Archie Bunker Stands Up To The KKK

Archie gets in a little too deep and tries to dig himself out.

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• Archie
• Bunker
• Stands
• Up
• To
• The
• KKK

[peterp21]

What's funny is I think Norman Lear wanted to play the show straight, that you just hate Archie and love Meathead. Thing is, Archie was a much richer character. Meathead actually came off as a douche. Even though Archie was a bigoted guy, he was a decent guy at heart, and a lot of folks could identify maybe not with his biases, but living in a socially turbulent world that was changing all around you.

[scienceatheism]

You can change his views. the thing about Archie Bunker is that he wants to change but he grew up in an environment that the only thing he knows is generalizations and bigotry. He does do the right thing most of the time he just doesnt say the right thing because he doesnt know how. Am I excusing that no, but he is an old timer, old generation white males say whats on their minds whether it be politically correct or not. I know my dad acts just like Archie Bunker.

[ElZappata]

@peterp21 Very well put!

[weedandwine]

@scienceatheism I know what exactly you mean. We're in the same boat.

[cheeriosinabowl]

@LKat900

.... racism has always existed, does exist and always will. That's the way it is, like it or not. That sums it up in a nutshell.

[LKat900]

@cheeriosinabowl : It's changed for the worse? So women are independent, racism is not as bad as it used to be....Its worse? Maybe For people like you maybe who might be racist and sexist. It was funny back then because they were making fun of current issues that were blatant and wrong. Today's world shouldn't have this level of racism. No Archie would never have lasted today because by now people like him should have been eradicated. Back then his character was very common.

[dlass7710]

God I love Archie Bunker

[MrTwisty100]

Some of you need to just shut the frick up and enjoy the show for what it is.. gawd.. pathetic little no life having morons!!!!

[wanderer711]

@ wzrdcr as a retired soldier of 22 years, you just made me regret defending an Americans right to free speech. Your words are foolish and full of ignorance. And Wizzbrain, God is ALL colors, NOT just White. Judgment will stand for those who use His name for hate. You can contemplate that when your sitting next to those who perverted the Muslim Faith and are still waiting for their Virgins.

[ChachiTelevision1979]

Archie Bunker was such a great character--very three dimensional.

[MasterxKenobi]

@wzrdrcr Archie just said "us blacks" and yet you stand behind someone who just called himself black -- even though you clearly have hate for 'niggers'. I don't understand the racist mindset. Wouldn't you be on the side of the KKK? Not the guy who goes against the KKK? Boggles the fucking mind how illogical racists dimwits can be.

[MasterxKenobi]

@wzrdrcr Not if your education fails you miserably. Good God, did you even pass the 5th grade typing like that?