The speech that Fred gives Cal's racist mother about being tolerant and not hating him b/c of his skin color, I thought was very touching, but Fred HIMSELF has done this countless times, he has hated on many ppl just b/c of their race or nationality. He flat out said he didn't like Julio b/c he was Puerto Rican.
Create a society in which you would like to live, not knowing what you're going to come into it as.
That would also apply to his view on Cliff dating a visually impaired woman. Remember that episode? The minute Cliff introduces her to his family and friends they pass judgment. I saw that on BET as a rerun when I was 11 or 12 and it stayed with me.
HiFis around me, HiTech just turns me on
From my Video to my Radio
They seemed to really soften Fred, and harden up Esther in Sanford.
Create a society in which you would like to live, not knowing what you're going to come into it as.
I think one of the reasons it failed, by the late 70s/early 80s sitcoms couldn't be as offensive or do the type of political humor of the late 60s/early 70s.
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