Just to add on to your point, Saartjie Baartman (better known as the hottentot venus) was a stunning example of 19th century scientific and voyeuristic racism taking place in Europe. It seems obvious at this point that when humans subjugate others and turn them into something less than human, one of the ways they do…

Just had to throw in The Read, which I consider my required black listening podcast. It's funny cause so many of the the black celebrities that I respect listen to the Read, but it totally flew over my head until I actually started listening to the podcast. I see them mentioned everywhere now. Also Keepin it 1600 and…

Finally, discussion posts are a thing. I might have a reason to watch top chef this season.

John Oliver did a long segment on journalism in America. A lot of the research that his staff does for the show comes from local newspapers. Without them even Oliver would be unable to put out his show at the standard that we've come to expect.

Issa was giving me such Daniel vibes this episode with how clingy she was, and ultimately, how hurt she was by Lawrence's rejection. That karma didn't waste any time boomeranging right back to her. I just hope Lawrence doesn't treat Tasha the way Issa treated Daniel. I think Tasha deserves more than to just be a…

I also don't want to give into conspiracies or hysteria either, but the fact that Carl Higbie, a member of trump's transition team, said - on tv - that it would be ok to use the internment of japanese citizens as precedent for a muslim registry, is vile. I honestly don't care if Higbie never meant to be taken…

The rick/michonne moments are easily some of the best acting in the season so far, even without the kissing (the kissing is fantastic, though).

and at least I laugh at dave chappelle's neagan

That's right. For the the first 3 seasons I took for granted that the magic of the show really was the chemistry between the cast. Mindy's boyfriends were like delicious cherries on top of an already fantastic sundae. The problem now is that the core cast feels like it's been tinkered with a bit too much so the magic…

I have similar misgivings. I keep hearing that the people who voted for him are in desperate straits, so we should stop looking down our liberal noses at them. Then I think about what the country would look like now if we had elected donald trump to get us through world war II or the great depression. How did we go…

I was about to suggest the very same thing. I'm keeping a running list of organizations that might be on the chopping block a la: planned parenthood, the aclu, etc. We need to make sure that the people who dedicate themselves to fighting on the front-lines have enough resources to survive president trump.

I also love the fact that Rafael is going to these lengths because of his cancer scare. He's not just doing it to be the hearththrob to Michael's lovable nerd.

every time he leans back for extra emphasis I keep wishing someone would just push him all the way back.

In the last episode Lawrence had a conversation with his boy about how do you know when someone is the one. I can't remember the character's name, but his advice to Lawrence was basically that he needs to stop making excuses about why the timing isn't right to commit, and just commit. Lawrence has been working up to…

They're all urging us to wait at least 9 months to see how his cabinet choices pan out. It's too soon man, too soon.

Thank you for trying to explain your position because I really want to understand Trump supporters right now. While I don't think that Hillary lied nearly as much as Trump did during the campaign, I am beginning to see that a lot of people were really alienated by Hillary's deplorables speech. Honestly, I didn't…

Bernie would have made more inroads with working class white voters, but he also would not have carried as much of the latino and black vote as Clinton did, which was still not as much as Barrack Obama in 2008 or 2012. We should also remember that this is the first presidential election that we are experiencing after…

Her monologue on the election results was probably the best most honest reaction to the election that I've seen from all the talk show hosts. I've watched it multiple times.

I understand what you're saying, and I also don't think that Trump is enough of an idealogue to actually have substantive opinions about any of America's issues. Having said that, going on your logic, Trump is one of two things, neither of which should be acceptable in a 21st century election. A) Trump is the kind of…

The plaintiff in that case recently dropped the charges and won't go through with the trial.