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Comfort shows without transphobic jokes? (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been feeling down lately and I started re-watching futurama for some good nostalgia, but it keeps making transphobic jokes which is kind of just making me feel worse. Anyone have any suggestions for comfort shows to watch?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

DS9

Unless you count the gender bending jokes surrounding Trill issues that have been made once or twice. Or the time Kira ruined a deal Quark was trying to make by editing his hologram program of her to have his head on a female body to disgust his buyer.

Actually curious what people think about those, along with Drew's brother on the Drew Carry show.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

I also think there was gender swap in 3rd rock played for laughs, but I might be misremembering gender differences for an alien. I also don't recall the episodes so not sure if it was just poking fun at gender as a whole.

Similarly, I think scrubs has some references that may be unpleasant but on the whole they tend to be good or thoughtful when dealing with subjects that at the time weren't always represented well.

Unfortunately, a lot of older shows have unpleasant jokes. We just have to realize that jokes were a way to discuss the taboo and if we didn't have those jokes back then, we might not have the progress to today. That's not to say we want them now but we should judge the media on the knowledge and morals of the time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There's also an episode where Quark undergoes gender reassignment in order to close a deal, which is played for laughs and includes lines about women being sensitive because of their hormones. It sticks out because it's just horrible, while she show is generally good.