fe vs Fi. I tend to be reflexively supportive of others, myself, unless I feel they are being cruel or unfair. I also, personally, tend to do a lot of “active listening†and restate and reflect a fair amount. I don’t know if that’s typical of Fi, but it does fit well with the “harmonizing clarifier†aspect of INFPs. I feel like I often end up verbalizing and summing up someone else’s ramblings. In college I had a nickname among my friends as “The Voice of Reason,†which I thought was unjustified, as emotionally based as I am.
At any rate, I didn’t feel like the video was overly negative about Fi. I found it hard to be offended by the content. I’m not sure the “Fe tends to white lie†aspect is fair. I certainly find “white lies†a challenge personally, but I don’t know whether that’s my personal values, or something more universal to FPs.
BTW, I do often feel like NTPs accurately point out characteristics of Fi while mostly missing the point (Doctor Juice, for example). I don't feel like this video is particularly off base or unfair.