The Insane "Social Justice" Thread II

[actaeon277]

Every single character on that show is a stereotype. That's kinda the point. It makes fun of how we stereotype people.

The Simpsons are just deciding what market they want to cater to. I was their original market, but stopped watching years ago. I suspect they are trying to lure in the GenZ kids, with edgy, but not TOO edgy, comedy. Playing the middle is hard. Soft enough parents will let their pre-teens watch, but still "adult" enough to compete with the successful spinoffs on the cable-only channels.

Yes.
All the characters are stereotypes.
But I guess it's okay to make fun of them.

 

[Cygnus]

Removing a POC from the show like that just seems racist.

True!
Where will Biden get his understanding of different immigrant cultures from now?

 

[Cygnus]

Why does the producer of "the Simpsons" hate Indian people?!?

Right , like others have said all their characters are stereotypes, escpecially Homer. It's effing comedy....Good God, this is why comedians are pissed and shying away from colleges. I saw a thing with Chris Rock discussing it. I always thought Chris was ab;e to be funny AND make good social commentary in way that most could deal with, and sometimes learn from.

 

[KG1]

**** a classic movie like Blazing Saddles could never have been made in this era. The brilliance of that movie was the way over the top satirical stereotyping,

 

[Spear Dane]

You may recall Ellen Pao is the former interim CEO of Reddit.

Apparently the ability to think freely, have a different opinion, and challenge the consensus... is a bad thing.

Of course it's bad. Fool. She amuses me. She lost her lawsuit because nobody could imagine a rich white guy desperate enough to make a pass at her.

 

[Cygnus]

**** a classic movie like Blazing Saddles could never have been made in this era. The brilliance of that movie was the way over the top satirical stereotyping,

You got that right! I recall the first time my 20something son saw Sanford and Son and All in The Family! He was like "They'd never let this on TV now"

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

You got that right! I recall the first time my 20something son saw Sanford and Son and All in The Family! He was like "They'd never let this on TV now"

The Three Stooges, Bugs Bunny, or Tom & Jerry either.

 

[Leadeye]

Lots of cartoon characters in the past smoked, think that would be on tv today?

 

[oze]

Lots of cartoon characters in the past smoked, think that would be on tv today?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c

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[Dead Duck]

On that scale even 'Ozzie and Harriet' or 'Leave it to Beaver' wouldn't be aloud to be aired.
To many wemens makin sammiches.

 

[Dr.Midnight]

On that scale even 'Ozzie and Harriet' or 'Leave it to Beaver' wouldn't be aloud to be aired.
To many wemens makin sammiches.

 

[IndyGal65]

Lots of cartoon characters in the past smoked, think that would be on tv today?

Probably not, but a needle exchange program would be A-OK.

 

[JettaKnight]

‘The Simpsons’ producer confirms Apu is being written out of show

Every show has to jump the shark sometime.

 

[ArcadiaGP]

From The Guardian, of all places

None of us should enjoy the right to have our beliefs shielded from abuse

 

[rhino]

On that scale even 'Ozzie and Harriet' or 'Leave it to Beaver' wouldn't be aloud to be aired.
To many wemens makin sammiches.

That's only because Ricky was a racist, David was a fascist, Ozzie was a Nazi, and Harriet was literally Hitler.

 

[HoughMade]

That's only because Ricky was a racist, David was a fascist, Ozzie was a Nazi, and Harriet was literally Hitler.

Ozzie never went to work.....

 

[femurphy77]

The Three Stooges, Bugs Bunny, or Tom & Jerry either.

We went to the Artcraft over the weekend and the pre-movie cartoon was a Bugs Bunny 'toon about Bugs saving Hansel and Gretel from the evil witch. In the end the witch had turned herself into a hot rabbit babe that Bugs was happily walking away with. His final line was something like "I know, I know. . .but ain't they ALL witches inside?". I counted about a dozen things in the 'toon that wouldn't be allowed today but that last line blew everything else out of the water.

Sad what we are becoming.

 

[Cygnus]

From The Guardian, of all places

None of us should enjoy the right to have our beliefs shielded from abuse

Guardian issuing apology/retraction and ability to operate threatened in 3, 2, ..........

We went to the Artcraft over the weekend and the pre-movie cartoon was a Bugs Bunny 'toon about Bugs saving Hansel and Gretel from the evil witch. In the end the witch had turned herself into a hot rabbit babe that Bugs was happily walking away with. His final line was something like "I know, I know. . .but ain't they ALL witches inside?". I counted about a dozen things in the 'toon that wouldn't be allowed today but that last line blew everything else out of the water.

Sad what we are becoming.

I recall that one. But it fits in with Bugs being a lovable rougue.
Do you remember The Three Stooges with Curly and the Arab dudes with a water pipe? The guy tells Curly "You smoke waterpipe. It's good smoke", then Curly kinda wigs out. Wonder if that's still around. I'm certain Hossan, Chop! is not.
Although maybe, just maybe, "Where's my hasenpfeffer?" is.

 

[mmpsteve]

I don't know about the Stooges, but Woody Woodpecker wasn't putin up with any of that smokin ****. I almost fell off my chair when I first saw this, when I was watching it with my kids. Spit out my coffee and everything.

 

[Dead Duck]

I don't know about the Stooges, but Woody Woodpecker wasn't putin up with any of that smokin ****. I almost fell off my chair when I first saw this, when I was watching it with my kids. Spit out my coffee and everything.

I consider that a very educational episode.
I love Woody. He's such a dick.