The Simpsons Exploring Ideas #3 chapter 8

In this statement by Benlow that says we are " drawn and colored by the ridiculous institutions that constitute our society", he means that we are programmed by our society so that we don't think about the corrupt institutions that surround us. We laugh at the Simpsons obvious portrayal of the corrupt governing institutions, oblivious to the the fact that it is going on around us in reality.