TW: anti-fat bias, ableism I’ve been re-watching How I Met Your Mother during my morning workouts. And like all sitcoms made before 2018, it is filled with jokes that (hopefully) wouldn’t be allowed to air today. It’s alarming how we all grew up with a slew of anti-fat, homophobic and transphobic garbage disguised as cutting comedy. I’m relieved to know that there have been great strides in making this type of behavior no longer societally acceptable. But I have noticed that there is one area where people are still allowed to throw punches without any repercussions. And that area is people’s intelligence.
Thank you so much for posting this, so many people still think stupid = bad when intelligence is not an indicator of someone's value, and also the measures we have for intelligence are based in racist, classist and ableist theories.
Thank you for this post I feel SO validated. I have actually never had someone talk about this but as someone who struggles with spelling because of a learning disability, hearing you talk about this is amazing. I am a "smart" person. I have a BA and I work a full time professional job that uses a lot of writing, but if I didn't have ato correct I don't know if I would have passed high school. Even in this comment I have had to correct so many words.
I had so many bad jokes or just strait up insults about my spelling over the years it still gives me so much anxiety. Thank you for taking about this. I appreciate you!
This has been on my mind so much lately. I’m rewatching the Golden Girls, and it’s incredibly fat phobic. There is a whole EPISODE about Blanche’s daughter putting on weight and being fat - filled with jokes at her expense.
this highlights how much power the media has as a form socialisation of people from young because people see what happens on tv and are convinced that's how the world is & therefore bringing disrespectful phrases & comments into the real world to get a laugh bc that's how it's portrayed in tv shows. thankyou for this !!
Hi! I totally understand what you mean. I was a HUGE fan of HIMYM when i was younger, and now i can´t even watch it. I cant understand why everyone is so mean!
Thank you so much for posting this, so many people still think stupid = bad when intelligence is not an indicator of someone's value, and also the measures we have for intelligence are based in racist, classist and ableist theories.
10000%!!!
Thank you for this post I feel SO validated. I have actually never had someone talk about this but as someone who struggles with spelling because of a learning disability, hearing you talk about this is amazing. I am a "smart" person. I have a BA and I work a full time professional job that uses a lot of writing, but if I didn't have ato correct I don't know if I would have passed high school. Even in this comment I have had to correct so many words.
I had so many bad jokes or just strait up insults about my spelling over the years it still gives me so much anxiety. Thank you for taking about this. I appreciate you!
Thanks so much for reading!! Seems like we have had similar experiences! Sending love xoxox A
Friends is one of my favorite shows. However, there are parts of it that make me cringe upon rewatching it as an adult.
Agreed!!!
This has been on my mind so much lately. I’m rewatching the Golden Girls, and it’s incredibly fat phobic. There is a whole EPISODE about Blanche’s daughter putting on weight and being fat - filled with jokes at her expense.
Thanks for this thought provoking post!
It's truly wild how everyone publicly talked just a few years ago! No wonder we are so messed up around certain things!
This was awesome, thank you!
this highlights how much power the media has as a form socialisation of people from young because people see what happens on tv and are convinced that's how the world is & therefore bringing disrespectful phrases & comments into the real world to get a laugh bc that's how it's portrayed in tv shows. thankyou for this !!
It's so true! Media has a HUGE impact that people often like to ignore. Thank you for reading!! xoxo A
Hi! I totally understand what you mean. I was a HUGE fan of HIMYM when i was younger, and now i can´t even watch it. I cant understand why everyone is so mean!
It is wild to watch older shows and movies! Even some of my favorites are very disappointing!