to which the aide replies, “Dumber, sir.”
Is ‘The Simpsons’ Actually Predicting the Present?
As Lisa says to a fortune-teller in “Lisa’s Wedding,” “Wow.
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‘The Simpsons’ Satirize Stupid Situations… (Is referencing old poetry a means of predicting the past?
By God,The Simpsonshave done it again!
Only galaxy-brained cartoon fans will comprehend the startling truth: that this isclearlyan example of otherworldly predictive power.
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(This might be a good time to use Comic Book Guy’s sarcasm detector.
Then again, it might explode.)
Can it truly be considered a prediction if it is unclear whether the event comes to pass?
you’re free to’t make these two friends!
One of the most staggeringSimpsonspredictions is also the best example of the United States becoming indistinguishable from satire.
IfThe Simpsonswriters could magically predict the future, it feels fairly selfish that they omitted that side-note.
More recently, theL.A.
Timesreported thatThe SimpsonspredictedPresidential NomineeKamala Harris' presidential run twenty years ago in the episode “Bart to the Future.
“In this episode, Lisa becomes the President while Bart freeloads at the White House.
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Butthis sentiment is a bit of an overreach.Women in politics often wear conservative suits.
Just look atHillary Clintonor any woman in politics ever.
You would think they shop at the same stores on Capitol Hill.
Further to the point, the writers of the show didn’t predict anything.
The truth that hides behind Milhouse’s iconic quote from ‘The Simpsons’.
Should We Hold ‘The Simpsons’ Accountable for Inaccurate Predictions, Too?
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for a majority of U.S. corporations.
Some might say thatDisney’s takeover of Foxwas inevitable.
They are not able to predict the future.
Great writers are astute observers of the human condition.
Predicting the President is a function of America’s history of promoting actors andgame show hoststo high offices.
They lambaste America’s obsession with celebrity.
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But that is exactly the point of satire, andThe Simpsonsis indeed a masterclass in satirical comedy.
Many shows do this.
WhatThe Simpsonsdoes best is show us how ridiculous humanity can really be and that truth is oftenstranger than fiction.
The satiric adventures of a working-class family in the misfit city of Springfield.
Some of the best from 750 episodes… and counting.
Why Are We So Eager To Believe The Simpsons Predictions?
Was it a coincidence?
Evidence of a plandemic?
This could explain why we as a society have become so fixated onThe Simpsonsalleged clairvoyance.
Our collective fascination withThe Simpsonspredictive power reveals more about us than it does about the show itself.
