I'm rewatching season one. Despite the left-liberal slant, it's still more edgy than anything I've seen in what I suspect is the comedy scene of current year. Not that I've really bothered to check things out. Is there anything really worth checking out?
Since the 'Summer Of Love' of 2020 the streaming services (Big Tech) have pulled many episodes featuring blackface as a gag. Most of them from shows of the same time period.
Apparently, even 'Golden Girls' did it at one point. Imagine that. 'Golden Girls' being more edgy than current year.
Even the '10 Jokes From 30 Rock That Have Already Aged Poorly' article on Screenrant, predictably written by a female blogger, is more a promotional ad than anything else. (Although, those tranny episodes were truly cringe. How could they not be?)
Social media, Big Tech and the Democrats really did a number on society.
Okay, I'll concede that point, but having no PHD is an element of mockery Howard receives from everyone. Despite this, he's a highly successful engineer and astronaut, which arguably outshines pretty much anything Berny is shown to accomplish.
This is true too, but it's also an acknowledged part of her personal character arc. She attributes Penny to making her "cooler" and more down to earth, but for most of the series, she's a very submissive and awkward character which also makes her vulnerable and entertaining.
There are comparable episodes for the boys, but I'd still point out that this approaches nothing when measured against the current era of girl boss media. It's not even in the same league.
All this is to say, again, that compared to this era of media, TBBT has some positively based moments. The series started by them cracking jokes about the tranny who used to live across the hall. Good luck starting with that today!