Fox News and its ilk are a symptom of racism, not a cause.

Word. This article is basically 70% of my dad's rant against video games as inherently childish, but weirdly concludes that we should demand more from game companies instead of growing the fuck up and doing something befitting an adult.

Others are smart enough to live on the west coast. Taxes and real estate prices might be ungodly, but having prime time appointment tv wrapped up by 9 p.m. kicks ass.

Indeed.

I'd suggest Fruitvale Station is analogous to your hypothetical movie. Interestingly, it likewise was criticized for taking factual liberties, some of which made the main character more sympathetic than he might have been otherwise.