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Trey Parker and Matt Stone: What Equal Opportunity Offenders SHOULD Be
Earlier this week, I explained why I have nothing but contempt for people who use the “equal opportunity offender” defense when they make jokes that are hurtful or reinforce the status quo. I have even less respect for people who … Continue reading
“I’m an Equal Opportunity Offender!” and the Elementary School Mentality
So Tracy Morgan is in a heap load of trouble for his homophobic “joke” during his stand-up routine. In case you haven’t heard, Tracy Morgan “joked” that people who complain about gay bullying are just whining, and if his son … Continue reading
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Female Character of the Fortnight: Turtle Wexler
I am halfway through reading Alan Bradley’s The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, a very clever (sometimes TOO clever) mystery starring a plucky eleven-year-old sleuth named Flavia deLuce. While I’m enjoying the book so far and Flavia is … Continue reading
Why I’m Not Laughing About Anthony Weiner
I can laugh about almost anything. I do laugh about almost everything. There’s very little that happens in my life that I can’t laugh about. The Anthony Weiner scandal is not one of those things. It should be easy to … Continue reading
A June Movie that I Won’t be…I Mean…I Just…I Just Can’t.
I saw this trailer and I just…I just can’t. . The movie is called Bad Teacher. I hardly know where to begin. But I’ll try. Why is this movie necessary right now? Just…why? Why do we need a movie like … Continue reading
Writing Rehab: How to Fix Glee’s Female Characters (and also Finn)
Another season of Glee has passed, and after another year of frustratingly nonsensical storylines and characterization that changed with every episode, I am almost ready to throw in the towel. Almost. Unfortunately (and fortunately), this show has me hooked but … Continue reading
“How to Adapt a Book to Screen,” from Guest Bloggers The Writers of ‘Game of Thrones’
Greetings! We are the writers of Game of Thrones, the popular HBO series based on George R.R. Martin’s fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire. Some of you may have been wondering, “How on Earth do the writers manage … Continue reading
A Game of Softening and Hardening (That’s What She Said)
After a few weeks of busy busy business, I’m…still busy, but most of my regular shows are now in hiatus until the summer, which means I finally caught up on the last three episodes of Game of Thrones (AND caught … Continue reading
Feed the Trolls, Tuppence a Bag…
A little over a month ago, I wrote a half-serious post encouraging readers to avoid ableist language when making fun of stupid, annoying people. I say “half-serious” because I still have mixed feelings about the use of “crazy” and “insane” … Continue reading
Female Character of the Fortnight: Rebecca Black
Some might say that I’m cheating with this Female Character post, because Rebecca Black is not a fictional character. But I’m not interested in writing a post about Rebecca Black, the real person. I’m talking about Rebecca Black, the Internet … Continue reading