How much of the casual racism and homophobia played a role in the show’s popularity? Let’s be honest without those two factors, The Sopranos isn’t that good.
>>217351633People were mostly like "it's ok, they get a pass because they are not WASPs, they're low IQ ethnics"
>>217351681You were probably sucking on your mother's tit at the time. If you were even born. Now shut the fuck up about it.
>>217351699I was actually sucking on your mother's, babe
>>217351633In answer to your first question, I’d say no more than the unusually violent and expletive-ridden parts of the show did. Though the modern lens, things like racism and homophobia are often written off as bad, unnecessary, exploitative, and included only for shock value unless they’re exhibited by characters who unequivocally portrayed as evil but, in the show. They’re often used to highlight the hypocrisy of the characters.>The Sopranos isn’t that good.You’re not that good.
It wasn’t homophobic.
