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independentbystander 3 points ago +3 / -0

This! At first, MTV was all-in for Beavis & Butthead because on the surface, they encouraged dumbness and irresponsible self-centered misbehavior. MTV "News" even got a trailer-park fire out of it, blaming the fire on kids imitating the show (rather than the parent who let the kids play with lighters.)

>But then

They realized Mike Judge is a Patriot from Texas, the kind of guy who does occasional interviews with InfoWars. Problematic! The show actually does some smart social commentary on the sly, so it had to go.

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Herecomedatpresident 2 points ago +2 / -0

Astute analysis.

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independentbystander 2 points ago +2 / -0

Thank you! <3 <3 <3 Here's a link to one of his InfoWars interviews. (40 mins) It's worth a watch for any Mike Judge/Beavis & Butthead fan, one of the more in-depth interviews I've seen with him.

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friedmandick 2 points ago +2 / -0

So then he creates one of the best cartoons of all time again in King of The Hill, glorifying the lifestyle of said Patriot from Texas.

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independentbystander 2 points ago +2 / -0

True story! And once again, on the surface it seem to be the typical Hollywood "product" that unflatteringly portrays rural/working-man stereotypes. But as always, Mr. Judge sneaks in smart social commentary and Red Pills.

Another fun case in point: Around the 28:00 mark of this InfoWars interview he discusses the production of "Office Space" and "Idiocracy," with the Fox movie studio meddling in those movies/refusing to promote "Idiocracy" due to the Red Pills and thought-provoking content. (The world "Idiocracy" is set in very much illustrates the end-game of a shallow-minded group-think consumer-culture Socialist Utopia, and Fox didn't want to give their viewers too much of a preview of their plans.) As Mr. Judge says, he is already seeing aspects of "Idiocracy" in real-life that did not take 500 years of de-evolution to "achieve."