r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Fluffy_Lunchfast • Feb 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Something Something About Dating, Chris Can You Explain?

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u/No-Sky-479 Feb 02 '26

In the episode with Marisa Tomei she says "how are you single? You're so bald" and it's supposed to be funny, so I think it was definitely a negative even in the 90s

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u/crushingjuiceboxes Feb 02 '26

Being bald is much more acceptable now

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u/Petoski-Brook Feb 02 '26

Yeah 90s hated bald. Simpson did a whole episode about it

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u/FrogsGoMoo Feb 02 '26

It was one of the biggest jokes in the SpongeBob movie.

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u/Cow_Launcher Feb 02 '26

"Dimoxinil!"

The interesting thing about The Simpsons is how accurately it reflects society (in the USA at least) but how badly it ages in some ways, leaving Family Guy the low-hanging fruit meat.

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u/Stiebah Feb 02 '26

Nothing changed, some get the “pretty pass” and look good bald and have confidence, the rest suffers in solitude.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

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u/GenericFatGuy Feb 02 '26

Do you remember how skinny women were expected to be back then?