Many episodes of "All in the family including the episode viewed at screening revolve around everyday controversail issues such as racism and homosexuality in the 1970s'. A show that show similar yet different characteristic is "That 70s Show" a contemporary comedy the places humor on these controversial issues in a new and modern way.
The family in "That 70s Show" includes a father much like Archie Bunker, war veteran and against the new aged rebellious teens, Red Foreman. Red utilizes remarks that implies how he is tremedously against the actions and ways of the teenagers of the times but does so in a way were he doesnt adress the topic directly. Reds remarks mostly revolves around his family and how his son friends influence the show basic idea.He often makes remarks about homosexuality and how his son ,Eric, friends display these unwanted characteristics.
The character of Archie Bunker places humor on a more broader stand in which he is defensive and makes rude remakes about people who he beliiefs, sexual orientation, or ethnicity is not of his liking without beating around the bush. Unlike the obvious implication of That 70s Show to make light of the situations brought by a more moderate 70s family. All in the Family depicted how life in a more conservative 70s family lived. In the episode viewd Archie uses remarks such as "Tinkerbell" and "Fag" to describe the type of man that was not accepted in the 70s by men of his age. Unlike That 70S Show not only do All in the Family revolve around the more modern individuals of the 70 such as hippies and homosexuals the topic of racism is also present. Archie has placed an x on those who are African American, Latino as well as many more.
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