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As someone who'd never heard about this until opening the thread today, yiiiiiiikes
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Comedy asked the question, "is blackface ever okay," and the answer was a resounding "no."
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Sep 11, 2018 22:23
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LividLiquid posted:Comedy asked the question, "is blackface ever okay," and the answer was a resounding "no." This is actually probably the event that took blackface from a taboo thing that shouldn't be done because duh to the kind of thing that everyone knows not to ever do for any reason. It's not that donning blackface and dropping n-bombs aimed at an African American was OK before this, it's just that nobody bothered to do it because OF COURSE YOU DON'T DO THIS. But a really crazy combination of events, times, and places led Danson to think, "Hey, in this context, it'll be OK!" This whole thing happened because of the movie Made in America.
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Sep 11, 2018 23:14
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So I just binged through both seasons in 2 days, and I think it might have been one of the best decisions of my life. Why on earth is this show not more talked about?
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Sep 12, 2018 00:15
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LividLiquid posted:Comedy asked the question, "is blackface ever okay," and the answer was a resounding "no." Tropic Thunder worked out ok. Although every black comedian/commentator I have ever heard speak about it basically say the same thing: that it walked such a drat fine line and there was no room for error and the chances of someone pulling that off again is very low.
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Sep 12, 2018 00:17
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I just binged season 2. I admit to being misty-eyed during the scene in the bar. And Eleanor's drunken "Am I a bartender??" was my second-biggest laugh of the season, with Janet vomiting an endless stream of pennies being number 1. This show is so good
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Sep 12, 2018 00:20
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tarlibone posted:This is actually probably the event that took blackface from a taboo thing that shouldn't be done because duh to the kind of thing that everyone knows not to ever do for any reason. It's not that donning blackface and dropping n-bombs aimed at an African American was OK before this, it's just that nobody bothered to do it because OF COURSE YOU DON'T DO THIS. But a really crazy combination of events, times, and places led Danson to think, "Hey, in this context, it'll be OK!" i really doubt this because every year up to and including this one some super white college fraternity gets in trouble for a blackface party
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Sep 12, 2018 00:21
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swickles posted:Tropic Thunder worked out ok. Although every black comedian/commentator I have ever heard speak about it basically say the same thing: that it walked such a drat fine line and there was no room for error and the chances of someone pulling that off again is very low. Yes. The context is incredibly specific, and makes the whole exercise an explicit comment on race and representation in film...it's not punching down because the "joke" is really about the delusional and tone-deaf overreach behind Oscar movies. If Robert Downey's character was even remotely trying to say anything real about race, the whole thing would've crash-landed.
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Sep 12, 2018 00:30
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Xealot posted:Yes. The context is incredibly specific, and makes the whole exercise an explicit comment on race and representation in film...it's not punching down because the "joke" is really about the delusional and tone-deaf overreach behind Oscar movies. If Robert Downey's character was even remotely trying to say anything real about race, the whole thing would've crash-landed. Yeah and since most people are too dumb to get that they had an African American basically explain it to him throughout the film. It’s a really good movie by the way.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:07
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Never thought about how potentially career threatening that role was and this was before Ironman. He would’ve been extremely “cancelled” if that movie came out today
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Sep 12, 2018 02:25
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I didn’t want to see Tropic Thunder, but I was dragged along opening night by friends, and I ended up being so glad they did. It’s very good, and knows itself and what it wanted to do perfectly. It definitely helps that Hollywoo loves making films about, and poking fun at itself.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:27
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The_Doctor posted:I didn’t want to see Tropic Thunder, but I was dragged along opening night by friends, and I ended up being so glad they did. It’s very good, and knows itself and what it wanted to do perfectly. It definitely helps that Hollywoo loves making films about, and poking fun at itself. If you like that kind of movie you should check out Living in Oblivion with Steve Buscemi. It's not nearly as over-the-top as Tropic Thunder but it's still pretty funny
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Sep 12, 2018 03:05
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Yeah tropic thunder I only watched recently bc it seemed Adam sander sort of lowbrow at a glance but I’m glad I finally watched it because it’s a really funny movie
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Sep 12, 2018 04:43
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The first scene of season 3 is online. It's good https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/11/the-good-place-season-3-premiere-first-scene/
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Sep 12, 2018 04:54
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emgeejay posted:The first scene of season 3 is online. It's good https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/11/the-good-place-season-3-premiere-first-scene/ I think this scene was posted somewhere earlier, because I've seen it before. It was also on tonight's NBC program where the cast of Brooklyn 99 introduces this year's NBC lineup. Good scene, though.
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Sep 12, 2018 05:07
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emgeejay posted:The first scene of season 3 is online. It's good https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/11/the-good-place-season-3-premiere-first-scene/ I have legit been Michael when I saw what he saw in the final 10 seconds there. It was amazing.
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Sep 12, 2018 05:13
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LividLiquid posted:Comedy asked the question, "is blackface ever okay," and the answer was a resounding "no." I’m so intrigued by how we as a society just completely gave a pass to Darrell Hammond doing black face on SNL multiple times. Even me. He was probably the best impressionist for those roles but I think back on it and am like “how did no one say anything about this?” Even now no one has really ever raised this as an issue.
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Sep 12, 2018 05:40
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emgeejay posted:The first scene of season 3 is online. It's good https://ew.com/tv/2018/09/11/the-good-place-season-3-premiere-first-scene/ I still laugh at how Jason died.
