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Originally Posted by Cure
I do agree that that April clone was annoying as f*ck because it used dumb internet lingo, but not because it was some slight against people with mental handicaps. That's looking way too much into it.
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Originally Posted by The Big Bad
I see this come up a lot, and I am always baffled. I mean, we're fans. Looking too much into things is what we do. So why is it fine everywhere else but not when it comes to taking note of the way the show can be problematic? Defending the show by saying that it's "just a show" feels like the worst thing you can call it. If it's "just a show"--insubstantial and inconsequential and not worth thinking about on any deep level--then what the heck are we all doing here?
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Typically we look deeply into things like character and plot development,
and not having our perspective focused on overanalyzing every which way to read for any perceived offensive subtext against a particular demographic. If having that highly sensitive perspective seems to be one's overt main perspective in this show (or approaching any show), then what does that imply about the viewer then? Besides, should we
really be giving a show such grief over
perceived problems, when our society has far worse PC offenders (i.e.
The Simpsons and
South Park) that society accepts (to an almost cultural iconic level) based on viewership ratings?