Can I get a huzzah?

And admired their muscular, manly thighs.

"experiments involving contacting other planes of existence…"

"Dom" means "house" in various Slavic languages. But Doom is classic Ruritanian, hence the "von" part (indicating Germanic nobility), even though he's canonically a Gypsy. I suppose the surname could be something like von Düm? One of the earlier movies named him Van Damme (wonder where they came up with that), but…

Bah! Fools!

No—leftist demonstrators now dress up as Handmaids as a critique of Trump, or whatever. The Republic of Gilead was always understood to be a Bad Thing, and a critique of US conservatism (originally Reaganism). But is there not also a certain prurient appeal? Think of the rape scene, for instance, or the whole…

They might be able to replentish the supply of slaves—for example, by invading other countries.

Well I hope they at least got a Venetian.

Changing hearts and minds? Okay, you got me—just messing around.

Well yes, the rape thing. And you're right, it wasn't so much a "remake" as an appropriation of a classic film title for an entirely different story. Anyway, it was a box office disappointment, and that's what counts.

When you say "make light," do you mean to include any speculative fictional treatment, or just comedy?

Schindler's List was not without its exploitative aspect. Remember the scene where the concentration-camp commandant has one of the female prisoners in his office? As he admires her sexually, the viewer is left to wonder if he isn't about to rape her. (He doesn't.)

Why would it be an international pariah, if they've phased out slavery? Do they still have apartheid or something?

I don't watch the show, but I understand that the Lannisters are basically a fantasy version of the Lancasters from the English Civil War.

And is then sold for dog food or glue.

What a courageous stance you have taken—opposing racism. (Whether in popular culture or in ephemeral internet chat.) Truly you are making the world a better place.

"…but let's not pretend that there is not a censorious, paternalistic streak in contemporary liberalism."

Here, jerk off to these:

And you're a racist too, for talking about racism. A pox on you for a fop.

You could also make it a superhero show, like Black Panther. But just a slave rebellion would probably get the same lukewarm reception as the "Birth of a Nation" remake.