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Originally Posted by masraum
My guess is that neither show is targeted at you or your demographic. You aren't supposed to understand. Both shows, I'm sure have plenty of people that can identify with them, or see themselves as being just one small step removed from either but can identify with the humor. And it's comedy, not real. People laugh at exaggeration or satire which is likely what most of the comedy in both is.
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Maybe you are correct. Maybe neither show is geared toward me. But since the first running of Roseanne was my generation I think maybe it is somewhat geared toward my generation. Maybe not me specifically, but, I think the demographic is my generation. That being said Roseanne did have it's funny moments for me. Mostly, the political jokes. Everything else was just over the top dysfunctionality. But, I think that is what original show was as well. Dysfunctionality ten fold.
Black-ish wasn't funny at all. It was blatant hatred. It promoted hatred toward whites. The husband stating to his wife (presumably who has some white blood because the "whites" were her family) "I hate the whites". He then shamed the white people at the dinner table (Easter) who wouldn't eat certain food.
Dave Chappelle is funny in his exaggeration of white people. Such as the skit form his show "The Niggars". Chris Rock is funny as was/is Eddie Murphy.