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DrMango@lemmy.world 4 months agoThe Man Show was on air for 6 consecutive seasons starting in 1999. Their premier episode featured Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel sitting outside trying to get people to sign a petition to end women’s suffrage (as a joke, bro. Obviously it’s a joke!)
otp@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Was that not just to take advantage of the fact that “suffrage” sounds like a bad thing (like “suffering”)?
4lan@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Exactly, playing on people’s ignorance like current talk show on-the-street segments do.