the worst thing the office did was take the racist, sexist, homophobic, creep boss and turn him into a loveable goof without changing any of those other aspects of his character
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Remember during the Xmas ep where they pick up two Asian waitresses from Benihana and then Michael puts an X on one of their arms to remember which is which and then at the end they just laugh it off and he's redeemed for it and we're asked to laugh aling with them
Nope, we're laughing at how horrible he was, not with him. Way to not get the show
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The last scene with Jim and Michael sitting there and Michael tells Jim how he put an X on her arm and they just laugh it off is entirely meant for the audience to laugh along with them because "Haha such a silly guy" even though its pretty baf
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Nah, drawing the X was demoralizing. We all get that. The office dances a line in comedy, and this scene, like many others, aims to be so absurd, that the audience laughs. It’s not like “omg MGS is racist hahaha” it’s like “how is this human existing in the world lol??”
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It’s the same thing as Blazing Saddles or Pierce from Community. The intent is for the audience to laugh at how dumb/wrong/out of touch these characters are. THEY are the butt of the joke, not the people they insult.
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Exactly... Same with always sunny. These people clearly don't get it.
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No we’re definitely laughing with him. It’s a great moment between him and Jim. Incredible writing, actually
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