"Family Guy"

Family Guy has grown to become one of the most successful television shows in recent memory. Family Guy is a show that does not hold anything back and will go to great lengths to get a laugh out of the audience. I chose this topic because I feel Family Guy has gone too far in making fun of other races in order to get a laugh.
Family Guy is under a lot of controversy because many believe that the show is racist. For example, when Peter is talking to his friend Quagmire, Quagmire tells Peter that he had sex with a black woman the night before. Peter then sees a black couple within hearing distance and decides to leave. The black couple asks Peter why he has to leave all he said was “black woman”. Peter responds with “Yeah, I know. But your boyfriend looks like a typical angry black guy and I do not want to offend him. We cool G? Alright!!” Having Peter state that the man looks like a “typical angry black guy” is racist because it is also stating that every other black guy is angry. The reference to “G” is also referring to a gang or the way he thinks a black man would talk. This is racist because not all black men talk like that nor do they belong in a gang. This show is sending the wrong message to the public and has gone too far to make others laugh.
Besides Peter and Quagmire, there is another main character named Cleveland. Cleveland is a African American character on the show and he too has been under controversy. Cleveland does not say much and when he does he talks really slow and its not very bright. Some believe this is racist because of the way Cleveland is received. If the only black character on the show is not smart nor talks good, that will send a negative message and cause controversy.
Why does Family Guy feel they must make fun of others? No one knows why Family Guy stoops as low as they do. In today’s society, we are very greedy. If that means that the more money and the more viewers there are because of the disturbing jokes, there will continue to be disturbing jokes. This topic relates back to when we learned about how greedy Christopher Columbus was. He did not care about what others thought, he only cared about the gold. The writers of Family Guy are just as greedy because they will not stop at writing the racial jokes on their show because it continues to bring in money.
I was disturbed when I read this article because I do not understand how a show like Family Guy is still on the air. I am not sure how people can get that much enjoyment out of laughing and making fun of others, especially those of different ethnic backgrounds than us. Family Guy should either be taken off the air or find new ways to make the audience laugh.