(May 30, 2018 at 12:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(May 30, 2018 at 10:59 am)Shell B Wrote: The success of the show proves that's not quite true. People really are able to laugh at these kinds of things. That's why there are so many liberal comedy news shows. That said, Archie Bunker was supposed to be an idiot that people didn't relate to, but it backfired in a racist America. People actually related to the guy. It's bizarre.
Bunker was a caricature of a dumb, white racist.
Now we have one in the white house.
I've always been so astounded at how many people actually admired that idiot. The guy who played him was clear that you weren't supposed to like him until he had his enlightened moments. I think those are what made the show great.