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Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment (www.techdirt.com)
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[–] half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 87 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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 45 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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!

[–] VentraSqwal@links.dartboard.social 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Scrubs was cringe even when it was fresh

[–] uis@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] qfjp@lemmy.one 3 points 2 years ago

tee-hee it's scared and regressive

[–] PostmodernPythia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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