rudely described as a “pensioner,”

It’s the “his own people” that’s most telling. At a subconscious, gut-belief level, Spicer doesn’t consider Jewish Germans and Austrians to be Germans and Austrians, i.e. Hitler’s people. He considers them wholly Other in a way that is analogous to Hitler’s own Othering of Jews, gays, Communists, dissenters, etc.

I like that the guy whose job is to concisely relay information to the press, is unable to make a statement without issuing a clarification to explain his original clarification.

Yeah...no. Black Brits have varying accents, just like everybody else there.

I think that is a contributing factor for sure. I also think that most UK actors are also just better actors. A good lot of them go to actual theatre and acting schools. Here, I feel like most actors (under 45) did some high school acting, had parents who were in the industry, or started out as models.  

But the audience doesn’t even know they’re British until 2 years after they have already filmed the movie.

If they did, they wouldn’t say.

She looks upbeat and together in that clip—lately she comes off looking very, very tired, haggard, and weary. Putting your soul up for purchase must come at an awful price.

Jesus, was she a heavy cocaine user?

This is so deliciously good.

No worries. Happens to us all. Happy to help.