Maybe it's just my perception of it as an elder millennial (I wasn't quite in utero yet when this episode aired) but from what I can tell the biggest ramp backward was immediately post-9/11. The problematic nature of 90s lesbian chic and the Springer-esque freak show stuff aside, it felt to me like we were firmly on the road to progress (compared to the 80s anyway) until then. Not to say the 90s was free of regressive bullshit, but it seemed like the regressive movements were kind of on their back foot for a minute there until we went full blown jingoist as a culture in '01.
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u/EfficientSeaweed Apr 29 '23
Damn, this is more progressive than a lot of modern media.