macfarlane seems surprisingly open minded considering the bottom tier humor he's spouted through family guy for so many years. the trans episodes of the orville seemed really on point to me
this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
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I think he grew over time, as a lot of us did.
That or he just doesn't want to get "cancelled"
MacFarlane has been progressive for longer than the term cancelled existed in that way, I don't think he was worried about that. He was progressive in a time when conservative humor didn't suck and wasn't universally hated, he could have kept down that path if he really wanted.
Just because your mind may be in the gutter, doesn't mean others aren't welcome. Farts are funny, regardless of one's identity.
I found this nearly poetic, but then I ripped one and giggled.
Some people like to say things like "hate the man, but the love the artist" in reference to people like Roman Polanski, who are just monsters that made some of the greatest art of the 20th century. MacFarlane is kind of my example of the opposite of that: "love the man, but hate the artist." He's so painfully unfunny, but the direction he took the Orville in where it basically became what contemporary Star Trek should be, dealing with contemporary sociopolitical issues while being overtly anti-capitalist, is genuinely refreshing. If nothing else, he's used his influence in the industry to secure a space for talented and progressive writers to craft some genuinely engaging good, issue focused science-fiction. So, kudos.
There's an entire website based largely around people mindlessly parroting catchphrases to each other, there's more of these people around than we'd like to think.
Google en passant
Me fail English? That's unpossible!
Dental plan!
Lisa needs braces!
Works on contingency? No! Money down!
Sauce?
Any of the reddit default subs.
Literally this
It's for church honey. NEXT!
These pretzels are making me thirsty!
Thanks for the bronze kind kangaroo
Let's not pretend like there aren't multiple websites where that happens. Lemmy websites included.
Lemmy's thing is more "communist textwall" than anything else.
Guy came out, got accepted, and that hurt him?
Slang use of hurt. It’s like a “this is such a weird situation it hurts, but not really” it can also definitely mean good but in an uncomfortable way, like if the person your you only met because your parents insisted they’d be good for you turned out to be the best date you’ve ever had. idk how to really explain it. I think it’s American gen-z queer slang based on who I’d speak like that to and expect any comprehension.
So in context it’s more like “I don’t think y’all understand how weird of a position family guy can put you into”
So "you don't know how much that stings".
gen z making shit up 'cause they're basically illiterate, but somehow can only understand nuances from 1-minute videos that pander to 11-year-olds
insults an entire generation
does it by saying they lack the capacity for nuance
Huh.
case in point
Well you can't expect people to get that slang if you use it like doublespeak. Most people will still interpret the word as its classic dictionary meaning.
No offense, but you’re clearly not the target audience of that tumblr post. I wouldn’t speak like that here, but I do on my tumblr account. Just like how 90s kids wouldn’t call something sick to their grandparents unless it’s feeling unwell.
The target audience understood the meaning of the post, I saw it, laughed, and thought that it was sweet that oop and their dad are able to connect even if they barely understand each other. My wife felt the same way.
What are you talking about? That's literally how slang works?
not in a situation where the original use makes more sense than the slang use, and the slang use is already close in meaning to the original use. 🤷
The post didn't say that OP was upset? It's just how Dad frames things. If they are upset at all, it's that Dad has a really odd weird stunted way of understanding the world.
OP literally claims the shows have hurt them...
Some people want to be victims
Lmao you literally post in conservative.
So?
It's ironic that you're saying other people are always trying to be the victim when that's modern conservatism in a nutshell.
I think I'd be a little hurt if my family had to view a fundamental thing about myself through the lens of an animated sitcom to understand it, but not like proper hurt.
"Dad, I'm trans"
"Is this a JoJo reference?"
Slightly off topic, but king of the hills drag queen episode is one of the most wholesome things on TV.
Hey! I got that YouTube video recommended by the algorithm too.
ADD: For those wondering, it's an essay by Lily Simpson.
Not sure which video you're referring to but I'd love to watch it if you have a link handy. That episode just stood out to me.
It's a video essay by Lily Simpson, they seem to be on a quest to analyze all pop media that touches trans issues or represents trans people.
I don't remember this. Can you share the link?
Added to the comment.
I heard the dad in Peter's voice.
Nyeheheheheheheheh