You're right, it reads way douchier than I intended, apologies.

…have you by any chance only listened to ten albums ever?

Frankly, while I think Donald Glover is pretty much one of the coolest guys on the planet and crazy talented as an actor, writer and comedian, his music is very hit-or-miss to me, with sadly more misses than hits.

Hahaha, no offense, but by the time you hit the final episode I think we might be getting into restraining order territory then…

I know, right? The writer seems to imply that black-white friendships, from her perspective, can never be fully equal. Again, I think that's a very ugly way of looking at the world (to put it mildly).

Personally, I'm holding out for Keri Russell (and Matthew Rhys for that matter), because The Americans has been criminally under-recognized by various award-giving bodies *for over five seasons*, but yeah, Carrie Coon definitely did some great work on The Leftovers.

Carrie Coon on the other hand…

"That said, the sight of a white woman lecturing a black one about anything is always going to feel gross."

ANIMAL KINGDOM is such a great show - why does the AV Club not review/even mention it?

I have the box set (sadly missing the Dead Dog Records arc with Debbie Harry due to music rights, though I managed to watch those episodes on YouTube), and I totally agree! I don't know why it isn't mentioned more often either (I can't really gauge how big a deal the show was in the US), but compared to other shows…

With Ray Sharkey sadly dead for over two decades and Kevin Spacey too obvious, I propose either Jonathan Banks or (deep cut) William Russ.

I enjoyed reading this, it's plain and unpretentious like its subject matter, but still kind of sweet. Also, I'm a big fan of Sloppy Joes, so I'll give this a try - sounds pretty tasty.

Elsewhere in this thread I've already pointed out that there are obviously situations where speech is less free (libel, yelling 'fire', etc. etc.), so I do not disagree with your additional examples and others that can be imagined along the same lines: swearing under oath, lying to the police, contractual obligation,…

No, but it is absolutely an example of corporations being forced to obey the laws of the land, which is how it is intended.

"There is no such thing as "corporate censorship.""

But one of my best friends is black (and gay)!

Actually, somebody else (Grumpton? I forget) came up with that example by making the analogy of an cashier saying 'fuck you' to a customer, to which I replied that this is more of an employee saying 'fuck' to himself kind of situation. Nevertheless, I understand that the N-word is a very loaded word in the US - that…

That's actually a pretty thoughtful answer, one I agree with. Thanks.

Really, you think I listen to Wu-Tang Clan and A Tribe Called Quest because I'm a racist?

Well, the moment you say 'this or that isn't appropriate public speech, this or that word is verboten', no matter how noble your intentions (the road to hell, and all that jazz), that does kind of make you an 'enemy of freedom' (though that sounds harsher than I mean it).