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    I've got a theory about the "wetback" joke. I think you guys may be approaching it too literally. The joke isn't about how Mexicans are easier to kill than other nationalities. Rather, it's about how Mexicans have so little value that the only worthwhile thing about them is that they can be killed, and the "joke" is that mortality isn't unique to Mexicans. A clearer wording might have been: "What's the only good thing about wetbacks? They're mortal and you can kill them with bullets."

     

    Thank you for your time and consideration.

    Right! It may be easier to understand if you imagine the racist being played by Norm MacDonald. It's a post-ironic anti-joke. "It's like I always say, wetbacks are as easy to kill as David Hasselhoff."

  2. Posted

    RE:Growing pains

     

    They do occur during the night but can be intense enough to wake you. When I went through it I thought that I had early onset arthritis because, like PFT, I had no idea that it was an actual physical condition.

     

    RE: Show end pains

     

    I'm going to miss this. Thanks.

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    I think you're missing the point. When people are laughing at something, that's different than portraying it in a way that evokes some other feeling; the point of a drama like Roots is to make people consider the tragic implications of that moment in history. What Jennie and Andrew were pointing out is that deriving humor from using racial stereotypes is, at best, not effective social satire, and, at worst, racist.

     

    Yo, you're missing the point that my rhetorical question was meant to point out that their point is effing ridiculous.

  8. Posted

    Yo, I'm not saying that you're wrong but your definition of "reverse racism" is entirely different than the one I've been using for aprroximately 30 years. I've always thought it to be a gratuitous act influenced by race. Such as an attempt to prove to a black person that you're "OK" with their being black or what closet racists accuse affirmative action of being. I believe that any bias by non-whites against whites, if such a thing exists or is relevant, would simply be called "racism".

  9. Posted

    Yo, sexual attraction, whether influenced by race, size, hair color or any other feature, is biased by nature. That's not to say that you can't pile more blatantly ignorant biases on top of those which are more instinctual but preferring someone of your own race is not racist in and of itself. There was a time (as a child) when I did not find black girls attractive. I had no context to associate their unique features with such primal feelings. However, I agree that any adult in a diverse society that exclusively dates a particular race, whether their own or not, should be held in suspicion. Unless it is a fetish I can imagine no other acceptable reason.

     

    P.S. Yo, why wasn't this topic already posted by the Admin?

  10. Posted

    Yo, I once had a co-worker get offended at my referring to his Filipino wife as "Asian" and I suspect that she would have had the same response. His complaint was that the Philippines are not in Asia. My counter was that there is a difference between race and nationality but he wasn't having it. Anyway, IMNSHO Oriental, though archaic, is no different than Asian. They both refer to a place of origin in which the race is no longer confined. So I'm still stymied as to why it's racist. (Oh shit. I bet "stymied" has racist origins).

     

    P.S. Yo, isn't it racist that you two assumed that because the caller was getting a massage from an "Oriental broad" that his comment about an "angry ending" was anything more than a lame pun? Or am I just naive to believe it possible that he wasn't there for a hand-job?

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    Gypped is racist? Seriously? You do realize that gypsies are not a race or a nationality but are a culture of people that have factions throughout the world that are defined by a shared history of nomadic communalism that has traditionally survived on flim-flammery and grift. That there are people today who call themselves "gypsies", whether they actually live in such a commune or merely claim the ancestry, who are not criminals is irrelevant and claiming offense at the term would be like the Gotti kids taking umbrage at the term "mobbed".

     

    P.S. Thanks for taking my advice 27 days before I gave it (after listening to Episode 1 a few hours ago). The long form show is much better.

  15. Posted

    Yo, You Got Out of Bed and Set Up the Mics For This?

     

    I was excited to learn, after an indefinitely long absence, that Earwolf had a "new" podcast dedicated to my third favorite uncomfortable subject. I hit play, turned up the volume and began to clean house. It sounded good but I was still waiting for the water to get hot when you were done. Brevity is a malevolent spirit possessing the soul of a glutted medium that is usually enjoyed on the go. Since you're already in the studio you could perhaps answer more questions and ask your guest about their experiences with racism.

     

    If you haven't got more to say than can be said on your Twitter feed then you don't deserve a podcast.

  16. Posted

    I really see no reason for this show to continue other than the joy of hearing the hosts (which is pretty much why I listen to any podcast). It's clear to me that if Scott enjoyed the show but still doesn't like the band there is nowhere to go from here. "Chasing the perfect show" sounds like what every drug addict has been doing since their first taste. Guess what? They never catch it.

  20. Posted

    Please don't kick out the jams, motherfuckers. Jams are the reason I'm on Team Aukerman. It's not that I don't appreciate the great musicianship in a Phish jam but I could listen to two Ramones albums in the time. That said I think Harris has done a fine job and I have enjoyed what I've heard enough to give them a listen and search out the gold.

    P.S. You really don't need to dig any deeper into Neil Finn's catalog for a lame, head-scratching lyric than his biggest hit. 'Now I'm towing my car, there's a hole in the roof. My possessions are causing me suspicion but there's no proof.' Granted Neil sings this line as beautifully as the rest so you may miss it.

  22. Posted

    Hey, sorry I didn't stop by and say something nice about the last 15 episodes. Instead I waited and created this account to tell you how much this one sucked. Perhaps I judge so harshly because I've just listened to a marathon of the Earwolf Challenge and witnessed many contestants have their dreams of going from broke and obscure to broke and obscure in good company shattered for sounding half as shitty. Skype is not the answer for people who can't be in the studio. The answer is someone who CAN be in the studio (preferably at least one who knows the names of the actors in the movie enough to correct anyone who doesn't). I feel dirty for asking this but...How did THIS get made?

  23. Posted

    Hey, sorry I didn't stop by and say something nice about the last 15 episodes. Instead I waited and created this account to tell you how much this one sucked. Perhaps I judge so harshly because I've just listened to a marathon of the Earwolf Challenge and witnessed many contestants have their dreams of going from broke and obscure to broke and obscure in good company shattered for sounding half as shitty. Skype is not the answer for people who can't be in the studio. The answer is someone who CAN be in the studio (preferably at least one who knows the names of the actors in the movie enough to correct anyone who doesn't). I feel dirty for asking this but...How did THIS get made?

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