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The Big Bang Theory S 2 E 4 The Griffin Equivalency

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  • Harsher in Hindsight:
    • When Penny attempts to leave her date early, a drunken Raj tells Penny "it's time to put on some R. Kelly and suck face", making Penny even more uncomfortable. Given the musician's later incarceration due to 30+ decades of sexual misconduct, this joke about R.Kelly predictably didn't age well.
    • Howard defends comparing Raj to Apu by stating that he's "a beloved character on The Simpsons. " Thanks to Values Dissonance and "the Problem With Apu" documentary, Leonard is actually right about the character being considered racist, and Apu suffered from Chuck Cunningham Syndrome as a result.

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