ABC’s ‘The Middle’ Brilliantly Mocks College PC Outrage Culture - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 04-15-2016, 02:41 AM

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By Erik Soderstrom | April 14, 2016 | 8:25 PM EDT

In the midst of a 2016 campaign in which students claimed to be “frightened” and “in pain” because they saw pro-Trump messages scrawled in chalk around campus, Indiana University was plunged into a panic at the presence of a Dominican Friar, a Dartmouth sorority canceled its annual Kentucky Derby party after protesters cried “racism,” and the University of Southern California student government attempted to impeach school senator Jacob Ellenhorn for inviting a conservative speaker to campus, last night’s episode of The Middle on ABC couldn’t be more timely.

In "Survey Says..." series mother, Frankie Heck (Patricia Heaton), just wants to get out of the house and have a relaxing afternoon with her daughter Sue (Eden Sher). To Frankie’s dismay, instead of a quiet lunch with her daughter, she’s immediately introduced to Jeremy (Will Green), “the man her daughter likes.” Jeremy doesn’t order anything, freeing him up to explain how everything from mozzarella sticks to Horton the elephant is somehow problematic.

king of comedy · 04-15-2016, 07:10 PM

The second scene is the best.

Riley Martin · 04-15-2016, 07:13 PM

Do they make fun of the ridiculous "Safe Space" fad?

Yong Fang · 04-20-2016, 01:59 AM

Actually college students and basically young people from around 16 to 25 have this idealistic liberal worldview. Mostly because they lack life experience and youth, with the strength that they can change things, and their generation will be the one to do so.

What is that saying, if you are not liberal as a youth you have no heart and if you are one as an adult, you have no brain? Something like that. A lot of young people are supporting Bernie Sanders, when they do not really understand how economics work. Very naive.

Probably this younger generation are jaded by all the wars, a poor economy, student debt and getting a subpar job out of school (or join the military and risk being in a war). I graduated high school in the mid 1980's and looking back, the Reagan era was a bit like a reserrected 1950's, no wars, good economy, a much better feeling about the country and its standing in the World. Not much to protest because things were at an even keel mostly.

04-15-2016, 07:10 PM	#2
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	The second scene is the best.

04-15-2016, 07:13 PM	#3
Riley Martin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 09, 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 471	Do they make fun of the ridiculous "Safe Space" fad?

04-20-2016, 01:59 AM	#4
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	Actually college students and basically young people from around 16 to 25 have this idealistic liberal worldview. Mostly because they lack life experience and youth, with the strength that they can change things, and their generation will be the one to do so. What is that saying, if you are not liberal as a youth you have no heart and if you are one as an adult, you have no brain? Something like that. A lot of young people are supporting Bernie Sanders, when they do not really understand how economics work. Very naive. Probably this younger generation are jaded by all the wars, a poor economy, student debt and getting a subpar job out of school (or join the military and risk being in a war). I graduated high school in the mid 1980's and looking back, the Reagan era was a bit like a reserrected 1950's, no wars, good economy, a much better feeling about the country and its standing in the World. Not much to protest because things were at an even keel mostly.