Family Guy, Friend or Foe?

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Ryan Klosterman ENG: 101 Assignment 1, Instructor Draft January 24, 2013 Family Guy, Friend or Foe? In Antonia Peacocke’s article, “Family Guy and Freud: Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious,” she discuses the show created by Seth MacFarlane, states how she loves the show, and how she can even recite several episodes by heart (300). However, when she first started watching the show she did not care for the type of humor that was expressed (300). Peacocke then goes on to explain that she is not the only one who has these same feelings on how the show is prejudiced and crude (300). Evidence to this was when the show was cancelled not only once, but also twice, in 2000 and 2002 (300-301). Soon after the show was band, there was so many complaints from Fox Television Network viewers, the producers were forced to start airing the show again (303). However, as she continued to watch the television program, she noticed that there was more than just racist, sexist, and bestiality jokes to be taken from the show (303). She then goes on to state how she gave the show a second chance and realized that it actually had a purpose and portrayed the stereotypes many people use today (308). Family Guy is one of the most disgusting, cruel and racist shows I have ever laid my eyes on, that is what I first thought after watching the TV show, Family Guy, for the first time, now that I look back on it, it is simply not true. If you look into the show more deeply and get what Seth McFarland, creator of Family Guy, is trying to portray you realize there is a lot more to it. I took the same view of the show as Peacocke, at first I did not like it, but I was forced by my family and friends to watch it. After watching several episodes, I stepped back and took a deeper look at the racist and sexist jokes said on the show, and I realized there was more to learn and see then just

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