Let’s talk about the “nanny state.”
Well, this doesn’t seem to be much other than a slightly more couth version of the OP, original gangsta AB DooDoo.
I can’t tell if VR is being funny and invoking Poe’s law or not. 
But, it got me thinking, and researching. Seems that the “nanny state” has been a favourite tool in of rhetorical propaganda of the conservative right.
- BMSG notes the public health implications in 2012.
- Mother Jones laid this out in 2011.
- Oregonos caught a whiff in 2008.
For their part, regressives seem to revel in the opportunity to fling the term. (NB: yucky thoughts await)
Hell, they even have their own attempt at a humor blog with that name.
If we were critical theorists, I’m sure we could analyze how the use of “nanny state” is always used in a negative context, and how those negative associations might translate into further individual and cultural devaluation and denigration of child-rearing, nurturing, education, and teaching brats some fucking manners.
If folks can find instances where “nanny state” isn’t a coded dog-whistle for “let boys be boys,” please share.
