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[-] roux@hexbear.net 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

There was a lot more bigoted and misogynist humor in sitcoms in the 90's and early 00's. I grew up on The Simpsons, Friends, Married... with Children, Southpark, and a lot of stuff like those. After I grew into the leftist I am, it's hard going back and trying to watch those shows.

I just try to mark it up as them being a product of their time, which isn't really a justification or anything but now I just don't even watch them.

[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 10 points 10 months ago

I re-watched a lot of old Simpsons episodes recently, and I agree that there were a lot of problematic elements. But there are also a lot of strikingly insightful episodes, such as "Last Exit to Springfield," which was one of the most engaging depictions of union/labour dynamics in popular media at the time. The union workers are depicted as lazy, incompetent, disorganized, and greedy, but they're contrasted with Burns, who is explicitly shown to be downright evil.

A lot of it probably depended on who was writing a particular episode and what they could get past the producers, but there are episodes which I believe are worth defending.

[-] roux@hexbear.net 4 points 10 months ago

Oh yeah for sure.

I'd have to rewatch to try and catch the different writing styles and such since it's been a while.

[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 1 points 10 months ago

Depending on how far down the rabbit hole you want to go, I'd recommend the Talking Simpsons podcast. The hosts are quite based, and each of the Chapo boys has guested at least once.