Meaning of the Magic Negro
My take on the meaning of the Magic Negro trope is that it is not so much an extension of white guilt but a reiteration of the racial hierarchy of power. This is a structure in which the appropriate place for black people is subordinate, if not to say subservient, to white people. The…

Weak?
Rodney, thanks for introducing class into this discussion of race. Now if we could only fit gender in here somewhere…

Magic Negro
I prefer the term "magic negro" for the outdatedness of "negro" and the connotations it carries of white assumptions of black servititude. The flip side of this is what I call the "white coach", when a white man (occasionally a woman) needs to come in and assume a leadership position in order to properly…

Kee-rist
Someone's been having fun on Conservapedia. Look up the entry for "Christ" and note that he is now God's nephew. For another laugh, check out the truly encyclopedic entries on "Jews" and "Judaism".

Proof for fools
Testing this grave-robbed DNA would prove nothing. We have no control or comparision, no record of "Jesus DNA" that would conclusively demonstrate that these dry bones were truly the king of men's. Cameron's claims are pseudo-science at best.

Topple rules!
Ah, sweet Topple. Topple ruled over indoor recess during the Great Blizzard of 1980. No snark here, just pleasant memories of Toppling the shit out some other kid's domino-type-things. Sweet Topple…

664 and more…
Yes, yes, yes. I know about the Discordians, thank you very much. I wasn't trying to give a history of Erisian numerology. Mostly I just wanted to say "Coincidence? Or Happenstance?" which is the name of my new favorite gameshow.

None dare call it baloney-cheese
And they completely lifted the supposed significance of 23 from Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! Trilogy. I was shocked when I saw a preview for this movie just a day after RAW stopped using his body. Coincidence? Or was it happenstance?

Fame makes a man steal things…
The original version of Bowie's fame features John Lennon, not Freddie Mercury. Apparently, this song precedes the almost identical James Brown song, "Hot (I Need to Be Loved)", completing the circle of influence, since "Fame" sounds pretty James Brownian to begin with. Is there a…

The Filthiest Person Alive!
My nomination is Divine's promenade in "Pink Flamingoes" set to Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It". Great song, great scene, and the lyrics add layers of meaning to Divine as a girl and as an object of beauty. The Girl can't help it if she was born to please!

Hold the phone…
Wait a sec…"Sister Christian" counts as a GOOD song?

Wow, indeed.
Yes, NON-PC, you are.

Theory is not the opposite of fact
Let's take a pause in the hating to review some basic science. I grieve for the inadequacies of our educational institutions that this is even needed.

Once again, SNL sticks it to the Man!
Yes! Finally someone has the guts, the courage, the BALLS to take Ron Harris' "Aerobicize" down a notch. For too long, 20-year-old poorly-made aerobics videos have dominated our society. Now they're really sticking it to the Man! Deal with that one, squares!

Sounds like Band A meets Band B on Drug C As someone who hangs out with musicians (a drummer), I've noticed what seems to be a bias in music reviews toward an assessment of lyrics over sounds, especially rhythms.
There are probably several good reasons behind this. Being words, lyrics are easier to write about. …

Crossover Potential?
Maybe comedians should start putting little raps between jokes, sorry, routines, on their cds. Probably would be equally entertaining.

It's Hard Out Here For a Pimp????
Yeah, real hard. Try sucking the dick of some creep in a pawn shop for money, then giving that money away to a guy who tells you that he's doing you a favor.