The Simpsons is enduring as meme material because it's shared cultural context for almost any English speaker of roughly my generation. But with its decline in quality over the years, I wonder if the Simpsons is still culturally relevant to younger people.
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I’ve never watched it
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Wow! I would guess that you're roughly the same age as me, though. How did you miss it in the 90s?
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My mom literally cut our cable wires.
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Wow :o in Australia it was broadcast on free-to-air channels ad nauseam to the point that most Australians my age can quote extended sequences from memory.
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Lol our family couldn't stand the sound of it so we never watched it as a back in the day. I must have inherited that prejudice, haha - still can't stand them! 😅
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My grandmother couldn't stand the voices either. Maybe it's a generational thing. I can't stand the voices (and a lot else) on Rick and Morty either but younger people seem to like that show.
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I admit, the Simpsons voices (and in Rick and Morty, and most modern adult cartoons) are soo grating I have a hard time watching them, even when I see a good meme. And the humour is usually not my style.
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Yeah, tbh I've found that I can eventually get used to the voices. Even with kids animation from the US it can be annoying. Eg. initially I found the voices of the main characters of Adventure Time and Steven Universe to be annoying, but was glad I stuck it out.
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Like, I'd definitely prefer it if they toned it down, but yeah, it's kind of like tags on T-shirts or other such annoyances. Maybe it's more a sound-sensitivity (possible ASD?) thing I struggle with. Eg. I can't stand mechanical keyboards etc.