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[-] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 84 points 1 year ago

It is mind boggling to me that in the year 2023 we're complaining about porn, LGBT existence, and fucking book content. Isn't this what we were laughing at 20 years ago?

It's easy to forget because of how quickly the cultural zeitgeist shifted when it finally did, but the early 2000s was still very homophobic. Watching pretty much any comedy from that era reminds you of just how common the punchline to jokes was just, "teehee they're gay."

[-] valkyre09@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago

In the early 2000s it was exceptionally common to hear things referred to as “gay” if they were “bad” in some way. Chandler’s “Dad” in friends is one I look back on and shudder. I understand when boomers say things like “things were different back then, but our ability to reflect and do better is what moves our species forward. Not dig in and scream no!

Yup been watching Scrubs and while a still funny show a lot of the time, there's still a lot of jokes that make me cringe. I'm sure it's like that for any show in that era.

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 year ago

Scrubs was cringe even when it was fresh

[-] uis@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I think you are missing about whole point of jokes being jokes.

[-] qfjp@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago

tee-hee it's scared and regressive

[-] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Of course. Humor is never used to other out-groups so they can be treated as less. Gay jokes are just good clean fun. Like racist and misogynist jokes. /s

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