Great article! Not my type of humor, but I can definitely appreciate the point it was trying to make. I'll keep it in mind the next time people try to make fun of something I enjoy.
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Same goes with any TV show, movie, band, solo act, artist, book, burgeoning subculture, celebrity, fashion trend, or religious belief that makes me feel excluded from my peers or otherwise ostracized by the mainstream. That stuff is ret*d.
That should be replaced with "has broad appeal and is too popular and mainstream", because that seems to be a more common reason for hating something than it not being popular enough. In fact, it seems like the less popular something is, the cooler it is. Or maybe it just seems that way because the less people are aware of something, the fewer critics it has.