Whether a state was a slave state doesn’t define it as southern. Kentucky was a slave state and if you ask someone from Kentucky if they’re from the south they’ll tell you no. (A good chunk of the state is culturally Appalachian, which is a very distinct culture of its own, of course.) Ohio wasn’t a slave state but…
The south isn’t defined by latitude alone. I’m from the south and do my field research in the rural south and culturally it’s absolutely nothing like the mid-western towns near where I live now. The culture portrayed here is not southern - it’s very very mid-western, regardless of latitude.
“...shiny facade of Southern pleasantries.” This takes place in Missouri. This is mid-western small town culture, which is not the same as southern small town culture. Considering how important a role the town itself plays in the story, it’s important to get a detail like that right. Or are all areas outside the big…
I had an ASL teacher who was hearing but her first language was ASL because both of her parents were deaf. She was one of the ASL experts who was asked to assess apes (not Koko in particular, a different group) for whether they really were using ASL as a language. She was absolutely convinced that they were using it…
By the time I’ve reloaded the page 100 times and scrolled through every comment to see what vile things the trolls are saying about me, I don’t even have energy to write a witty aside. *sobs*
“TLDR: Anyone defending David is defending a rapist and they are doing so specifically because they identify with & relate to said rapist.”
The NF infiltrated the skinhead scene because they didn’t like how integrated the ska scene was. That’s when skinheads became associated with racism. This led to (more) race riots, firebombing, and, eventually, Rock Against Racism. I’m from DC and we had more SHARPs than Nazi-skins in the 90s punk scene, and I lived…
NERRRRRRDDDDD!
Oh good, an intelligent woman gets chosen to replace a male sexual predator and your response is to comment on her looks. You’re an asshole.
Reluctant up-star.
I was told it’s rude not to flush...
Hey don’t be sexist AJ! Some of us ladies carry our phones in our back pockets too. We have to since the front pockets on lady pants are barely big enough to hold a chapstick, and goodness forbid we’d be able to find a decent pair of cargo pants or some other non-feminine utilitarian item of clothing capable of…
The cars aren’t driving on the wrong side of the road at the gas station. All four cars (including Coop’s) drive on the right of the double-yellows, which is how we do things in the US. The RR diner has always said “Tmar RR Cafe” on the sign. The motel also looks like a normal American motel circa 50s or 60s.
That was literally one of my favorite scenes in the show. “Are we Canadian sci-fi? Hell yeah we’re Canadian sci-fi!”
The bread at the grocery store near me doesn’t have twist ties or the little clip things. They are either sealed on both ends or have a strip of plastic that you are supposed to pull apart to open the loaf (it serves the same purpose as a twist tie but is completely non-reusable). So I tightly twist and tuck under,…
Both of those films dealt with issues that are rarely effectively portrayed in children’s film. The Secret of NIMH may have been “magical” but it was the first time I was ever introduced to the idea that we experiment on animals because we see them as lesser beings who we can use as we wish. The Dark Crystal showed me…
On the TV Reviews page, there’s still a dropdown with all the shows. But if you pick one, it shows the episodes in no particular order because... reasons.
I’m glad I’m not the only person who thought Nicodemus and the Owl were connected. I absolutely adored this movie and watched my poor VHS version over and over. I never found it creepy at all, but then again I also love The Dark Crystal, so what do I know?
*MANIMAL upvotes, er..., up-stars himself one last time before the maw of death closes around him*
Why have the dire wolves forsaken us??
