Motor City Sonics Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I love when racists set themselves on fire https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/01/05/suspects-set-themselves-ablaze-while-attempting-set-building-fire-officials-say/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Motor City Sonics Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 "I don't know why we can't just get along. Back when I was part of Apollo 22, standing on the moon, I saw that big blue ball and thought we all come from the same place, there is no other world, only ours........why can't we just realize that and get along" - George Santos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 13 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: I love when racists set themselves on fire https://www.cleveland19.com/2023/01/05/suspects-set-themselves-ablaze-while-attempting-set-building-fire-officials-say/ What's the "racist" angle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Cowan Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, Motor City Sonics said: "I don't know why we can't just get along. Back when I was part of Apollo 22, standing on the moon, I saw that big blue ball and thought we all come from the same place, there is no other world, only ours........why can't we just realize that and get along" - George Santos Why would you put Matt Gaetz in charge of the armed services committee when you have a Congressional Medal of Honor winner right there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1984Echoes Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, chasfh said: What's the "racist" angle? It was an immigration assistance center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 5 hours ago, chasfh said: What's the "racist" angle? The building was an immigration center. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just now, Motor City Sonics said: The building was an immigration center. Is, they failed to burn it down. Set themselves on fire just fine............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, Motor City Sonics said: The building was an immigration center. I missed that, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) Good Lord, they're just entertainment lol Edited January 6, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Replies are funny. Although I do get a little put off when Hollywood tries to make fun of itself yet everyone involved in said production is still doing what they mock. It’s fine because the shows are entertaining and nobody forces me to watch. But don’t pretend to be making some big social commentary either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Herschel Walker Staffer: Matt Schlapp ‘Groped’ My Crotch (yahoo.com) NOBODY is surprised Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, mtutiger said: Good Lord, they're just entertainment lol TBF, Mike White did confirm in interviews that his first season of White Lotus was meant to be a deconstruction of class distinctions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, romad1 said: Herschel Walker Staffer: Matt Schlapp ‘Groped’ My Crotch (yahoo.com) NOBODY is surprised I'm starting to wonder whether, either in addition to or irrespective of self-loathing, closeted gays throw themselves into highly-visibly conservative milieus because they believe no one will ever suspect them or believe accusers, so they can get away with stuff like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romad1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, chasfh said: I'm starting to wonder whether, either in addition to or irrespective of self-loathing, closeted gays throw themselves into highly-visibly conservative milieus because they believe no one will ever suspect them or believe accusers, so they can get away with stuff like this. Its a concept in psychiatric field which is something like Breastplate of Righteouness (that's not correct, that's a biblical term) but the idea being that the person who perceives the vulnerability to public shaming because of the different, amoral (as perceived by the social group) inclinations can defend against approbation by being the most holy of the holy warriors. the too perfect teeth are a dead giveaway too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, chasfh said: TBF, Mike White did confirm in interviews that his first season of White Lotus was meant to be a deconstruction of class distinctions. Not sure this makes the original comment any less ridiculous. Believe it or not, people may watch The White Lotus for reasons other than envy of the ultra wealthy Edited January 6, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Not sure this makes the original comment any less ridiculous. Believe it or not, people may watch The White Lotus for reasons other than envy of the ultra wealthy Maybe not, but it does add nuance to the idea that it's just entertainment, since the creator of it intended it to be a little more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, chasfh said: Maybe not, but it does add nuance to the idea that it's just entertainment, since the creator of it intended it to be a little more. Entertainment that contains social commentary is , at the end of the day, entertainment. People watch entertainment for a variety of reasons, not one given reason or even for the reasons intended by its creator. And given the size of the audience, probably not worth psychoanalysis of an entire shows audience. Anymore than me making up a psychoanalysis of Yellowstone's audience would be (a show which I'm guessing has a significant overlap with White Lotus and Succession despite having a much different commentary/POV) Edited January 6, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasfh Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Not sure this makes the original comment any less ridiculous. Believe it or not, people may watch The White Lotus for reasons other than envy of the ultra wealthy Also, not sure why you believe it or notted me, as if you're trying to make me see here, now. I was only sharing Mike White's own vision for the thing, with no editorializing on my part ... believe it or not. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, chasfh said: Also, not sure why you believe it or notted me, as if you're trying to make me see here, now. I was only sharing Mike White's own vision for the thing, with no editorializing on my part ... believe it or not. 😉 I get it, I just don't think Mike White's vision is germane to the comment 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 14 minutes ago, mtutiger said: Entertainment that contains social commentary is , at the end of the day, entertainment. People watch entertainment for a variety of reasons, not one given reason or even for the reasons intended by its creator. And given the size of the audience, probably not worth psychoanalysis of an entire shows audience. Anymore than me making up a psychoanalysis of Yellowstone's audience would be (a show which I'm guessing has a significant overlap with White Lotus and Succession despite having a much different commentary/POV) I don't watch Yellowstone, have no idea what it's about other than a western of some sort, but I saw tweets saying some people are upset that it's become "woke" because of a plot point. That made me laugh. We binged White Lotus over the break. It was entertaining but the whole "rich people suck" angle jumped out. I got past it though. I'm not looking for that when I watch TV shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtutiger Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, oblong said: I don't watch Yellowstone, have no idea what it's about other than a western of some sort, but I saw tweets saying some people are upset that it's become "woke" because of a plot point. Yellowstone is not woke lol... it's really not that much different than Succession in a lot of ways, for instance, it's just that the heroes and villains are of a different stripe in terms of background and politics of the script writing (pretty conservative). And both are equally enjoyable, at least for us. It may simply be that viewers are attracted to shows that depict power dynamics within a family or a group of people that might coincide with those people having status. Which doesn't seem novel to me, given the existence of Dallas for instance Edited January 6, 2023 by mtutiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Jocelyn Benson awarded today by PRESIDENT Biden. She received the Citizen's Medal for standing up for the election. I like her. I want her as the next Governor or Senator from Michigan. Those assholes on January 6th.............I think they should all rot in jail for life. Pieces of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 4 hours ago, mtutiger said: Yellowstone is not woke lol... it's really not that much different than Succession in a lot of ways, for instance, it's just that the heroes and villains are of a different stripe in terms of background and politics of the script writing (pretty conservative). And both are equally enjoyable, at least for us. It may simply be that viewers are attracted to shows that depict power dynamics within a family or a group of people that might coincide with those people having status. Which doesn't seem novel to me, given the existence of Dallas for instance For real. I have been to Southfork. I had it wrong. The creator defended it against critics who said it’s “anti woke” and conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I haven't watched Yellowstone. The prequels were pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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