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In addition, this series may be harmful to some viewers because they can unintentionally fill their heads with stereotypes about certain cultures or ideas that they might not have even been introduced to before. For example, in spite of the rating a child may stumble upon the show and hear the terms used in the show that they may never have been exposed to like “blacks and “whites”. As the years go by integration gets better and these terms are used less in less, so a youth that has previously seen people in color like the generations before them; might come as a result of watching the series at too young of an age. In conclusion, when dealing with satire there is always the chance of misinterpretation. However when exposed to the intended

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