Big Mouth Making Big Moves

Any viewer of the hit Netflix show Big Mouth knows that the beloved series is also making some pretty groundbreaking moves. The show, created by Jordan Peele and John Mulvaney, is brutally honest, unapologetically explicit, and most importantly extremely hilarious.

The series focuses on middle school kids about to be, or already going through puberty, personifying puberty through the always-funny Hormone Monsters. The point of the show is to highlight the big moments for the pre-teens (first crushes, first periods, and many more firsts that don't need to be explained). Even the theme song ("Changes" by Charles Bradley) embodies the content of the show perfectly.

While the dialogue always puts a smile on the viewer's face, Big Mouth is also able to touch on key subjects that aren't talked about often enough. A great example is the song in the video above, rightfully titled "I Love My Body." It is clear that, while the scene is funny, the writers are also clearly implying the larger message that all women's bodies are things to be loved.

The show also goes through the human anatomy in depth, hitting things that are definitely not in most health classes, as well as informing the viewer on menstruation, puberty, and hormones in general. The fact that the show is funny only ensures that whoever is watching is able to laugh and become attached to what's on the screen.

The point is that comedy can be used as a platform to educate a nation, or in this case whoever has access to a Netflix account. Human beings love the feeling of laughter. Shows and movies such as Big Mouth have utilized that feeling and added essential messages on top of it that result in everyone being able to take away something useful and worthwhile to the world.