https://youtu.be/AerdIgDCD_M
We have to say something: we’re terribly offended by Family Guy‘s resident queer lecher, Herbert.
Seriously. Do we need a popular television show perpetuating myths about lonely old gays who feed on young teenage men? No. We don’t. Where the fuck is GLAAD when you need them? Throwing some celebrity party, or something? Gawd! It’s just such an affront to everything television stands for!
Psych! We love Herbert and all his horribly stereotypical, potentially cannibalistic behavior. We don’t love him as much as we love the AIDS song, but Herbert’s up there…
James
Whew! You had me worried!
Dom
I love Herbert too. And “Family Guy” may be a second-rate version of “The Simpsons” to a lot of people, but the show has balls, which is more than I can say for most of the banal crap on TV. And when it gets things right, it can’t be beat. I’m still laughing at Peter Griffin’s acoustic version of “Rock Lobster” and the amazing tribute to “Shipoopi” from “The Music Man” and, of course, Stewie and Brian’s wonderful “Road to Rhode Island”. Oh, and the “FCC Song”.
foofyjim
As far as wildly outrageous gay references go, “Family Guy” is great, but doesn’t compare to “Drawn Together” at all. They go gay with almost every joke, and it’s usually roll on the floor funny.
Tim
Love, love, love Herbert. Not sure who voices him, but he’s a great singer too. That whistle – kills me every time.
The stellar quality of ‘Family Guy’s’ musical numbers instantly elevate it above any other animated show on network tv, yes, even the Simpsons.
Jack Jett
Herbert is hot.
I’d do him in a New York minute. However, I don’t think he is gay, I think he is a pedophile.
I assume he is a republican christian.
Paul Raposo
Plus the old pedo kicks ass! He fought off the demonic tree who tried to devour Chris when the Griffin home was possesed and he was Obi Wan in the Star Wars parody. It’s like Dom said, the show has balls–the balls The Simpsons used to have. That said, I wouldn’t let Herbert babysit my nephews.
Darth Paul
I luuuuuv fat blondes, so I can’t hate Herbert.
noah
Herbert is not supposed to represent gay men. He’s a pedophile. Family guy has had gay characters on it previously. Indeed, the lead character, Peter Griffin, had sex with former president Bill Clinton on the show as an act of revenge after his Peter’s wife rode the Clenis. Peter remarked of Bill, “You’re good! You’re really good!” as they relaxed after their smokin’ hot sex.
Eminent Victorian
Family Guy is crap.
fri
family guy sucks. rehashing old stereotypes and making 70’s pop culture references is not edgy. in fact i think the show puts a kind of conservative message out there under the guise of being “politically incorrect” (unlike the simpsons, the show is hugely unsuccessful at satire), tho the shows biggest offense is not being funny. the old pedophile character is the same joke over and over again. it’s boring.
hells kitchen guy
No AIDS song will beat the Rent spoof in Team America (“Everyone has AIDS/The niggers and the gays …”) for sheer, over-the-top insult humor. Top THAT, Family Guy!
mike
Old gay men are HAWT!!!
http://www.jaredsoldflame.com/
Brandon
When the old Pedo had the wig and dress on in the clip he looked just like that german trans from the docu “I am my own woman”. I think her name was Charlotte Von something. Very striking resemblance.lol.
Mr C
Well HKG That title is awful (â€Everyone has AIDS/The niggers and the gays …â€)even it was a joke
Some things are better not said.
But then again that’s satire.
hells kitchen guy
Mr C – I’ve lost plenty of friends and loved ones to AIDS. Trust me, it was funny. It was making fun of people who are hypocritical about the disease. Satire should be hard-hitting to work.
Rikard
Psych is right. I was ready to write a rant until I realized it was a fake out. I love the weirdness and incongruent references. Dom is right about the music. I fell in love with Peter a little when he launched into Rock Lobster.
Sean
I essentially agree with the pro-Family Guy take on this, but just to play devil’s advocate, there are many more morons watching Family Guy than there are cool queer people, and some of them will decide the harmless old gay guy at work, down the block, at the family reunion, etc., is Herbert and think it’s super fun to taunt him with lame FG references. Censorship is always wrong though.
miley crisis
I fucking hate Family Guy! Ugh!!!!!!!
Family Guy is so wholly UNoriginal. There is NO wit or intelligence behind any of it. The jokes are not even jokes, they are just ripped off pieces of pop culture rehashed, why is this funny?
Family Guy is what’s WRONG with television and the American viewing audience.