Oh I was every bit as much of a fartbrain as I was a firebrand. And yes Oliver can be eye-opening and educational in a non-partisan way, but it still mostly serves to make its audience feel superior more than affect any real change.

I practically worshipped Moore as an idealistic young liberal firebrand, but as time went on I saw how manipulative and downright misleading a lot of his stuff was. It was the first time I realized that preaching to the same smug choir - something that's become a booming business for people like Keith Olbermann, John…

I, for one, am very much looking forward to the week's worth of righteous outrage from Woke Allies this movie's release will prompt.

Now this is the kind of content I want in my pop culture website!

Arliss.

I applaud the author's restraint in saving a snarky comment about too many white men in late night until the second sentence.

What a time to be alive.

Holy shit dude you are like the Best Ally(tm).

Pointing out the violence and misogyny of hip hop culture is racist and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

Not at all. But what the internet has done to feminism has made it all about tearing down men. After all, "2015 was the year misandry went mainstream - and that's a good thing." (Yes, yes, 'male tears', etc etc)
http://www.vice.com/read/th…

But tearing men down is counterproductive. And labels ARE divisive.

I don't think it's a coincidence that this game became popular as the internet started giving us more and more rules about what was problematic and what we could and could not say. See also: Trump.

Most Trump supporters don't even really care about Trump. They support him as a big middle finger to smug liberals, and I say that as a smug liberal myself.

I'm starting to get the idea that maybe Trump isn't a very good person. I was kind of on the fence about it but this article finally convinced me!

"The Greasy Strangler worships the greasy body in its strength, power, and vulnerability"
"The Greasy Strangler avoids respectability politics, goes for grease"

It's because there are so many Good Allies here, and they all deserve to know they're doing a great job! It's the least I can do.

I liked all the responses to this post and now I'm waiting patiently by the mailbox for my Good White Ally badge to come!

Bringing up the misogyny inherant in hip hop and hip hop culture is racist.

Excellent point. Everyone knows that Good Allies are only supposed to shame whites!

Holy shit there are a lot of candidates for the Good Ally Award in this thread! You guys sure don't disappoint.