Fans on both Twitter and Reddit had different reactions to the joke. While some defenders of Nipsey Hussle were horrified by the riposte, others got a laugh out of it, and they even thought Hussle would approve of the snark.
On the pro-joke side, plenty of fans pointed out that Chris’ line on “Family Guy” reflected a truism about the behavior they witnessed online at the time of Hussle’s death. “To be completely honest, the joke was kinda true. Yeah, I’m sure Nipsey had fans when he was alive, but as soon as he died, EVERYONE was acting like they’ve been fans of him since the beginning, and his death even introduced new people to his music, since it was a worldwide phenomenon at that point,” said Reddit user u/21stcenturydiablo.
A number of fans felt the joke was on point and noted that this isn’t even the most extreme joke “Family Guy” has ever done. On Twitter, one user pointed out that the joke is not about Hussle but about the hipster culture that only embraced him after his death. But one Redditor felt that Hussle was too well-known on the West Coast for the joke to work.
Likewise, some commentary was more pointedly skewed toward favoring the seemingly offended subset of Hussle’s fanbase. “Yeah that’s wild to even speak on. Seth [MacFarlane] a loser for this,” tweeted @kiddwizzle. “I need somebody to tell me again how Family Guy is funny,” agreed @TegoSigel.
Since the episode aired two seasons ago and “Family Guy” was just renewed for two more seasons, it appears that the show will go on to entertain and confound its audience for at least a few more years to come.
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