Alternative hypothesis: Your friends assume this is one of those cartoons-not-just-for-children that you talk about, and find it completely unfunny because it’s a parody of something they haven’t seen and don’t care about.
I’ve been in the situation before of having a friend show me a “hilarious” parody of some computer game or whatever, and finding it completely pointless and unfunny, despite the friend loving it. And I’m pretty sure it’s not because of some creationist-level bias, because I’m fine with good parodies of computer games I’m familiar with.
Do they think, “oh, an unfunny show for little girls” or “oh, an unfunny show for nerdy men?” The latter is both consistent with everything I have heard about the pony show and with a cartoon about Cthulhu jokes.
Alternative hypothesis: Your friends assume this is one of those cartoons-not-just-for-children that you talk about, and find it completely unfunny because it’s a parody of something they haven’t seen and don’t care about.
I’ve been in the situation before of having a friend show me a “hilarious” parody of some computer game or whatever, and finding it completely pointless and unfunny, despite the friend loving it. And I’m pretty sure it’s not because of some creationist-level bias, because I’m fine with good parodies of computer games I’m familiar with.
The humor is less to someone who doesn’t know the show. But they should realize that it’s a parody, and they don’t.
Do they think, “oh, an unfunny show for little girls” or “oh, an unfunny show for nerdy men?” The latter is both consistent with everything I have heard about the pony show and with a cartoon about Cthulhu jokes.
I’ve created this issue when attempting to show Excel Saga to non-anime-fans. It doesn’t work if you’re not familiar with the tropes it’s laughing at.