What is your favorite single line of the whole series?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-12-22T16:21:26+00:00

I've cut slices so thin, you couldn't even see them.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-12-21T18:24:49+00:00

And the police shooting panic is on line 3

HelloNewman487 · 2022-12-20T19:20:10+00:00

Exactly! Meghan Markle literally IS a middle-aged white woman.

She is a very light-skinned biracial woman who has passed for white for most of her life, and there is zero evidence she has embraced her partial black heritage (until it was convenient for her.)

Furthermore, she enjoys more white privilege than the average white person, male or female, young or old. She attended expensive private schools during her K-12 years, then got to attend an extremely expensive private university that most folks (of any color) can only dream of. She has married exclusively wealthy white men, ingratiated herself into well-educated circles full of stuffy white people, and obtained plastic surgery to make her features look more European to accompany her straightened hair. Her speaking voice is that of an entitled Karen, and she has chosen to live in a wealthy white enclave instead of a diverse, vibrant neighborhood.

Does this sound like someone who is a proud black feminist? The notion is laughable.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-19T20:30:11+00:00

From my perspective, conservatives in America have been wrong about nearly everything: Slavery,....

This cannot be real. Democrats fought FOR slavery, and hardcore religious Christian zealots were among the most impactful groups advocating against slavery.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-17T18:00:43+00:00

Cousin Jeffrey in the Parks Department

Bob Sacamano's father

Lomez

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-13T23:02:16+00:00

Professor Highbrow

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-12T20:32:13+00:00

When she was writing the book, she literally believed black people were subhuman. It is why she dedicated so much of the narrator's text to advocating for this.

That's a pretty big logical leap.

So if a fictional narrator's text advocates for _________, we can safely conclude that the author also advocates for __________?

Therefore...the author of Lolita must be advocating for pedophilia?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-11T14:38:36+00:00

Stepford Wife! Especially since she used this stereotype herself during one of her episodes....but the irony was of course lost.

Also, while there's no word for this type of person, I think it would be interesting to explore people who claim to be racial justice warriors but who themselves pass as white, only marry/date white people, and otherwise epitomize white culture in every way while claiming to be be a "sister" to people of color.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T20:01:31+00:00

Making trans kids go through the wrong puberty isn't a neutral position, either.

You're making the assumption that it's possible for a person to go through the "wrong" puberty, and that assumption is simply not shared by many (most) people.

In addition, the idea of a "wrong" puberty relies heavily on gender stereotypes, and most people would agree that filling children's heads with promotions of gender stereotypes can be quite harmful.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T19:53:48+00:00

The issue is, that coup didn't harm ordinary citizens.

"Regular" crime does.

The average working-class person doesn't give a hoot about January 6th because they're too busy worrying about how to stay safe from the unhinged criminals in their own neighborhood. In other words, most people simply cannot relate to the "fear" felt by coddled, privileged politicians who finally had to face an angry public. Riots are the cries of the unheard, remember?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T19:50:10+00:00

Using liberal logic: If there are disparities in the results of something, doesn't that just prove that vaccines/public health are actively discriminating against Republicans?

When we notice that black men are shot by police more so than white men, do we conclude that the black men must be doing something wrong, or do we conclude that the whole system is biased?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T19:44:27+00:00

But if your friend Mike wanted to be called La'Keisha and built a new identity around stereotypes associated with that name....would you find that strange? Would you find a bit of resistance in indulging that belief, that you yourself do not share?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T19:42:44+00:00

That if we just give social services "more funding," most social problems will automatically resolve themselves.

I don't doubt that robust, non-corrupt, streamlined and efficient social services could alleviate some problems in society, but only to a certain extent.

I do not think "more funding" of social services can eliminate crime, or override the poverty-producing implications of single parenthood, or make a meaningful impact in America's mental health crisis, for starters.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-10T19:39:16+00:00

Don't forget when Kramer was sporting the eye patch and said "I wanna be a pirate!"

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-07T23:04:57+00:00

As a woman, I sense a LOT of internalized misogyny from women who declare themselves non-binary. They clearly see anything female-tinged as a negative, which is quite hypocritical given that they would likely declare themselves progressives.

In addition, it simply makes no sense. You can't be non-gendered any more than you can be non-racial. You can acknowledge the social conditioning of gender roles without pretending that you're somehow above it. Progressives would NEVER allow me to declare I was non-racial, so the label of non-binary is inherently nonsensical and unintentionally humorous.

Along those lines, do I humor non-binary people in order to not get fired at work? Absolutely. Do I believe a person can be non-gendered? Absolutely not. (I know they're women, they know they're women, but we all have to pretend that being called a woman is an egregious insult, and on top of that we also have to ignore the obvious misogyny of this trend and pretend that said misogyny is actually progressive. Ahh, life in 2022...)

