Here's an article from the CBC that you might find interesting: http://www.cbc.ca/news/poli…

Thanks for the thoughtful reply! I'll stick with the number system so we're on the same page.

I didn't say it was the only issue; still, segregation was a federal practice until Brown v Board of Education and real estate agents were instructed to keep certain people, often on the basis of race, out of certain communities for fear said people would negatively affect property values. The separate but equal…

I really wanted to love this show, but I have to admit I found it fairly disappointing. Still, I'm glad it seems to be so popular.

I think you're totally on point with the idea that Luke Cage is thought of by some as a "blank canvas." For better or worse, though, simply by being a black superhero at this particular time in history the character is automatically projected upon. Coker was trapped between a rock and a hard place in many ways — if…

Amen to that.

Except that shit like Fuller House and Sandler movies are (apparently…) among the most popular shows/movies on the service. Just because it's garbage doesn't mean people don't watch. Netflix understands this, providing lowest-common-denominator content alongside more ambitious/prestigious fare — they're kind of…

I knew I chose the wrong verb when I said "feel" versus "think"…I guess I over-feeled it? :)

Not sure which countries you're talking about, but what you describe sounds pretty much like American TV to me…

Just curious, what do you feel he got wrong?

One of the best moments of the debate was when Hillary said that maybe he's not as rich as he says he is…apparently that was the one topic that was off-limits when they roasted him on Comedy Central.

I tend to agree with you…isn't the idea of separate communities one of the very things the civil rights movement was designed to fight against? I recognize there's a significant difference in terms of ownership and agency, but I'm also not a fan of any group excluding any other group(s).

As per your request, Ms. Siede, here's a review from a young black man, Justin Charity, via The Ringer (hopefully it links properly, I don't know how to internet):

Oh I know, I've binged the whole thing too…by "early" dialogue I mean like the first ten minutes worth really set a tone

Was no one else thrown by how on-the-nose and clunky some of the early dialogue is? I know it's endemic to the superhero genre but the expository stuff doesn't seem to be Coker's strong suit…

Not to take away from the moment you're talking about, but you do realize that he was once in a comic called "Heroes for Hire" with Iron Fist, right? That said, it was as strong a wink-to-the-audience moment as I've seen.

The disconnect between hand-wringing over the word "fuck" or "asshole" (on broadcast TV) versus the total acceptance of a gruesome on-screen murder has always baffled me, yet speaks so perfectly to the stereotypical America…

He sure did…and died before he could see it through

It's remarkable how when people stopped using the name in their columns diabetes, substance abuse, and suicide rates in Native communities plummeted accordingly.

I would H8 this movie and have serious Reservoirations about how Pulpy it would be. Leaving Tarantino Unchained to tell a Luke Cage story would effectively Kill the character….Jackie Brown.