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[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 131 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

In context, she’s portrayed as dumb for it and specifically said she was going to vote communist because the guy was handsome. It’s not very flattering to her, and IIRC she changes (or is implied to consider changing?) her vote to Bush at the end.

Now, what I actually WOULD consider a woke episode for the time was the episode about Dale’s dad being gay and working in the gay rodeo. This was 2 years before Bush’s re-election bait was to say he wanted to add an amendment to the US Constitution to outlaw gay marriage.

Also the episode where Peggy winds up making friends with drag queens because of her enormous feet.

[–] Pavidus@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I recently went back and watched all the episodes. The general vibe I get from the show is that it challenges Hank and Peggy fairly often with a typical (for the time) conservative issue. They start with a stereotypical response to the situation, but by the end of the episode, they have learned to be more accepting of the world around them, without sacrificing their own way of life. Maybe I'm overthinking it, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

[–] ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.org 19 points 3 weeks ago

Recently watched the episode where Hank is a huge pain in the ass about some clouds in Bobby's room and he and Peggy end up kicking each other in the shins.. it's less preachy and more down to earth with the characters problems and how they solve it. I enjoy it very much.

[–] zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 43 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She changes her vote to bush because she thinks he's hot. While Hank has a crisis because bush has a limp handshake

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Correct. She's vaine while hank is small town ignorant but open to ideas that challenge his own, except charcoal and they go pretty deep into sunk cost fallacy into that one too.

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago

butts in the seats

[–] Vandals_handle@lemmy.world 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago

🎵 I'm gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club 🎶

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Mike Judge writes Office Space, Silicon Valley, Beavis and Butthead, Idiocracy and more

The average conservative watching King of the Hill: "What does sa-tire mean?"

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Say-tire? Well I don't know nuttin bout that but no queens better come on!!!

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

no queens better come on!!!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_the_Hill_season_11#Episodes

Peggy, feeling a bit unfeminine because of her masculine clothes and size-16 feet, befriends Carolyn, who views Peggy as the epitome of womanhood. Hank is thrilled that Peggy finally has someone else to talk to about her girl problems, but discovers that Carolyn is a drag queen who thinks Peggy is one too. Meanwhile, Bobby tries to play pranks on people using a joke book, but every prank turns into someone else's good fortune.

Too late

[–] beejboytyson@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

God damn king of the hill is so good, I should rewatch.

[–] Endymion_Mallorn@kbin.melroy.org 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She's portrayed as dumb specifically for this - because she doesn't know anything she's 'voting for'.

You can be leftist without being "woke". You can be progressive without being dumb.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 17 points 3 weeks ago

But you can’t be a right winger without being dumb.

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 13 points 3 weeks ago

Its gonna be hard to replace Johnny Hardwick and Brittany Murphy, but I hope they do them both justice.

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Perfect audition!

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

God dang it luanne.

[–] DicJacobus@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

South Park, Grand Theft Auto, Mike Judge Shows.

Some of the most successful pop culture all "went woke" normal people barely notice it, if at all, sycophants will scream about it being Immoral, Lefty woke slop. Lmao