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Uncle Joe

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17. "All in The Family" was the first T.V. program to delve in to racism but it downplayed

Thu Dec 19, 2013, 02:16 PM

Dec 2013

racism's ugly consequences.

Whether done so by design or not, Archie's character either due to the writing or O'Connor's charisma was in many respects more likeable than the liberals represented by Gloria and Meathead on that program.

Gloria was a whiner and Meathead a "freeloader" Archie was the "working man" while All in the Family broke new social boundaries, I don't believe it did liberals, progressives or the issue of racism any favors.

I view AITF more as corporate media propaganda setting the stage for identifying "working people" as conservative while were liberals not pulling their weight and relying on "hard working" taxpayers to subsdize their dreams of big government.

Thanks for the thread, grasswire.

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Did conservatives embrace Archie Bunker, too? [View all] grasswire Dec 2013 OP

Yes. I remember it well. I compare it to conservatives who think Colbert is a conservative. Lint Head Dec 2013 #1

Hell, they embrace him even now (see the comments) Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #2

i think everyone did FatBuddy Dec 2013 #3

I remember that show. HappyMe Dec 2013 #4

Poe's law seabeckind Dec 2013 #5

I read that the producers intentionally kept it vague enough redqueen Dec 2013 #7

I think so. HappyMe Dec 2013 #9

I don't think it was as cynical as that - el_bryanto Dec 2013 #10

Perhaps not. I heard it on a radio interview IIRC, on NPR. redqueen Dec 2013 #13

We need a new All In the Family hollowdweller Dec 2013 #6

Megyn Kelly must have watched "All In The Family" ... really! napkinz Dec 2013 #8

This is epic in its awesomeness, when also considering that the bullwinkle428 Dec 2013 #12

blue_tires posted that video above ... napkinz Dec 2013 #14

DOH! Great minds think alike! bullwinkle428 Dec 2013 #20

Richard Nixon embraced him ... napkinz Dec 2013 #11

They probably did Catherine Vincent Dec 2013 #15

They loved the CHARACTER; they hated the ACTOR who played him napkinz Dec 2013 #16

"All in The Family" was the first T.V. program to delve in to racism but it downplayed Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #17

I think that what blows their minds is... ryan_cats Dec 2013 #18

The people who watched the show knew that it was satire Gothmog Dec 2013 #19