Word: beavisization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Beavis and Butt-head have inherited the controversial legacy of Lenny Bruce and Andrew "Dice" Clay. These raucous entertainers force us to confront the fact that in a society which supposedly prizes freedom, repression actually fuels the national consciousness. Nowadays, liberals, as well as conservatives, are finding greater justification for...
In this desperate climate of collective, unspoken misery, Beavis and Butt-head emerge as perverse bastions of liberty. With each passing day, the chains of conformity shackle more citizens--all, of course, in the name of greater "freedom." This hypocrisy would be ironic, perhaps, if it weren't so tragic...
As universities become perhaps the most repressive regimes in America, Beavis and Butt-head represent the only possible escape within the present paradigm. Their lesson is instructive. As Charles Young of Rolling Stone correctly explains, "Because they are stupid, they are free." Sure, Butt-head's insights might be tautological...
In their complete disregard for proper protocol, Beavis and Butt-head insult everything sacred in the modern democratic regime. In this context, Kurt Andersen of Time provides genuine insight by terming "Beavis and Butt-head" as perhaps "the bravest show ever run on national television." And MTV's creative director...
From the collective mindset of the modern intelligentsia, Beavis and Butt-head are perceived as leaders of a rival morality. Yet, in an exclusive Rolling Stone interview, Butt-head rejects the very idea of collective morality--instead, he remains true to his own bawdy brand of heroic individualism. "I like...