@octothorpe @amcvittie I had checked Wikipedia and done a quick search to see if the cat-eating had caused controversy (didn't find any, other than possibly one child's reaction). I saw that there was a lot of unhappiness on set but didn't see scandal.
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Gen X is the sweet spot where you laugh at the pet eating memes but also call out the fact that it’s intentional “othering” in an effort to dehumanize -
Gen X is the sweet spot where you laugh at the pet eating memes but also call out the fact that it’s intentional “othering” in an effort to dehumanize@amcvittie @octothorpe I feel sure it didn't occur to me at the time, but the new Alf memes have made me wonder if the original gag in the TV show was related to racist claims of immigrants eating pets. (And if so, was it an excuse to make a racist joke, or was it intended to be funny because of the ridiculousness of the idea.) I couldn't readily find anything touching on that aspect.