Thank Grog It’s Firday!
Well…good ol’ EA has brought us a whole new bunch of characters guaranteed to offend. As I have said in tons of other posts, EA/Gracie are equal opportunity offenders when it comes to making fun of cultures…and this one is loaded with ways to be offended, if you take the time to do so.
I don’t.
I guess it’s because I realize that the Simpsons have always been based on lampooning virtually every aspect of our lives in some way. So, unless they come up with a Cranky Old Gray-Haired, Fat Guy who is a TSTO blogger that laughs at anyone who takes the game too seriously, I won’t be offended.
That said, you have to admire a group who has no issue making fun of motor cycle gangs, religious figures, the mob and even the Pope…because they clearly aren’t in fear of retribution.
I was equally delighted to get Primo (who is a stereotype of a stereotype of Italian mob gumbas) and the Pope (who makes me roll on the floor laughing when he vapes a cross while “begin cool”). They are both hilarious…and helps remind us to not take everything so seriously.
This is great…until real life comes into play, and someone gets whacked. My family has a story about this exact reality…
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