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| | *''Smart and Smarter'': When Maggie gets a high score on an IQ test, Philippa says "That's amazing for a Christian!"; implying that most Christians are dumb. | | *''Smart and Smarter'': When Maggie gets a high score on an IQ test, Philippa says "That's amazing for a Christian!"; implying that most Christians are dumb. |
| | *''There's Something About Marrying'': Marge supports [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]]. | | *''There's Something About Marrying'': Marge supports [[same-sex marriage|same-sex "marriage"]]. |
| − | *''G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)'': Mocks and villainizes the United States Army, and even went as far as to condemn Army recruiters and enlistees.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/11/13/the-simpsons-pull-a-john-kerry/ "The Simpsons pull a John Kerry"], [[Michelle Malkin]], November 13, 2006, ''MichelleMalkin.com''</ref> Also has a brief joke referring to the [[Abu Grahib]] scandal that occurred at the time. It is also to be noted that the mockery and demonization was done to such an extent that even otherwise very liberal publications such as IGN thought the episode went too far in this action and was tasteless instead of genuinely funny.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html |title=The Simpsons: Season 18 Review |accessdate=2007-06-15 |date=2007-06-14 |first=Robert |last=Canning |publisher=IGN.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622003447/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html |archivedate=June 22, 2007 }}</ref> | + | *''G.I. (Annoyed Grunt)'': Mocks and villainizes the United States Army, and even went as far as to condemn Army recruiters and enlistees.<ref>[http://michellemalkin.com/2006/11/13/the-simpsons-pull-a-john-kerry/ "The Simpsons pull a John Kerry"], [[Michelle Malkin]], November 13, 2006, ''MichelleMalkin.com''</ref> Also has a brief joke referring to the [[Abu Ghraib]] scandal that occurred at the time. It is also to be noted that the mockery and demonization was done to such an extent that even otherwise very liberal publications such as IGN thought the episode went too far in this action and was tasteless instead of genuinely funny.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html |title=The Simpsons: Season 18 Review |accessdate=2007-06-15 |date=2007-06-14 |first=Robert |last=Canning |publisher=IGN.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622003447/http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/796/796072p1.html |archivedate=June 22, 2007 }}</ref> |
| | *''The Monkey Suit'': Promotes [[Evolutionism]] and mocks [[Creationism]] in a similar manner to the Worst Liberal film ''Inherit the Wind'', and to a certain extent the propagandized version of the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]]. | | *''The Monkey Suit'': Promotes [[Evolutionism]] and mocks [[Creationism]] in a similar manner to the Worst Liberal film ''Inherit the Wind'', and to a certain extent the propagandized version of the [[Scopes Monkey Trial]]. |
| | *''Lisa the Skeptic'': Reinforces the misconception that science and religion are irreconcilable opposites, and has a scene where Lisa mocks Christians as believing in "imaginary angels" for refusing science, and the Christians organizing a riot against science centers, including, ironically enough, a Christian Science Reading Center. It also has a brief homosexual joke where Smithers, believing the end was near, proceeds to kiss Mr. Burns firmly in the mouth. | | *''Lisa the Skeptic'': Reinforces the misconception that science and religion are irreconcilable opposites, and has a scene where Lisa mocks Christians as believing in "imaginary angels" for refusing science, and the Christians organizing a riot against science centers, including, ironically enough, a Christian Science Reading Center. It also has a brief homosexual joke where Smithers, believing the end was near, proceeds to kiss Mr. Burns firmly in the mouth. |