How Did The Simpsons Affect American Culture

These offensive lyrics aim to make people laugh and most importantly, to make people to discover the hidden meanings. Offensive humor is done by letting the viewer believing the joke is actually talking about something else or is the person who is supposed to be laugh at (Sienkiewicz & Marx, 2009).There are many individuals who after hearing the song condemn these lyrics as being powerful enough to incite a rebellion, whereas others will view the song as a satirical statement of the U.S. government operates today (Ricke, 2012). Shows like Family Guy are brewing a cultural rebellion. It shows that animated sitcoms play the role not only as a communication tool but also an interaction medium. Audience have a growing sense that anything goes mentality permeating our electronic culture, and electronic culture contributes to the moral crisis facing America. It can be …show more content…
Before The Simpsons launched, people thought animation is the entertainment only for children, the target audience is not adult. However, after The Simpsons first time appeared in public, people changed their conventional concept about animation. Even though The Simpsons is not the show for children, some parents are still okay with letting their children watch the show with them (Alters, 2003). Animated comedy sitcom can also cater to the whole family’ tastes.
The Simpsons’ impact permeates all cultural aspects in American society. The Simpsons lies in the description of an ordinary middle-class Americans daily household’s absurd experiences, biting satire of today's American social, political and cultural aspects. Through the characters arrangement and presentation; analysis of social and political hotspots and religious belief, etc. We can easily understand the current conditions and problems of American society. The Simpsons contains a lot of thought-provoking contents that we can discuss and it is full of the spirit of social metaphor and