History is cyclical if large chunks of the population refuse to acknowledge it.
Comment on Masculine Policy: The GOP’s Plan To Outlaw ‘Porn’ And Suspend The First Amendment
InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 1 year ago
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? About book burnings and how stupid the previous generations were for fearing and banning media that challenged them?
thepianistfroggollum@lemmynsfw.com 1 year ago
carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You should watch the documentary show about the duggars and how they’re part of a huge cult that systemically indoctrinates kids, fucks them, and gets them into politics. It’s disgusting. It’s and organized push or quiverfull fundamentalist shit being pushed into law.
thomcat@midwest.social 1 year ago
Shiny Happy People, for the people wondering what the documentary is called.
Root@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
The real impact of the 9/11 attacks: There is direct line from shock and confusion to nationalistic rhetoric and “'OOORAH!”- patriotism to the rise of the Tea Party, the growing influence of the Evangelicals up to the emergence of Trumpism and Qanon.
half_fiction@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year 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 1 year ago
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 1 year ago
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.