We Blame Roseanne

Diana and JR discuss the ways in which the show and the person amplified the "fun in dysfunctional" trope in comedy. Subscribe to our Patreon for extras A few resources:Quiet One, Funny One, or Favorite? How Childhood Roles in Dysfunctional Families Shape Adult Trauma — Tim Fletcher Co. Dysfunctional Family: Traits, Examples, Impact, Healing Every Chuck Lorre Sitcom Has The Exact Same Problem Produced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

In this episode, we talk about how we blame Roseanne for the magnification of mediocre white men, through the show onscreen and offscreen. Important links:Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male AmericaWhy does the world reward mediocre white men?Why are sitcom dads still so incompetent? Today's ParentJudd Apatow, Sarah Silverman, and Roseanne Barr Talk Judaism, F-bombs, and Radical FeminismSarah Michelle Gellar Speaks on Joss Whedon Trying to Ruin HerYouTubeThe Influence of American Television on Global Cultural Norms<p...

Despite being blatantly homophobic, xenophobic, and aggressively unfunny, Bill Maher continues to be booked and blessed, making millions a year. Flying his private plane, although he claims to be an environmentalist. Being misogynistic AF while claiming to be pro-women. Spouting half-baked talking points without any research to back up dangerous rhetoric, without any consideration for the folks who are harmed by the language...the contradictions have no end.Bill Maher is an enigma wrapped in a rage-inducing riddle, and he unintentionally provokes thought-provoking discourse from super talented folks like Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Berenstein, Will Weldon*, Sam Seder...

In this episode, Diana and JR unpack why they blame Roseanne (both the show and the person) for perpetuating White Feminism. While Roseanne continues to be regarded as a "feminist icon", the bulk of her work only allowed for a feminism that primarily focused on the experience of cisgender, neurotypical white people. The show Roseanne has received a lot of critical acclaim for a couple of episodes labeled controversial or groundbreaking because they address homophobia and racism, but sitcom barely scratched the surface.The episode neatly wraps the issue of racism up in a bow, with a...

Before the debut of Roseanne, television shows depicted children without parents as a tragedy. But the Conners made light of the parentification of their children, even when the situation was objectively grim. The general theme of the show was "putting the fun in dysfunctional", which meant normalizing a lack of boundaries. Each one of the Conner kids display the long-term impact of parentification, but because it's viewed in a comedic light, viewers aren't invited to examine the damage. And the normalization of making parentification a punchline can be seen in many subsequent television shows. For example, Gilmore...

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