You didn’t ask (Hervé Vilechaize) about his youth unless you wanted to learn he (totally served) your (wicked stepmom).

I took Winkler for granted as a little kid; to me he was the Fonz and only the Fonz, to the point where I dismissed his appearance in Scream as just a bit of stunt casting. Man, was I wrong. Between Arrested Development and Barry, he’s once again cemented himself as an all-time great comedic actor.

Ooh, Madlibs night with the A.V. Club!

Lovecraft Country actually had a subplot in which one of the characters was cursed and followed around by little girls done up to look like old-timey racial stereotypes.

Usually because it opens up the discussion of if it should have gone to an actor of the correct skin-tone in the first place, which also goes into work going to a smaller pool of talent because they choose not to seek out other talent.

I interpreted as a matter of colorism, not anything to do with blackface. They should have hired a girl with the darker skintone, and failing that, just let the woman be photographed with her actual skintone. Though I will say, this doesn’t seem that bad to me, though I would feel uncomfortable were I to find myself…

The primary problem is that they didn’t hire a darker-skinned woman. Instead they hired a lighter-skinned woman and altered her to look darker, reinforcing problems in the industry where lighter-skinned people are given more opportunities.

I’m generally on the “anti-anti-woke” side when these sorts of disagreements pop up around here, but even I found the “well this is obviously the worst thing ever, no further context necessary” tone of this article off-putting. I think the root of the issue—emphasis on think; I’m a white dude and I’m not all that…

I’m white and welcome the perspective of anyone who isn’t, but in my view it seems like the biggest issue is around consent, and the ability to have agency over the color of your skin when it’s policed in so many contexts. Contrast this with Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone, and you’ll see which issues are playing out in…

I always get concerned when a media community says the biggest draws are that the host is “unfiltered”, “unrestrained” and “is a dick that trolls a lot”, because those tend to be the calling cards for conservative bigots. An especially big red flag is that her popularity and donations jumped when she added the ability…

You haven’t seen a Jabroni Chan Stream, lol. But seriously, you’re right, it’s just a different flavor of what streaming already is, which is fine. These types of things will evolve over time, I fully expect to see lots of different styles in the future, especially with AI advancements on the horizon. AI Dungeon is…

As you point out, it wasn’t “what everyone thought was really going on.” So many people were 100% expecting Mephisto or Nightmare, and I’m really glad that they didn’t go that direction. The idea that Agnes’s husband would be the big bad because he’s mentioned but never seen is one of those things where fans take any…

Falling Down is one of those great films where the majority of its fans completely missed the point.

Yeah, we are overdue for a Falling Down remake.

You have a point re: below-the-line talent; those folks are usually working gig-to-gig and are in less of a position to say “fuck Mel Gibson; I’ll just wait until the next opportunity comes around.” I’m sure some of those folks were hired before him. Heck, now I’m thinking of craft services companies, who probably…

“Rio Grillo”? I know it’s pronounced “Grill-o” and not “Gree-yo” but come on, don’t name your kid that!

Agree and disagree; I find most Simpsons watchable but I think there’s a pretty big and sudden drop in Season 10. I remember watching Treehouse of Horror IX and thinking “hmm, this doesn’t feel right” and I continued feeling that throughout the early part of the Season (“Kidney Trouble” etc), and it was never quite…

A medal? Are you kidding me?! 

Yep. His supporters don’t give a fuck; if anything his rapey behavior towards women is a bonus feature.