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Daric posted:This show is amazing  My favorite new show in quite a while
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EVIL NOONER posted:cool Homer, I see you agree with me.
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Oct 23, 2016 07:23
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Jerkface posted:Can't wait for the Lando spinoff movie starring Paper Boi Make Paper Boi Jabba. Paper Boi's nothing to gently caress with, as demonstrated at the end of last week's episode.
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Oct 25, 2016 22:40
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I wasn't much of a fan of the last two episodes, but that's mostly because I really need more of Van and enjoyed her episode a lot.
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Oct 25, 2016 22:46
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Ubiquitous_ posted:I wasn't much of a fan of the last two episodes, but that's mostly because I really need more of Van and enjoyed her episode a lot. I...uhh...feel like you're about to make up for lost time.  e- "You...don't feel like I can tell African-Americans apart?" "No." e2- "Nigga, do I gotta explain alliteration?!?" 
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Oct 26, 2016 03:01
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CBJSprague24 posted:I...uhh...feel like you're about to make up for lost time. that painting... loving this episode
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Oct 26, 2016 03:21
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"Black people as a hobby" pretty much describes Mo's husband. And "RAMON WILL BRING YOU A TO-GO PLATE". Jesus. e- "This is wack. Stop stuntin' on me about my culture."  Chain Gang. 
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Oct 26, 2016 03:26
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"That sounds like something that really happened. I'm glad that story is being told."
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Oct 26, 2016 05:47
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Man this episode was crazy, can somebody tell me what I'm supposed to think about it?
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Oct 26, 2016 14:42
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Craig was like the perfect "heart might be in the right place but utterly clueless" white dude caricature. I was half-cringing-half-laughing through all his scenes.
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Oct 26, 2016 14:52
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I can't for the life of me remember who Monique is. Where did Van meet her and why are they friends?
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Oct 26, 2016 15:26
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I feel really weird being white and watching this show now
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Oct 26, 2016 19:59
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Pussy Quipped posted:I feel really weird being white and watching this show now Same, but I think as long as we aim for slightly better about our awareness than Craig we'll be alright. Ubiquitous_ posted:"That sounds like something that really happened. I'm glad that story is being told." This and "Is Vin Diesel black?" were both delivered so well.
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Oct 26, 2016 23:07
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That handshake poo poo is real and so good drat annoying
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Oct 27, 2016 01:18
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Tigren posted:I can't for the life of me remember who Monique is. Where did Van meet her and why are they friends? The episode description says she's Earn's aunt. Hence the one trifling thug comment.
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Oct 27, 2016 02:06
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I thought this episode was really racist toward white people, and I'm not sure why Atlanta is trying to alienate its core audience
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Oct 27, 2016 02:11
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This show keeps going to unexpected places and I'm digging every second. The Jim Crow slam poem was so painful but so real. blue squares posted:I thought this episode was really racist toward white people, and I'm not sure why Atlanta is trying to alienate its core audience 
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Oct 27, 2016 02:22
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blue squares posted:I thought this episode was really racist toward white people, and I'm not sure why Atlanta is trying to alienate its core audience lmao
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Oct 27, 2016 02:35
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"Season Finale".  This show needs to come back as 13, hour-long episodes next year. Vegetable posted:Man this episode was crazy, can somebody tell me what I'm supposed to think about it? Well, see, Craig and Monique are together because Craig sees his wife and her ethnicity/heritage as a novelty and Monique puts up with him because she's an admitted gold-digger, so...uh...yeah, I have no clue either.
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Oct 27, 2016 03:04
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'That nigga told my 95 year old grandmother she was cookin' her collard greens wrong." line of the night
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Oct 27, 2016 03:31
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Wait why did I think Monique was Van's mother?
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Oct 27, 2016 04:14
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Mameluke posted:Wait why did I think Monique was Van's mother? Racist
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Oct 27, 2016 04:37
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As a white dude in a long term relationship with a black girl...poo poo
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Oct 27, 2016 04:38
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Mameluke posted:Wait why did I think Monique was Van's mother? At one point she says something like "thanks mom"
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Oct 27, 2016 06:18
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The loving small things and situations are so loving spot on. Bougie black mom and how she treats the wait staff. And how everything has to be perfect and happy. White guilt dude and the fascination with black culture and condescension. The white dude thinking that mist African Americans give a gently caress about their original heritage. Van the black woman only being judged by who her man is. Like outside of Earn's speech about her. And that started with a question about him Literally every other conversation she was in was about Earn. Black bougie Mom who has done everything for the good life looking down on rappers and calling them thugs. I loving love this show. As it captures amd shows the pure absurdity of situations we find ourselves in. Dexo fucked around with this message at 07:55 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Oct 27, 2016 07:52
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blue squares posted:I thought this episode was really racist toward white people, and I'm not sure why Atlanta is trying to alienate its core audience this was a joke, btw.
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Oct 27, 2016 12:23
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blue squares posted:this was a joke, btw. An excellent one.
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Oct 27, 2016 12:33
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It was funnier when you didn't feel the need to clarify it Still funny though
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Oct 27, 2016 12:43
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Monique is not Earn's aunt and she's not Van's mom. She's just someone Van knows.
