Your B) is a legitimate critique of American politics. The tweet I highlighted may be a critique, but its legitimacy is swamped by its racist connotations, IMO. We could call it a limitation of the Twitter platform, but I think probably you know that there is more going on here, outside of the Twittersphere. You have…

Totally agree. Also, I have to call out the fact that in the article above that I'm responding to, the only mention of "white" anybodys comes from one of the Simpson's writers themselves, rather than a critic. I have just noticed that this puts my response a little out of phase with the content above, except by its…

Absolutely. I will give you the most proximate example I can think of. I was scrolling through Twitter, and someone I respect, Jane McGonigal, retweeted the following sentiment by Samuel Sinyangwe:

I'm not clear on this "white" people thing. Is it only Caucasians chuckling at Apu's accent? Is there some sea of brown people out there who just can't figure out what dog whistle their melanin-deprived fellow humans are reacting to?

Was it the misogyny that drove you out? It was the rampant misogyny, I know it.

I love how you started calling "Carter" "Carl" and then just didn't stop.

Gay Darryl confirmed.

When Carol chose her bunk she said the bottom bunk was more Darryl's style. Pink sheet. Hmm.

Good observation. It is, like much in the series, McQuarrie-esque.

lmao

There are a whole slew of other reasons why this fits aside from the wordplay (from throughout the season but especially from this episode and the preview for 809 at, oh about :40 to :42) but the most obvious one might be precisely the one not to get too excited about considering the Sacks connection: I'm talking…

I did not see this coming. So the spin-off is going in a sort of Breaking Bad direction. Tough act to follow.

"Or maybe Cassie's boyfriend, whose name I don't remember, is the Brain Surgeon."

*SPOILER* or whatever. Who knows.