I mean he's not a leftist. I'm ignoring the constant sexual harassment and latent homophobia that seems to permeate the entire show and pretty much every character here and also that he's like a huge dick, but all his criticisms of people, the system and the world are oddly leftist. Never really noticed when I watched it back in it's heyday.

  • WashedAnus [he/him]
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    6 months ago

    I hate watching shows I remember fondly from the 90's/00's and it's all homophobia, transphobia, and sexual harassment.

    • hactar42@lemmy.ml
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      6 months ago

      Out of all shows I've rewatched, I'd say King of the Hill holds up the best in this regard. There are a few episodes where you think it will go all 90s homophobic but pulls the rug out from under you.

      A perfect example

      • v_krishna@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        I've recently been rewatching King of the Hill and have been really pleasantly surprised how well it holds up. Good guy Mike Judge.

      • NewLeaf
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        6 months ago

        Even the "bad opinions" the show displays in certain episodes are presented as such. There are a couple of lines here and there that could be accused of transphobia, but I feel like the show doesn't punch down, it just shows that Hank (or whoever) is just a bit behind the times

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        6 months ago

        Yeah I rewatched this not too long ago, hoping that running it at 2x speed would make it better. It did for the most part.

        I never saw the last season and when I saw it, I found I was right that the show was "How I Met Your Mother, starring Aunt Robin"

        • ChestRockwell [comrade/them, any]
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          6 months ago

          The final episode really ruined the show entirely.

          spoiler

          The total fuck you of undoing robin and Barney was unforgivable