scoobdog

God damn it.... Third, but only if I get to go for the jugular.

Putin doesn't have that kind of control on Trump, at least not now that Trump feels invulnerable. Not that this is a good thing - but it's anyone's game now that he's back in power.

We didn't want to hear more from you, in case you missed it.

Seriously, though.... Fuck Gen X.

Tell them what? I know why all these men voted for a racist bigot, and it has everything to do with the outdated brand of masculinity that he espouses. Men have a vested interest in voting for the man who isn't going to ask them to adapt to a new world order.

I believe Insipid also pointed out that there were significant women and LGBTQIA+ representation in Trump's orbit as well. That doesn't change the fact Trump's message wasn't to any of them. He wasn't speaking to black people, he wasn't speaking to gay people, he wasn't speaking to women. He was only speaking to straight white older men.

I'll have to see some kind of data to corroborate that (and I'm not asking you because I know that's not something you could have at this point), but it's mostly immaterial given that Trump won a popularity vote despite being openly hostile to the same groups you mention. Identity politics hasn't come up much as of late because it's mostly become an afterthought... and rightly so. It's an artificial term; covertly used to label people for voting based on their personal values without openly using racist terminology and primarily on conservative platforms where such sentiment is safe. However, it doesn't apply to Hollywood so neatly. If you're suggesting that Hollywood should go broke for pursuing openly LGBTQIA+, black, latino programming, then you're reducing all of the pertinent value systems to stereotypical behavior.

I see what I did. I said "white" instead of "young." I know they're not white and it doesn't matter. A lot is being made of Latino men going for Trump when, in fact, there are plenty of examples of toxic masculinity in hispanic culture along with a concerted effort to root it out. The same applies for black men.

I have a huge issue with the term diversification in the absence of a concerted effort to reach out to other groups, regardless of them choosing to vote for him. It has nothing to do with "voting against one's own interests:" I don't believe any of these white guys are voting against their interests. It just so happens their values align with an openly racist, homophobic, and elitist agenda.

What rhetoric specifically? I don't tend to think Trump's voter base is all that diversified because the message he blasts specifically to uneducated, straight, white older males can work on young males that are not white but still uneducated and straight.

Well Latinos can be racist too, but that's not what it is. There isn't a paradigm shift, though. Like I said - this is the last gasp of the dying macho man.

I’ve been avoiding any news whatsoever so I don’t have to think about it… so I’m rewatching the episode of Ghosts where…. It somehow helps.

Why can’t you?

Dude was a cultural touchstone.

Well, I apologize, then.

I guess we know where children rate next rabid squirrels.

I’m with you. I know Strnangelove is brilliant satire, but it’s still too heavy handed for me.

They weren’t adults when they were molested, and you can’t discount the psychological damage pedophilia inflicts. You can’t say they’re as evil as some dude that murders a stranger in a robbery.

I’m glad you listened to him.

What did he say to stop you?

What’s the unthinkable?

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/42111466 it was all Aaron Boones fault because he let his players suck. Personally, I think it’s because the players secretly hate their own fans.

Doesn’t apply to musical instruments: you have to at least know how to play, even if it’s really badly. Also, most people won’t know what a gold top is worth unless they watch Antiques Roadshow.

There’s no point to a gold top if you don’t play guitar.

I bought a full bag of fun sized, knowing full well no kids are coming.