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Sep 12, 2018 05:43
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The_Doctor posted:I have legit been Michael when I saw what he saw in the final 10 seconds there. It was amazing. Wait, that's real? How is that even possible?
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Sep 12, 2018 05:55
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Rarity posted:Wait, that's real? How is that even possible? They’re both owned by the same parent company (who also own KFC), and will sometimes combine them into one store. You may even end up with this beautiful monstrosity: 
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Sep 12, 2018 06:02
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https://youtu.be/EQ8ViYIeH04
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Sep 12, 2018 06:03
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The_Doctor posted:They’re both owned by the same parent company (who also own KFC), and will sometimes combine them into one store. You may even end up with this beautiful monstrosity: Belinda Carlisle was right, heaven is a place on Earth 
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Sep 12, 2018 06:04
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CAPTAIN CAPSLOCK posted:I still laugh at how Jason died. I just realized, that's not how snorkels work. How did I ever think that would work? ...Am I a moron?
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Sep 12, 2018 07:37
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Has the EW article been linked? Also, a bit of random trivia from Schuur in there - three hundred years have passed.
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Sep 12, 2018 10:05
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Rarity posted:Wait, that's real? How is that even possible? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8ViYIeH04
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Sep 12, 2018 12:00
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BlackJosh posted:I’m so intrigued by how we as a society just completely gave a pass to Darrell Hammond doing black face on SNL multiple times. Even me. He was probably the best impressionist for those roles but I think back on it and am like “how did no one say anything about this?” Even now no one has really ever raised this as an issue. Are you talking about when he would do Jesse Jackson? As I recall they made him pretty brown the first time and then consistently lightened him up over subsequent appearances. I don’t think the makeup was meant in a parody style, as opposed to the Ted Danson thing or other blackface stuff. although I have to admit watching one of those sketches recently I was like “drat that feels problematic”. But I defer to POC on that stuff. E: is someone going to start a season 3 thread?
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Sep 12, 2018 15:02
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LividLiquid posted:Comedy asked the question, "is blackface ever okay," and the answer was a resounding "no." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0L_oJMhcs0
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Sep 12, 2018 15:14
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Rarity posted:Wait, that's real? How is that even possible? I have one of these down the street. The pizza hut offerings are subpar relative to taco bell, but that just might be because it's a pizza hut.
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Sep 12, 2018 15:17
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MikeJF posted:Has the EW article been linked? Though as we've confirmed in that opening scene the passage of time in the afterlife isn't particularly relevant. They just reset time on earth like it ain't no thing
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Sep 12, 2018 15:24
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BlackJosh posted:I’m so intrigued by how we as a society just completely gave a pass to Darrell Hammond doing black face on SNL multiple times. Even me. He was probably the best impressionist for those roles but I think back on it and am like “how did no one say anything about this?” Even now no one has really ever raised this as an issue. He’s a great impressionist and his name is Darrell so
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Sep 12, 2018 17:54
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Regy Rusty posted:Though as we've confirmed in that opening scene the passage of time in the afterlife isn't particularly relevant. They just reset time on earth like it ain't no thing  Started a new timeline!
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Sep 12, 2018 20:58
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This song can get in your head for DAYS. I do hope it was playing in the writer’s room at some point.
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Sep 12, 2018 21:19
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Jet Jaguar posted:This song can get in your head for DAYS. I do hope it was playing in the writer’s room at some point. YEARS. I heard it roughly 10 years ago while in college, and I instantly knew what that first youtube link was up there^^^^ after I mentioned it. I still remember that weird 'commm-b'nation' phrasing on the response lyrics.
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Sep 12, 2018 21:26
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkfeyCLm3qY EDIT: Oh, someone else linked it via an article, I didn't notice. Oh well.
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Sep 13, 2018 02:19
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There's one near me that's a combo long john silvers and a&w
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Sep 13, 2018 04:53
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i still think it's hilarious that the first time I heard that song i thought "this is catch but incredibly stupid" and flash forward like 2 years and I'm buying their album on vinyl and seeing them in concert man RIP Das Racist. although all those guys are still out their doing their thing (one of them is Hari Kondabolu's brother which is crazy to me for some reason)
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Sep 13, 2018 06:44
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PURESTRAIN DOOR KEY
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Sep 13, 2018 18:22
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NBC is running a block of four episodes tonight from 8-10 (7-9 CDT) 8:00 Dance Dance Resolution 8:30 The Trolley Problem 9:00 Janet and Michael 9:30 Rhonda, Diana, Jake, and Trent
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Sep 13, 2018 22:08
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the_american_dream posted:Never thought about how potentially career threatening that role was and this was before Ironman. He would’ve been extremely “cancelled” if that movie came out today I thought Tropic Thunder came out after Iron Man. I seem to recall Iron Man blowing up Downey Jr.'s career to huge levels all of a sudden (I had never heard of him before and Iron Man did bonkers at the box office) and then Tropic Thunder came out soon after and capitalized on it perfectly.
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Sep 13, 2018 22:55
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Superrodan posted:I thought Tropic Thunder came out after Iron Man. I seem to recall Iron Man blowing up Downey Jr.'s career to huge levels all of a sudden (I had never heard of him before and Iron Man did bonkers at the box office) and then Tropic Thunder came out soon after and capitalized on it perfectly. You're right - Iron Man May 2nd, Tropic Thunder August 13th.
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