All in the Family vs. Everybody loves raymond

       Before thursday, i had never seen an episode of All in the Family. However, even though it was an older show i could see why it caused so much buzz at the time it was airing. It was a show that introduced social realism and stirred up controversy. At the time one of the very first episodes of All in the Family contained a sexual theme way too advanced and it displayed things that were never displayed before on television. Now comedy sitcoms such as Everybody loves Raymond contain an excess amount of Sexual content and focuses on social issues including race, religion, and more as well but in a very less subtle manner. It has become part of what we watch today and what was controversy before is simply entertainment now.
      In the All in the Family episode we watched in the screening we saw a the protagonist, Archie, poke fun at his son in laws friend making comments that he was a "fairy" and a "queen" because of the way he acted. It is obvious that Archie is disturbed by this and it hit home to a lot of people at that time because a lot of people felt the same way but this tv show was actually portraying what some people at home were thinking. In an episode of Everybody Loves Raymondwe see a clip where they deal with race. The father who in similarities to Archie pokes fun at his sons new relationship with African Americans and makes it clear that he is also not comfortable with the situation.
      However, in the episode of Everybody Loves Raymond we get the feeling that it is not as big of a deal as it would be around the time of All in the Family. The father comes to realize that it is something he can deal with but the show is a lot more entertaining than offensive to anyone. That is where All in the Family differs. The show introduced big social issues like race and sexuality so many found it offensive at the time. Everybody loves Raymond has grown on people and the social issues are not as controversial now then they were back then.