In a thread in the r/That70sshow subreddit, u/harsha29o7 posted a screenshot of someone saying, "You know what's bulls***? On That '70s Show for three f*****g seasons, everybody in the gang knew that Kelso was cheating and kept their mouths shut and covered for him. THEN when Jackie broke up with Kelso because of it and started dating Hyde everybody...said it was wrong and they had to tell Kelso...Why did nobody stick up for Jackie when she was BLATANTLY being cheated on for years? She deserves better and tbh I'm still mad about it."
Unsurprisingly, the post generated a lot of heated responses. u/SAMROSS4 argued that most of the gang was not friends with Jackie. However, Donna (Laura Prepon) holds more responsibility as the only member of the group to be close to Jackie. Then u/wrwinsett chimed in, arguing that not being close to Jackie wasn't an excuse for hiding Kelso's cheating behavior. User u/_Gwendolin_ reminded fans of the show's double standard for its characters: Kelso never forgave Jackie for the situation with her boss at the cheese shop. User u/meatybounce observed, "[K]elso has always been devoid of both brains and morality, so it's pretty consistent." Finally, user u/fluffkcaskeistainted pointed out that this is another example of the sexist double standards portrayed on the show, such as Jackie being slut shamed for having dated so many guys in the group. Nobody shames the male characters for sleeping with more women.
