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[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 27 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

It’s not offensive, it’s just not that funny.

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 1 points 21 minutes ago

That's what's offensive

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 19 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

97% of Seinfeld's entertainment value is the bass line.

[–] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 27 minutes ago

But if you make an observation and draw it out for a long time, that automatically makes it funny, right?

[–] BedInspector@lemmy.world 11 points 15 hours ago (3 children)

Not saying it's not funny, but there is definitely stuff in the show that wouldn't fly today. For example there is an episode where George didn't know black people ate salad.

[–] angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com 23 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

I don't like Seinfeld, but isn't George supposed to be an utter dunce?

Like, as a Zoomer, people not being able to tell the difference between portraying bigotry and endorsing it IS an actual problem I see.

[–] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I am reminded of Sokka's character in the new version of the Avatar (show) compared to the original animated one. In the original animated one, he portrays sexism and very much feels the consequences of it, and grows as a character when overcoming it (through warranted humiliation). The new show never included any of this and so his character lacks all of this. It's like the writers think they're endorsing his sexism if they ever included such a thing.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AreaSIX@lemm.ee 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

He is also based on Larry David himself, and many of the most outrageous stunts he does in Seinfeld, David has done in real life. For example, George quitting his job just to regret it immediately and going back the next day as if nothing had happened, is based on Larry David doing exactly that as a writer on SNL. He made a big scene and quit, and just went back after the weekend and pretended like he'd been joking. Larry David is an interesting man to say the least.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 43 minutes ago

He made a big scene and quit, and just went back after the weekend and pretended like he’d been joking.

Sounds like the whole situation could've been avoided by him curbing his enthusiasm

[–] eluvinar@szmer.info 5 points 14 hours ago

and a lot of questionable consent sex situations if I remember correctly

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I heard on a podcast today that Larry David based the George character on himself. (The podcast is called Good Bad Billionaire, where a couple of people judge various billionaires on their ethics etc. TIL Jerry Seinfeld is a billionaire.)

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 1 points 2 hours ago

Not a Seinfeld fan but I did see enough episodes of both it and Curb Your Enthusiasm to be annoyed that I didn't make this connection.

[–] wolfeh@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

This whole "young people find everything offensive" narrative is ridiculous, and always has been. It's very beneficial to those who want to shift the Overton window, though.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 28 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (3 children)

That right there is some clickbait. I'm millennial and I was watching the show when it was on and loved it.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 8 points 13 hours ago

Yeah, not sure how old they think millennials are or when they thought Seinfeld aired

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

#HEY IT'S THE ASSMAN!

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[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I did a re-watch in the last couple years. Most of it was fine, even if it would not be a big hit these days. Jerry dates the Asian women? Yea that would get called out most likely. Elaine dates a guy she thinks is black? Pretty sure that still flies. Elaine is scarred she's dating a murderer? Probs a special two part episode these days. Shocks me how ahead of the curve they were with the Elaine gets gaped episode.

[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 minutes ago

I guess I'm going to have to rewatch now.

[–] peregrin5@lemm.ee 12 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

If they(we) think Seinfeld is offensive, what do they think of IASIP?

[–] AreaSIX@lemm.ee 3 points 1 hour ago

Well, IASIP is also actually funny, which helps.

[–] letsgo2themall@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Meh, Jerry Seinfeld has been pushing the "I'm too offensive for young people" and "I've been cancelled" nonsense for a while now. He's just old and not funny anymore. Turns out telling the same jokes for 30 years doesn't get a lot of laughs. What is the deal with millennials anyway!

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 8 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

he unequivocally walked that back recently. said he was wrong to think that and it isn't a thing. he probably had a talk with his kid or something.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

He probably had a long talk with his PR counselor and was advised that he stood to loose more then he would gain if he stuck to that.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

I don't care honestly. the message is more important than the motive.

