maybe there's also a little bit of- these things were trying to be countercultural but now they're just...cultural?

society clearly went in a certain direction so when south park is doing their 'both sides' thing and the joke is "look we're saying the slur!" It's just NOT countercultural. That's the direction we went.

I don't know. But like aqua teen hunger force, I should watch that. because they made good stuff back then, I'd like to spot the non-cringe.