Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoThey haven't made too many family-friendly cartoons about an abusive husband in a toxic relationship since they stopped making The Flintstones.message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down17
arrow-up153arrow-down1message-squareThey haven't made too many family-friendly cartoons about an abusive husband in a toxic relationship since they stopped making The Flintstones.Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·5 months agoSeth MacFarlane respectfully disagrees. But as always, Simpsons did it first.
minus-square474D@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 months agoHomer is an abusive father, is he really an abusive husband though?
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoI wouldn’t call either of those family-friendly. The Simpsons more so though.
minus-squareProtoknuckles@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 months agoFlintstones was mostly for adults. It was prime time. Hell, they advertised cigarettes!
minus-squareSouthEndSunset@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoI’m not sure about now, but very much in the 90s. I wasn’t allowed to watch them growing up.
Seth MacFarlane respectfully disagrees.
But as always, Simpsons did it first.
Homer is an abusive father, is he really an abusive husband though?
At least a dead beat one imho.
Emotionally maybe?
I wouldn’t call either of those family-friendly. The Simpsons more so though.
Flintstones was mostly for adults. It was prime time. Hell, they advertised cigarettes!
I’m not sure about now, but very much in the 90s. I wasn’t allowed to watch them growing up.