Local Leftie Rattled After Realising Her Favourite TV Show Hasn’t Aged As Well As She’d Hoped

SANDY FRASER | Youth | CONTACT

Ainsley Stevens (28) has come to discover something truly heartbreaking last night. 

The French Quarter resident and true through-and-through leftie made a suggestion to her housemate last night that they rewatch her favourite show from her teen years. 

How I Met Your Mother first aired in 2005 and quickly solidified itself as a classic, yet somehow, Ainsley’s housemate Hannah had never seen it. 

“It’s soooo funny,” Ainsley told her, “You’ll love it.”

All was going well until approximately halfway through the first episode, when one character made a vaguely homophobic comment prompting Hannah to say, “Ooh, that’s nottttttt.”

“OMG yeah I don't remember it being like this, I feel like it's not like this the whole time or I would have not liked it when I was a teenager,” she responded. 

She repositioned herself on the couch and hoped the comment had simply been a sign of the times and she wouldn’t have any more explaining to do - though she remained on high alert. 

By the second episode, Barney had already managed to somehow shame half of the world's female population with his comments in some way or another. 

“Ummmmm,” said Hannah.  

“Yeah wow this is so fucked I’m actually sorry ugh I’m so embarrassed right now, I dont know why I used to think this was funny,” Ainsley said, reaching for the remote to exit out of the program immediately. 

“Let’s just rewatch Heartbreak High or something instead.”