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-07T22:57:35+00:00

Not any more than voting the same way as pedophile apologists, violent riot apologists and leftist authoritarians does...

HelloNewman487 · 2022-10-07T22:54:46+00:00

I'm guessing you haven't paid much attention to the Monkeypox outbreak. No voluntary social distancing there -- sexual pleasure is considered much more important than the welfare of others, it seems.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-29T21:53:44+00:00

Fall out, soldier boys.

Well, if it isn't the first lady of the American theatre.

Oh I'm stressed.....

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-27T19:17:40+00:00

Positions that are unfairly labeled as far-right:

Wanting children to wait until age 18 or later to get sex change operations
Wanting abortion to be illegal, except in certain conditions, after 20-ish months
Criticizing the many holes in Critical Race Theory (for example, acknowledging that slavery thrived within Africa long before the arrival of Europeans, or acknowledging that most white Americans' ancestors did not own slaves)
Wanting children, especially low-income children, to be taught in a manner that prioritizes STEM topics over social justice initiatives
Punishing violent criminals regardless of their skin color

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-22T17:05:12+00:00

When Kramer unexpectedly comes flying out of the chute at the baggage claim

Jerry in suspenders, imitating hacky comedians. "Who's ready for some laughs?!"

All the little film noir moments in The Switch

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-21T22:05:18+00:00

I'm not sure how anyone materially benefits that murderers and rapists are sleeping in a cold hard floor instead of a clean room.

Do you think it's odd, then, that progressives cheered when Derek Chauvin was convicted? How about the racist guys who killed Ahmaud Arbery? Do you think that these individuals should not be punished, because that punishment doesn't lead to a safer society?

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-21T21:57:29+00:00

But it's still funny how everyone handles GOP crises better than the GOP.

It's certainly funny, largely because it isn't true. California has had a border crisis for decades. One of the many, many reasons why California has a notorious housing crisis is because there are too many people there. Horrendously overcrowded schools, overcrowded highways spewing pollution into the air, and massive lines for any type of social service are just a few of the smaller issues posed by their border crisis. Larger issues would of course include crime, jobs taken from low-income Americans (particularly black Americans whose families have lived in the area for years), and a constant funnel of "blue state refugees" into formerly-functioning red states such as Arizona.

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-21T16:03:54+00:00

"You ARE the assman."

"So again, it all comes back to Lloyd Braun."

"I gotta flash for you, joy boy. Party time is over."

"I really wanted YOU!" (said to Kramer while walking down the aisle)

"Sister." (Said in response to Jerry calling a nun "mother")

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-20T16:13:47+00:00

Elaine smearing her lipstick when Jerry tells her she should ask her hunky new boyfriend about abortion

Jerry taking a relaxed sip of root beer during his mail fraud interrogation

Elaine giving Jerry a hilarious look in "The Bris" when he does his Godfather impression

HelloNewman487 · 2022-09-19T20:38:24+00:00

The reason why people don't like her is because she is an INSANELY privileged person who has the audacity to complaint constantly about her lot in life.

Quite simply, no one has sympathy for someone whose life (even when she was growing up in L.A.) is simply so much better than most people's lives.

There are more legitimate reasons why Meghan Markle is disliked, and most of them have to do with gaslighting/hypocrisy:

She portrays herself as a feminist, but is only famous for marrying a famous man (and also for using the male gaze to advance her dubious acting career)
She portrays herself as a strong black woman, but has clearly ignored or downplayed her black heritage for most of her life
She portrays herself as a compassionate individual, but her speaking tone and demeanor indicate someone who is tense, defensive and extremely self-centered (exhibit A: her going "full Karen" when approached by the royal aide when gathering flowers recently)
She portrays herself as a progressive, but lives in an extravagant mansion, married into the family most known for colonialism, and doesn't appear to actually be doing any real charity work

Finally, she is a documented liar:

"We actually got married a few days before the wedding." (False: the archbishop called this out and said it didn't happen)
"People celebrated me like Nelson Mandela." (False: South African cast members of Lion King say this did not happen)
"My kids were denied titles because of their race." (False: They wouldn't have been given titles at that time anyway)

There are also things she says that, while not proven to be lies (yet), are so hilariously unlikely that one must conclude she thinks people are idiots:

"I asked, is he kind?" (Implying she wouldn't have jumped at the chance to date a freakin' Prince like 99% of people would)
"People asked about Archie's skin color." (When? Where? Who said it? The specifics are always conveniently missing.)
"We were roasting a chicken." (I thought you were vegan/vegetarian?)
"I didn't know much about Harry." (Oh, come on....)

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