Lol. Lmao even

  • ratboy [they/them]
    hexagon
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    1 day ago

    Also I never thought about how little media shows families realistically. But even then it's still a father raising three kids and providing for a stay at home wife which is....lol. Maybe it was doable pre-2008 though.

    • ComradeMonotreme [she/her, he/him]
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      24 hours ago

      Lois isn't a stay-at-home mother, despite having 4 children, she works part-time at a large pharmacy store and some other gigs. I believe it also talks about how despite having a college degree, she is unable to find better work due to long gaps of unemployment due to pregnancy and child-rearing.

      • ratboy [they/them]
        hexagon
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        23 hours ago

        Oh shit that's right I totally forgot! Damn that is pretty surprising considering the time it came out

        • Nakoichi [they/them]M
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          20 hours ago

          Malcolm in the Middle is down right Marxist in its portrayal of class antagonisms compared to literally every other sitcom.

    • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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      24 hours ago

      I mean its still possible but its like the person has to be petit bourgeois to make it. A business owner like auto repair or car dealership or (maybe) dentist.