Why is it acceptable, when black face is not?
Most of all, why is it acceptable to show to middle schoolers?
Category Archives: Popular Culture
An Oldie But A Goodie
I love this: A cat watching and reacting to Psycho.
Fraying
Thoughts from Sarah Hoyt on the Cold Civil War.
The Real China Threat
It is a clash of values, and ours may not win out.
Middle America
Will the Democrats blow it again?
All signs point to “yes,” and that’s a good thing.
Ad Astra
A friend of mine, who saw it a couple weeks ago with the class she was teaching at SpaceX, roundly panned it to me. Jeff Foust says don’t bother seeing it, either.
Hollywood seems to have a hard time getting space movies right.
Our Moral Betters In The NBA
But I’m dubious about this: “The thing is, LeBron, we’ve come to expect more of you. You’re obviously an intelligent person, a compassionate person and a socially conscious person. At this point in your life and career, it’s part of your brand.”
I don’t have much experience with Mr. James, hating the sport that he plays as I do, but it is not at all obvious to me that he’s an intelligent person. I don’t think he’s getting the big bucks for his brain.
[Update a while later]
[Mid-morning update]
[Afternoon update]
Yes, Mr. James, all you had to say was that “America is a free country.” But you’re a dumb ass.
[Update a while later]
Treacher: Why should I care what he thinks about China, or anything?
Rednecks
How they saved Hollywood.
I don’t know how you can talk about this topic without discussing The Outlaw Josie Wales. Also, the term goes all they back to England, resulting from the red collars that Presbyterians wore.
The New G-File
Jonah is back, with thoughts on lots of things, but most bitingly on fascist Beta O’Dourke.
More Basketball Idiocy
For the first time in my life, I regret that I’m not a fan of the sport, so that I could boycott these vile leftist morons.