Posted on 07/28/2009 4:32:27 AM PDT by AuH2O
Family Guy is an animated sitcom that airs on the Fox Network. I am guilty of watching this show. So, before any Liberal thinks this is another Conservative bashing a show he has never seen, SHUT UP. I will admit the while show makes me laugh, there are more times than I can count when I am offended by the bigoted content of the show. That is why I have stopped watching the show since its infamous time travel episode where Brian the Dog and the Baby Stewie went back in time to Nazi Germany. On top of that, the show has featured countless historical inaccuracies.
First off, after arriving in Nazi Germany, in 1938, Brian tells Stewie that Germany is close to building WMDs. To that, Stewie says, “Isn’t America doing something to stop them…” Brian replies “No” and when Stewie asks, Why, Brian explains that“…maybe because they don’t have any oil…”
That is a cheap shot on several different levels and, even worse, historically inaccurate. In 1938 the U.S. was marred in the Great Depression, which was extended by the incompetent Roosevelt policies of “New Deal.” (The merits of Mr. Roosevelt will be explored in another entry.) That year, the U.S. had already begun the unofficial support of PM Winston Churchill’s efforts against Nazi Germany, which was later formalized with the “Lend Lease Act,” which was passed in March 1941). The stupid dog Brian, not to be confused with the old animated series “Two Stupid Dogs,” fails to mention that the U.S. ended up cleaning Nazi Germany’s clock and how America was key to the liberation of Europe. If not for U.S. Military support, intelligence reports show that the British Empire would have fallen by spring, 1942.
Second, there is a scene where Bran, Stewie and the other guy beat up Nazi SS officers and take their uniforms. Stewie found a McCain-Palin button under a lapel. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I was sick to my stomach when I saw that. How dare Seth McFarland – the one of the show’s writers insinuate that Sen. John McCain or former Vice Presidential candidate and Gov. Sarah Palin would have any connection to Naziss what so ever.
Imagine the outrage if I shopped around a photo with President Barack Obama wearing a Soviet flag on his lapel? The outcry would come from all corners and call me everything from a racist to a NaziI. Yet, when a liberal does it it’s just okay.
Family Guy is a show written by a group of anti-Judeo Christian bigots. They have done episodes that mock those who have any type of faith. Sadly, the show glorifies just about everything that is wrong in America.
Lastly, the show should be canned because it’s not even funny!
Family Guy is funny, though I like Futurama and Robot Chicken even more.
There are moments that do go way over the top, and a few where lightning bolts striking the producers would probably be appropriate, but on the whole it is funny. And that’s enough for me.
But, if they drop it I couldn’t choose not to watch it.
I stopped watching any kind of these shows after watching the Simpsons one time. The father was telling the son to kick someone in the n*ts if in a fight. Not the role model I want for my son. You are free to make your own choices.
FOX Network has a lot of programs that aren’t any good..... And, the NEWS is NOT that Conservative if you really watch it a lot. INCOMING!
Why would you expect historical accuracy from an animated cartoon that has a talking dog? If it makes you laugh, doesn’t that mean it’s funny?
I wouldn’t let me kid watch Family Guy... it is hardly kid friendly...
I watched 5 minutes of the first show and never considered watching any of it again. It’s pure crap.
why are we falling into the 'free speech is ok as long as i agree with it' crowd?
you don't like it, don't watch it. simple as that. some of the 'family guy' content makes me cringe but on the whole it's funny as heckfire.
personally, i do not like the way blogs seems to be taking over a lot of FR bandwidth. but again, i am a guest here and it's not my call.
sorry, but the object is to win a fight if you are ever in one. i’d rather have my kid end it and get out of there than ‘fight fair’ (whatever that means) and get the snot beat out of him. (i don’t have any kids yet, though)
>>> the show has featured countless historical inaccuracies <<<
I think the word you’re looking for is “anachronisms.”
Shakespeare uses some in _Julius Caesar_. Not exactly a new technique.
As for _Family Guy_, I find it to be unbearable. May it soon be available only on DVD and in reruns.
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