how about the guy in africa kidnapping little girls in the name of god? I'd take the snark from Maher over that.

At some point in TV Land every encounter with a black person became a life lesson. I dont know if it's because the writers only live in all white areas, or if they felt a need to over correct, but it's certainly tiresome.

Mine is killing an animal for cheap emotional reaction. A dog in a scene falls into Chekhov's Gun territory these days.
"if there is a dog in Scene 1, it must be killed by Scene 2"

Yes. It's bordering on The Magical Black Man trope.