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Family Guy war on catholics? Why?

posted 8 years ago by SpongeBob1945
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I understand making jokes about the catholic religion can be funny. But why the focus on targeting catholics specifically?

Before you rant, I was a fan of Family Guy way back before it was on Fox a second time, back when it was a new show on the Cartoon Network after midnight on Adult Swim, and back before that too.

Secondly before you rant, I don't believe in god. However I do help out the local catholic church because despite the pedophile bad press I do support the charities donations to the church go to which is mostly help for new immigrants, social help like poverty, homelessness, hungry children and women's services like domestic or other abuse etc etc.

Lastly the pedophile cases don't represent the entire church and the good they do. Covering it up was wrong but Volkswagon covered up their emissions results, Ford let people die instead of recalling Pintos, companies payoff doctors to sell dangerous drugs etc etc, there's bad apples in every bunch. Do you throw away all your apples because one or two have worms?

I just think some of the good the church does should be shown too. Family Guy is a HUGE cultural influence and it's hurting these charaties that just seek to help the less fortunate.

Technically we don't need charities in theory because our taxes are supposed to be redistributed back to society but politicians are theives, so someone has to help the poor.

[–] checkiec 8 years ago

Dude it's called satire. Family guy makes fun of almost everybody.

[–] jnc8999 8 years ago

I'm a Catholic and while I'm not fond of the show's views on Christianity and other religions I don't let it bother me

[–] SpongeBob1945 8 years ago

You are missing the point which is about providing a more balanced satire. It's weighted one way.

And the symptoms of dwindling donations to help the poor eat or sleep off the streets.

[–] CommieTT 8 years ago

Louis CK spells out what the Catholic Church was created for: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VABSoHYQr6k

[–] SpongeBob1945 8 years ago

This thread is for serious debate, not jokes.

It's not funny to be starving and homeless. It's not funny when people aren't donating to charity anymore because shows like this target religions for cheap laughs.

[–] CommieTT 8 years ago

It's not funny to be molested by someone who supposed to be a pillar of the community, either.

And there are plenty of charities not affiliated with the Catholic Church (or religion in general).

[–] christianhgrey 8 years ago

Maybe you shouldn't watch family guy if something stupid like that bothers you... its a satire cartoon. You are taking it to serious

[–] KYLE-D 8 years ago

Since the message boards are vanishing I don't feel like thinking too deeply in this debate but I think you're greatly overestimating Family Guy's current 'cultural influence'. They certainly had their heyday but it would seem those days are gone.

You're focusing on Catholics however they equally jab Judaism more so most people would say I think & perhaps not equally but they've even taken shots at Islam. Do you think they have a 'war' on those religions as well?

[–] Plutos_Charm 8 years ago

I think it's more of a low hanging fruit thing. He's an athiest, apparently, so prob doesn't worry about which religion he's offending (as he makes jewish, muslim jokes a lot), but TBH, everyone sees some kind of Catholic scandal in the news all the time, so their thei easiest, most well-known religion to mock.

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[–] mananuku 8 years ago

You'd be hard pressed to find someone who's views, religion or cultural background hasn't been hit by Family Guy...But most of us don't get butt hurt and just laugh along.
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[–] Bilwick1 8 years ago

I believe that Seth MacFarlane is what's often called "a recovering Catholic," as I am; and we like to joke about the church we left behind.

Unlike Seth MacFarlane, however, I choose to be consistent in preferring reason to dogma. He's a "liberal," which means he's become a member of THIS religion:

https://grrrgraphics.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/shrine_of_the_statists1.jpg