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All in the Family did it first. The problem with both shows is it’s real hard to tell satire from actually espousing conservative views and sexism.
Is it though? Was that a problem with the Stephen Colbert Show too?
Yes.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1940161208330904
All I'm reading here is some people weren't capable of getting the joke. That's on them. Those of us that can grasp humor had no problems.
Comedy should never be dumbed down for the people that can't understand it.
To be fair, I don't think satire in any way is bad, or that it should be dumbed down - but there are often legitimate issues with the way it's seen to the point of it becoming a meme.
That's on the person that isn't capable of nuance, like @db2 said. There really isn't much else to say. If someone can't understand a joke its thier own fault. Boohoo.
To put it bluntly, that's only a thing that happens for the dim witted. Everyone else is capable of nuance.