Aeon flux is mentioned and the creator is quoted in this article.

AF was very influential on me. We did not have cable when I was a kid, but my grandparents did.

I saw aeon flux there and I think it sent me toward sci-fi / horror. Many of the shirts had frightening or bad endings for the hero.

Beavis and Butthead got cut down some when Beavis was no longer allowed to say “Fire!”

I also think Beavis and Butthead paved the way for Ren and Stimpy.

"Ren and Stimpy" predates "Beavis and Butthead" by a couple of years (at least the full "Beavis and Butthead" show-- the shorts may well be older).

The original "Aeon Flux" shorts on Liquid Television had an aesthetic that was just creepy to me. Definitely a horror aspect.

Aeon flux on liquid television was absolutely weird, and that’s what made it so fun to watch. The longer versions that came out later were a huge disappointment.

The B&B shorts on Liquid television were the first I’d seen of that show (“fro-o-o-o-g baseba-a-a-all!”).

You’re right, I had this reversed in my head. Both cartoons sparked controversy as I remember it.

The aeon flux stuff seemed to portray a dystopia. It seemed like the hero would falter. I don’t remember anything like it in animation.