That was a great show, and I loved the interactions with Maude. You simply couldn’t have a show like that now, which is a tragedy. It showed the stupidity of prejudice, but did so in an entertaining way with a character that came to be loved despite his obvious flaws (like we all have) - and there’s no more effective way to teach a lesson. Besides, in a diverse society (which we’ve pretty much always had, even in colonial times), we have to laugh at each other and ourselves a bit to diffuse tensions. If everyone is subjected to a bit of good-natured ribbing, we all become more equal and also more understood by those different than us.
Screw the Left, they take away everything fun and enjoyable in life.
There was another great episode where basically Lionel Jefferson called out Meathead, about how all Michael wanted to talk to him about was racial stuff, and Lionel told him, “Black people have weather too, you know!”