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm an Xer and I didn't like Seinfeld, but that's mostly because I don't like embarrassment comedy. It's the same reason I don't like Will Ferrel and Ben Stiller, but to each their own. I don't begrudge anyone else finding it funny, it's just not my vibe.

[–] blipcast@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

I'm not saying you have to like Seinfeld or anything, but I wouldn't consider it embarrassment comedy. It's more about the gang being a bunch of sociopaths, like an early version of IASIP.

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

Millennial here, Seinfeld is the bomb.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 19 hours ago

Someone should tell them to definitely stay away from Curb Your Enthusiasm (created and starring the co-creator of Seinfeld). It's like a rated-R version of Seinfeld that has absolutely no boundaries. LOL

[–] mhague@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I didn't realize people didn't like Seinfeld. It's a great show.

[–] dx1@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The show is OK. Parts of it didn't age that well (i.e. I got older and recognized there's a handful of racist narratives and depictions baked into it). But Jerry Seinfeld himself, holy cow is he a piece of shit in real life.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

Racist narratives? Seinfeld has some episodes based on racism. The generally fall into two forms: making fun of racists and having one or more of the cast get accused of racism and hilariously try to prove they’re not.

If anything they’re making fun of the way the label of racist is impossible to get rid of once you’ve been tagged with it. It’s like being committed to a mental hospital and then trying to prove that you’re fine so they should just let you out.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago

I would be meh on it if my older brother didn't watch it every single night, rerun after rerun, when we were growing up. It got really old.

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[–] cobysev@lemmy.world 67 points 1 day ago (13 children)

Millennial here. I tried to watch Seinfeld back in the day, and I thought it was kind of meh. But there was one character I really hated on the show. He had a whiny pathetic voice, was always complaining about something or another, and was just an awful actor, unlike the rest of the cast. I thought, if they just removed that one guy, the show would be great and I'd enjoy it so much more.

I found out later, that guy was Seinfeld. So... I never really got into the show.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 15 hours ago

Seinfeld is definitely the weakest character and the show is the most memorable from everyone else

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[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Are we talking about "Seinfeld", the slightly overrated comedy TV series, or "Seinfeld", the horrible human being?

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[–] EnderMB@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Almost every time an article like this is posted, the contents are the result of one or two comments out of thousands, or a Reddit post that didn't gain much traction outside of "eh, sure, I guess?"

Tangentially related, IMO there should be an "author review" site, where if someone posts a stupid article like this, it is referenced in a database against their name and their frame of reference for the content is called out. Rank "journalists" against this, and eventually the people starting out in the industry posting AI-generated shite that doesn't hold up will start to err on the side of caution.

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[–] dumbass@leminal.space 25 points 1 day ago

Would you leave us the fuck alone, we're old now!

[–] Whorehoarder@lemmynsfw.com 167 points 1 day ago (31 children)

Didn't millennials watch it growing up? Someone's not getting their generational terms right

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Maybe an episode about an minor pursuing Elaine written by someone who's ok with dating a minor when he was 35 should be raising questions. Or when they had an episode pushing Tort reform when they made fun of the woman who was burnt by scolding hot McDonalds coffee.

Seinfield, both the character and person, is just a selfish, unsympathetic person and we're suppose to view the world though. I'm glad he's being called out for his shallow snark. This has been a long time coming.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The whole show was people being shallow characters. That was the point.

In fairness on the coffee thing, few people have heard the whole story, even now. I think most people today still believe the story was "woman sues because coffee was hot and she got a little burned, and the jury went nuts" and don't know or care about the actual details.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 52 minutes ago

Growing up with Seinfied and it's fans, it's asshole power fantasy written by rich assholes. All the biggest fans that I know from back then are big Trump supporters now. If that was the writer's intention, the watchers didn't get it. Jerry Seinfied going anti-woke is so incredibly on brand, I wonder why it surprised anyone.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 68 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Millennials are like 40 years old now. Does this article writer think Millennial just means "kid"?

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