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macfarlane seems surprisingly open minded considering the bottom tier humor he's spouted through family guy for so many years. the trans episodes of the orville seemed really on point to me
I think he grew over time, as a lot of us did.
MacFarlane has been progressive for longer than the term cancelled existed in that way, I don't think he was worried about that. He was progressive in a time when conservative humor didn't suck and wasn't universally hated, he could have kept down that path if he really wanted.
Just because your mind may be in the gutter, doesn't mean others aren't welcome. Farts are funny, regardless of one's identity.
I found this nearly poetic, but then I ripped one and giggled.
Some people like to say things like "hate the man, but the love the artist" in reference to people like Roman Polanski, who are just monsters that made some of the greatest art of the 20th century. MacFarlane is kind of my example of the opposite of that: "love the man, but hate the artist." He's so painfully unfunny, but the direction he took the Orville in where it basically became what contemporary Star Trek should be, dealing with contemporary sociopolitical issues while being overtly anti-capitalist, is genuinely refreshing. If nothing else, he's used his influence in the industry to secure a space for talented and progressive writers to craft some genuinely engaging good, issue focused science-fiction. So, kudos.