Sitcom stupidity: in sitcoms, everyone acts stupid in ways that real people generally would not; or if they did, they’d constantly be followed by a chorus of bystanders saying “holy hell how could anyone be so dumb”.

“What does being blonde have to do with anything??”

Yes and no on this. While I’m certain there are white people who simply want to be told there’s an easy way to buy a clear conscience — or best of all, that they’re awesome allies already and they don’t need to do a thing — there are also white people who aren’t quite sure where to devote their efforts. I’m one of…

I won’t claim to be a paragon of anything other than nerdfultude, but yeah, resolving not to be an asshole isn’t too much to expect of people. Or at least, if you’re going to be an asshole, be an asshole only to people who have done something to deserve it.

Peggy is more sitcom-stupid than bigoted, I think: uninformed but well-intentioned. Same with all the regulars, there’s not a speck of meanness in any of them, and as soon as they become aware of hurting anyone’s feelings, they try to make things right. Now, I could imagine some of the residents of Arlen being…

I would totally order you some forks, if you had an Amazon wish list. Disposable? Metal? You decide.

I don’t know where his politics lately have been. I can only imagine that he thinks Trump is an ass-clown, because I can’t imagine how he couldn’t. Yeah I’ve said that before about a lot of people, but this is Mike Nelson, destroyer of worlds and forefather to the apes of 2525.

I would not be surprised to hear that Ronnie Van Zant saw himself as the real victim because Neil Young was critical of his state. The most victimest victim to ever victim a victim.

Mike Nelson as Morrissey:

To me it sounds like the sort of mealy-mouthed excuse-making of people who like being racist but don’t want to be called out on it. “We all did what we could do” is, at best, the weakest possible claim to opposing Wallace. The following lines about Watergate, besides being a classic case of whataboutism, also fail in…

Interesting track, thanks! So are we prepared to argue that most Germans who actively participated in Nazi shenanigans were complex but basically good people because they didn’t personally open the Zyklon B canisters?

I love “Simple Man” too. And I love the sound of “You Got That Right”, though it does not speak to the sort of person I want to be the way “Simple Man” does.

I was a fan of Mon-El’s even last season when everyone hated him — because it was clear that his point was to have a character arc. That requires a character to start somewhere not so good. The thing to watch is the direction they’re heading.

In theory, Lena’s alien detector device “proved” that Kara is not Supergirl. In practice, I prefer to believe that Lena is respecting Kara’s shabby, inadequate little pretense.

BOB COBB OR NO DEAL

Screw Zook. I liked the zo’ok, the semi-sentient costume that J’onn had in his late 90s series.

Only a “C”??? I swear, I do not understand what you’re looking for in this show. I’d give this episode an “A” or thereabouts.

Thanks for the info! I don’t really give Ronnie a pass for “Sweet Home Alabama”, because the way he looked at it, Neil Young writing two songs about how Southern oppression was unacceptable. (One song would have been acceptable, though? Goddammit Ronnie.)

On the white people side of the fence ... I love the sound of 70s Southern Rock, but I also realize that probably most of the people performing it were racist assholes who, other than playing guitars in soothing fashion, had nothing of value to offer to humanity. I can’t and don’t buy their works. The ethical problem…

TREVOR Martin! That’s even better than Travis, I’m gonna use that! (To my ear anyway, “Travis” implies a rural / white trash upbringing, which to some people might be grounds to suspect he is of criminal stock, which undermines my point. But “Trevor” ... ? That’s posh white, and would likely fit better in an wealthy…