My fiance re-introduced me to The Simpsons when we first started dating. My parents hadn't really allowed me to watch them as a child, saying that the "Itchy and Scratchy Show" was too violent. What my parents failed to understand is that if I had watched "Itchy and Scratchy" as a child, I would have understood the social commentary of hyperbolic, glorified cartoon violence and would have been better equipped to face the world. But, it was not meant to be. I'd … more