Tame? No, it's just dumber. The shit was more tongue-in-cheek back then which made it more subversive, but only the smart kids picked up on it but they were smart enough to be in on the joke and not take things literally. Now, everything just hits you over the head with obviousness. The dumb kids pick up on it, take it literally, and do dumb stuff.
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"What I do know is that if Karen Carpenter and Mama Cass Elliot had shared that sandwich they'd both be alive today." -Michael K