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Oct 27, 2016 16:04
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That's the second time there's been a "Real Housewives"-esque character on this show. The other was Van's "use yourself to advance yourself" friend who got Van high and, subsequently, fired.
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Oct 27, 2016 17:15
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CBJSprague24 posted:That's the second time there's been a "Real Housewives"-esque character on this show. The other was Van's "use yourself to advance yourself" friend who got Van high and, subsequently, fired. TBF that wasn't Van's friend's fault. That was Van's fault. No person with a job that does testing(especially scheduled testing jfc) should smoke weed when they know they are gonna get tested.
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Oct 27, 2016 17:25
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I don't really have perspective on this, but for white people is this show empathetic enough for yall to get it, or is it just a different kind of experience do you think? Like was the part where Earn had no interest in Africa confusing, understanding or what? IE I've confused a lot of white people not giving a gently caress about Africa and being generally angry about that question.
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Oct 27, 2016 17:31
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Veskit posted:I don't really have perspective on this, but for white people is this show empathetic enough for yall to get it, or is it just a different kind of experience do you think? Like was the part where Earn had no interest in Africa confusing, understanding or what? It's obviously not relatable but it's absolutely understandable. I don't think I've ever met a non-white person interested in going to Africa unless their parents or grandparents actually came from there.
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Oct 27, 2016 17:52
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Y'all missing out, Cape Town is hella awesome.
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Oct 27, 2016 18:05
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Veskit posted:I don't really have perspective on this, but for white people is this show empathetic enough for yall to get it, or is it just a different kind of experience do you think? Like was the part where Earn had no interest in Africa confusing, understanding or what? Nah, not confusing. Not even really surprising. It's hard to describe, it's like a point of view that is totally understandable and almost obvious once you think about it, but not beforehand, if that make sense? I can't think of a good word to encapsulate it, but I kind of assumed that the episode was going to go for the more typical "this is a white guy who genuinely thinks he is black" character. And then when he wasn't that, and I saw how Earn reacted to his whole obsession with black culture, it was kind of an "Aha!" moment. Like, when Donald Glover said he wanted a black writers room so that he could express black points of view that white people might not be familiar with, I really think he meant exactly that.
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Oct 27, 2016 18:04
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Veskit posted:I don't really have perspective on this, but for white people is this show empathetic enough for yall to get it, or is it just a different kind of experience do you think? Like was the part where Earn had no interest in Africa confusing, understanding or what? A lot of time the show kind of preps you something that might otherwise be confusing or unexpected. So with Earn's disinterest in visiting Africa, the episode had already put us into this weird party with the absurd white guy who's way too into everything black in an awkward way. Everything about his behavior and interactions with Earn and Van feel so unnatural and cringe-worthy, that by the time Earn is in the study I just kind of instinctively expect Earn (and myself by proxy) to be turned off by anything that comes out of this guy's mouth. I honestly don't know if, before the context of this episode, I would have assumed that most African American's have some interest in visiting Africa or not. But by the time that question arises in the episode, the show has already primed me to expect Earn to see that suggestion as ridiculous/pointless/etc. I guess the TL;DR version is that it's really great TV because it makes characters and situations that are very far from my own experience easily relatable, and it does this without seeming like it's trying too hard. bawfuls fucked around with this message at 18:35 on Oct 27, 2016 |
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Oct 27, 2016 18:27
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Veskit posted:I don't really have perspective on this, but for white people is this show empathetic enough for yall to get it, or is it just a different kind of experience do you think? Like was the part where Earn had no interest in Africa confusing, understanding or what? It seemed kinda natural...? I mean I'm a third generation immigrant and my roots are not really something that is on my mind, because I was born where I live. My roots aren't somewhere else, they are here. I know many first and second generation immigrants who would argue otherwise but they actually still have ties to their predecessors roots like relatives and national stories. For me it's just my last name, and in Earn's case it's not even that.
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Oct 27, 2016 18:33
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As a white person, I thought it was an interesting take on white guilt. I've found similar experiences where I think overall my takeaway is that actions speak louder than words. To me, that's the kind of guy that would research black history and try to express his white guilt, but never show up to a BLM rally. He comes off as more of a narcissist, using his white guilt for attention, than as someone who is actually committed to improving the lives of black people. Wanting Black people to go discover their roots in Africa is a gesture that sounds meaningful, but to me, comes across more as actually furthering the wedge between whites and black by suggesting that their "true" culture is not in American society. "Sorry my ancestors ripped yours out of their home, you should go back there[subtext: and make a new home because you don't belong here]."
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Oct 27, 2016 18:37
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I loved the "stop being so likable" line near the end. Like yeah that guy was a weirdo who fetishized black culture, but he seemed genuinely aware of cultural appropriation and that kinda stuff, like he was kind of aware of his privilege. It would have been to easy to have him dropping casual n-words like he actually thought he was black.
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It's like that last episode with the feminist prof. She's not the caricature most comedies would deploy. This show embraces complexity and that's what's giving it its unique voice.
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