Lady Makes TV Show That's Open-Minded, Douche-y

I love this article by Emily Nussbaum in the New Yorker about comedienne Whitney Cummings's two sitcoms, "Whitney" (which she stars in) and "2 Broke Girls." This passage resonated completely for me:

"In one episode, Whitney accuses her boyfriend (the hangdog Chris D’Elia, who plays a dot-com millionaire) of a thought crime: he has glanced at another girl. Because he won’t admit it, Whitney gives him the silent treatment, which upsets him until he realizes that he no longer needs to listen to her. When Whitney catches on, she decides that the best punishment is to talk endlessly: about whether she’s fat, about different shades of blue paint, about getting her period. She’s parodying and confirming sexist ideas all at once, which is pretty much the ethos of the series. (It reminds me of 'Glee,' which likes to insult fat people and then sing songs about how wrong it is to bully them.)"

That whole undermining stereotypes and reinforcing them at the same time thing is so, so prevalent. "Mike and Molly" is also built around that premise. The series is about two fat people who are likeable but also constantly being made fun of about their weight (and constantly referring to it themselves). We seem to want to be recognized for our inclusiveness and tolerance, while retaining our right to make offensive jokes. What's with that?