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What shows have you grown out of, or has society grown out of? Were they popular in their time? Were they not so much? Why do you feel like they've aged? I'll leave mine below

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[–] Blaze@lemmy.cafe 29 points 1 day ago (8 children)

My girlfriend is rewatching the Big Bang theory. Not a fan of the laugh tracks, but even beyond that the humor seems quite dated and offensive due to using a lot of negative stereotypes: ableism, sexism, racism, etc

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This was a hard one for me, the show definitely started as "Let's laugh at the nerds", and for me I was like "Oh great, let's just normalize my bullying growing up". Then they had to pivot because thanks to Marvel now nerdy stuff was cool, and then haha isn't it fun being nerdy?! I never got over that. These guys make a ton of money and are incredibly smart, but the laughable thing is they like Star Trek. Swap out nerds for other groups of people and you quickly realize how offensive it can be. "Lets make a show that shows _____ group of people and laugh about their love of ______ because it's not normal"

[–] Blaze@lemmy.cafe 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, definitely agree. My girlfriend is aware about those issues, but she knows the show so it's just a way for her to unwind after work

Yeah, definitely what I still do with sitcoms. Ignoring the obvious flaws as a way to unwind

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