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The Boys give WEIRD AL a taste of his own medicine for making fun of songs.

Not really on topic but if you guys would like to know about an actual person who was from a noble family I would really encourage you to look up Dido Elizabeth Belle. She was the daughter of a slave and Sir John Lindsey. What's fascinating about her is that by all accounts she was brought to England and raised by his uncle William Murray the first Earl of Mansfield very similarly to that of her white cousin Lady Elizabeth Murry who he was also raising with his wife. This is fascinating because that just wasn't done back then. By all accounts (tragically few sadly) Dido was treated as a regular member of the family (as she obviously should be) the only time there was ever a difference being when guests were there which must have been awkward because she was sort of an open secret. there's a really famous painting of both Dido and Elizabeth together that is known because of the fact Dido is treated as a person and not an object. It was unheard of for a person of color to be so present and engaging with the viewer. The fact she's even the same size as Elizabeth is significant. This painting is so fascinating it inspired a (pretty good imo as a fan of historical tv/movie nerd) movie Belle.

two peas in a pod

She was definitely not biracial. They said mixed race, right? That's still not really accurate. I mean, she was white enough to marry the crown prince of England. And they freaked out that Camilla was a commoner in this century. So that's about as white as they come.

oh dang!

What if we could make Try Month a global phenomenon? The whole human race could actually give a sh** for 29-31 days, that would be rad. Then we could go back to being the callous slobs we were bred to be and say, "phew, glad that's over."

Guys. I didn’t want to tell you, but... yeah. It’s happening. I’m here. Congratulations.

to call Caroline biracial is....frankly ridiculous to me. If we go by the reasoning that is given she's a descendent of a branch of the Portuguese royal family related to a 15th century Portuguese noble woman Margrita Dr Castro e Souza whose 9 generations removed. And SHE'S then supposed to be able to have HER ancestry traced back to the 13th century ruler Alfonso III and his lover Madragana who is BELIEVED to be a Moor. Never mind that the term Blackmoor often could just mean someone Muslim and not actually African. We're tracing her supposed, possible ancestor back 5 centuries! You cannot call someone biracial for POSSIBLY having a person of color in their lineage. It's outrageous and frankly insulting. It goes beyond even the my great great grandmother was a 1/39 Native American so I'm practically a shaman bullshit some people pull.

This my favorite podcast! Scott, Lauren, and Paul are hilarious together. I haven't laughed harder listening to any other podcast than this one. Just wanted to show my love for the show. Peace & Love from Oregon.

Can someone please provide proof of Sean Clements in the episode of Comedy Bang Bang the show? He's mentioned as a janitor in IMDB, I watched the whole ep and saw absolutely nothing. I don't get it. Is this a joke?

When my mom was in elementary school in the 50s, the nuns used to whack her with a ruler to make her write with the right hand. It's about conformity. Gingers absolutely were and are treated poorly in the UK, no idea why apart from general clannish racism. Certain physical characteristics take on cultural meanings that we wouldn't necessarily relate to, like when a woman had blonde hair in Italy. Not that any of those things are comparable to the experience of being black in America.

I don’t have any particular objections. If we’re going to stray from the mandate, it would certainly be nice if it’s in support our hosts’ other endeavors.

And I think it's very specifically about the generation gap between the Greatest Generation of WW2 and the Baby Boomers. The former had imposed a society of values and conformity, and the latter was rebelling against it for individual freedom. People like Nichols and Hoffman were kind of in between these generations, and the movie reflects that: it understands the desire for rebellion but also cautions against rebellion for rebellion's sake.