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I just wanted to open up a discussion here about potentially removing some content.
The only part of the Criticisms section that really makes sense, is the "On-screen violence". Of course, everyone knows that the violence was sanitized, and not realistic.
The rest, including discussion of sexism, seems a bit out of touch with the genre of show, and 80's shows in general. It's an action show, and male-oriented by nature. The show never depicted or promoted sexism. I would argue that Amy Allen's character was a tomboy, and that she was a solid addition to the show as a sidekick to the A-Team, while not being a member. Tawna Baker's character didn't add much to the show.
Any action-oriented show can potentially be criticized for sexism simply because of the characteristics of the genre. Similarly, any female-oriented show could potentially be criticized for being sexist against males. (I'm just making a point...I don't advocate that.) Many sitcoms show a dominant female who constantly derides the incompetent husband. I don't see many criticisms of sexism for those shows. It would be possible to dig up an article or two criticizing just about any show ever produced, so are we going to have a sexism discussion on every TV show article now? That doesn't seem to make sense.
True sexism is the putting down of the opposite sex, not just having a theme that one gender is drawn to. The show never showed any kind of disrespect towards females. It seems to me that the talk of sexism on this article is out of place, not well-supported, and should be removed.
Thoughts? Agree/Disagree? Hannibal Smith ❯❯❯ 23:08, 1 January 2017 (UTC)
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This show was mentioned on Teen Titans Go!. Larsconks (talk) 13:36, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
It seems unlikely that the Atari 2600 A-Team video game would be released 3 years before the TV show launched.
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Not moved. bd2412 T 16:14, 9 January 2018 (UTC)
While this show was a big hit in the 1980s, I feel as if this is the point to say that there is no primary topic between this show and the Ed Sheeran song of the same name that is nearly seven years old. JE98 (talk) 03:10, 3 January 2018 (UTC)
What was the target audience of this TV series? We watched it as kids and had no connection to Vietnam war, whatsoever. Was it watched by veterans (in their 30s or 40s at that time) or by a younger audience? -- Bardnet (talk) 21:02, 8 July 2019 (UTC)
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I love the show the A Tea… 2001:569:FFA0:2200:9557:47D5:B066:6F59 (talk) 19:12, 6 October 2022 (UTC)