On the occasion of the film’s centennial, the New York Post (under the byline of very good critic Lou Lumenick) calls “Birth of a Nation” “the most racist movie ever.” I guess for the Post to bust out the R-word for white-on-black discrimination as opposed to the opposite, a century-old pro-Klan propaganda film is what it takes.
I can only imagine the comments on that one. Isn’t criticizing “Birth of the Nation” just “playing the race card”? What about Al Sharpton? (New York Post)
Just a tip: If you’re thinking about making a “Brian Williams lied- he should work for Fox News!” joke, just don’t. Because a couple of hundred people beat you to it, and it wasn’t that funny in the first place.
You can already predict how the cycle will go. Someone (white) will write a grumpy piece, attacking Kanye West for not being classy. Someone else (also white) will write a piece insisting that “classy” is a racially coded word, and asking West to comport himself that way is indicative of white privilege and latent racism. And everyone will rush to their already-established positions, ready to once again have the same tired arguments that we’ve seen a thousand times, dutifully laying out predigested lines and canned outrage, barely noticing that there’s no there there. Just as happened to Richard Sherman, who became a champion to liberals precisely to the degree that they erased him from his own story and treated him like an inert symbol, whatever actual human concerns are at the heart of this story will vanish. Only the Takes will remain
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And finally, Imma let you finish, but this is the stupidest tweet of all time:
Sorry, Brian Williams- Fox doesn’t hire liars
On the occasion of the film’s centennial, the New York Post (under the byline of very good critic Lou Lumenick) calls “Birth of a Nation” “the most racist movie ever.” I guess for the Post to bust out the R-word for white-on-black discrimination as opposed to the opposite, a century-old pro-Klan propaganda film is what it takes.
I can only imagine the comments on that one. Isn’t criticizing “Birth of the Nation” just “playing the race card”? What about Al Sharpton? (New York Post)
Just a tip: If you’re thinking about making a “Brian Williams lied- he should work for Fox News!” joke, just don’t. Because a couple of hundred people beat you to it, and it wasn’t that funny in the first place.
Ditto, if you were considering a Bruce Jenner “woman driver” joke.
Of course, I’m old enough to know who Beck is. But I’m too young to know that he had a new album this year.
Speaking of the Grammys, Fredrik deBoer had the best take on the Kanye/Beck thing:
This “Happy Endings reunion” thing looks an awful lot like an elaborate setup for an April Fools joke. I just hope Damon Wayans Jr. and Adam Pally didn’t quit their jobs because of it (TVLine)
This It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia theory only makes sense if you really, really loved the finale of Seinfeld and wish ‘Sunny’ would re-use it (Reddit’s r/FanTheories)
Speaking of the Gang, from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia to The X-Files to True Detective– the best tracking shots in TV history (Pajiba)
The MLB Fan Cave is dead- can they turn it back into a Tower Records now? (Sports Business Daily)
Billboard magazine apparently misidentified a photo of a Lady Gaga impersonator as the real thing in a recent issue. That happened at International CES a couple of years ago- one booth had a Lady Gaga impersonator, while another nearby booth had the actual Lady Gaga (Page Six)
Get ready for more “Really With Seth and Amy,” as the entire ‘Parks and Recreation‘ cast will visit Late Night With Seth Meyers the night of the finale. Hopefully they’ll be as drunk as the Cheers cast was on Leno back in ’93 (Splitsider)
I love that Mayim Bialik is a neuroscientist, that she returned to acting, and that she’s an active Jewish mommyblogger. The anti-vax truther stuff, though? So disappointing (Forward)
And finally, Imma let you finish, but this is the stupidest tweet of all time:
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