[Oliver_W]

The whole POINT of that sketch was that the old woman was a bigot and saying unacceptable things about students right to their faces.

Are people so stupid that they can't understand we the audience weren't meant to be agreeing with the character’s comments?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

The whole POINT of that sketch was that the old woman was a bigot and saying unacceptable things about students right to their faces.

Are people so stupid that they can't understand we the audience weren't meant to be agreeing with the character’s comments?

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[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Are people so stupid that they can't understand we the audience weren't meant to be agreeing with the character’s comments?

The issue is that a big chunk of the audience is as well. You have people laughing because they get it... and then you have people laughing because they just agree with it.

The character "Homelander" in The Boys is a similar example: if you've not seen it, he's (to sum it up) "What If Superman was an Incel". He's meant to be sad, pathetic, almost a parody of the "frustrated angry bloke with mummy issues", but with the twist of being terrifying because he's so powerful.

Problem is that the incels ****ing idolise him, unironically.

Same thing here really. Yes some people are laughing at the parody of the racist gammon-lady ... but others are just laughing at the things she's saying.

That said I'm not one for censoring historical telly. This whole trend of trying to rewrite history by pretending it never happened is very odd.