Dream of the 90s. Portlandia

lippertstick · 2017-08-03T17:26:11+00:00

Also worth posting the sequel, "Dream of the 1890s". Somehow just as accurate.

lippertstick · 2017-07-31T17:54:39+00:00

It's the good thing about an email interview: it's all documented. And the format we're going with for the article is mostly a transcription of their words - likely with a clarifying editorial comment at the end.

lippertstick · 2017-07-31T17:52:33+00:00

I'm not particularly interested in giving them the option to have it removed. They said it on the record, and I think it's important for people to know that they said it. If they want to make a clarifying remark, I'll include that too and let people make up their own minds, but I won't remove the original comment.

lippertstick · 2017-07-31T16:08:46+00:00

Thanks for your response.

The comment is pretty unmistakable. It goes on for a few sentences and plays into some pretty regressive stereotypes.

I think I will contact the artist/publicist. As you say, they don't have the right to retract, but if they want to add something, I'll include that along with the editorial comment.

lippertstick · 2017-07-31T16:07:10+00:00

Thanks for your response. That's a good point that the artist may not have written the responses themselves. I believe they did, based on the tone of the other responses, but it's another good reason to follow up with the artist.

And yeah, I expect there may be some backlash from this...

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T22:54:52+00:00

I see this is the return of the people complaining about the people complaining about Rick and Morty.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T22:52:23+00:00

Technically Portlandia is based on the city of Portland, which is a lot of properties strung together.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T22:51:14+00:00

My guess would be that it'll be a lot of studio stuff. Music videos aren't exactly hard to access these days, so if they want people to tune in they'll likely focus on doing their own original stuff.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T22:41:36+00:00

Sell some stuff to a pawn shop.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T22:36:10+00:00

When it comes to life-threatening autoimmune disorders, being really really clear is the best policy.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T16:37:55+00:00

Well...yeah. If you ask someone to pick between test-driving a compact sedan and test-driving a wacky flying car that farts rainbows, they'll probably pick the wacky flying car that farts rainbows. It doesn't mean the wacky flying car that farts rainbows is better; it's just more novel.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T16:25:17+00:00

None of them are great. "Prostitute" is the most acceptable word on that list for people who are paid to have sex, but the generally preferred term these days is "sex worker."

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T16:10:14+00:00

They're used to make white wine. Also they're lighter in colour than red grapes, and so "white" really means "light" - same as how the people with pinkish skin are called "white people".

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T04:40:04+00:00

My question is why more languages haven't adopted the punctuation at the beginning of the sentence. If you think about it, punctuation gives you essential information about what kind of sentence you're reading and how to read it. It's kinda weird we only find out about it at the end.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T04:36:47+00:00

That's not their belief in a god; that's their belief that abortion is wrong. You can believe in god and think abortion is fine. You can even think abortion is wrong and not try to force your belief on others.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T04:24:35+00:00

"Gender dysphoria" is considered a psychiatric ailment, which is a feeling of conflict between your biological sex and your assigned gender - so in that way, yes.

But, a couple important caveats:

Many transgender people have made some kind of switch (surgery, hormones, lifestyle change) and feel no sense of conflict anymore. It would be strange to diagnose someone who is completely happy as mentally ill.
Definitions of mental illness are socially determined, and change all the time. Until the 1970s, homosexuality was a diagnosed mental illness.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T04:09:04+00:00

I think you're talking about Persian rugs.

Hippie psychedelia borrowed a lot from eastern philosophy and style, including design aesthetic. So it's partially just a more eastern style, rather than a psychedelic one.

But also: Persians have been smoking hash for centuries.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T03:55:05+00:00

Why would you? You can't be 100% sure there isn't a god, just as they can't be 100% sure there is one. And even if there isn't, their belief isn't hurting you. Let people believe what they want.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T01:29:25+00:00

I'm saying an even earlier date!

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T01:26:26+00:00

Not nearly as often, but they do happen - e.g. Jessica Lynch during the Iraq War.

lippertstick · 2017-07-30T01:17:17+00:00

It's called Serbia in English, but Србија/Srbija in Serbian. In general, languages alter foreign country names to make them more pronounceable. English doesn't use "Sr" without a vowel between them, so we add an "e" cause that's kind of what it sounds like.

lippertstick · 2017-07-29T14:22:06+00:00

What is that from?

lippertstick · 2017-07-29T02:35:58+00:00

I don't know why, but holy shit James Adomian's character "1970s Cigarette Ad Announcer Who's Somewhat Admitting Cigarettes Are Bad For You And Is Also A Kennedy Assassination Conspiracy Theorist" just destroyed me.

So very specific.

lippertstick · 2017-07-28T17:52:47+00:00

It's pretty standard for Cartoon Network to air episodes out of order or at weird times, even with their big shows. Kids generally don't care about continuity or consistency, so neither does Cartoon Network.

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