Random Ramblings

Maybe he can just stay in Texas during the winter.

xenonlion wrote:

Maybe he can just stay in Texas during the winter.

You just defined "snow birds"

Staybrite wrote:

xenonlion wrote:

Maybe he can just stay in Texas during the winter.

You just defined "snow birds"

Cool. I didn't even know there was a term for that.

See you learn something new everyday.  If you lived in So. California, Arizona, New Mexico or East Texas you would have grown up with all the locals complaining about snow birds (but not their money).

If I went to any of those places I would probably complain about the heat.

Also, technically, you should have said "every day" instead of "everyday".

It ain't the heat--it's the humidity!

We've had a mild summer here.  Usually we're above 100 in TN this time of year.  We've had many days so far that have been in the 80s.  That's pretty cool.

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

BearDad wrote:

With Lawrence Fishburne as the dad, I highly doubt he'll come of as stupid. And for what it is worth, Bill Cosby never really did either; he was just "whipped" (if you don't know what that means, ask a married man! LOL!). AS for the stereotypes, because of the present state of our country I am betting this show is produced primarily by black folks and the stereotypes will be "white people this" and "white people that." Like I said ... reverse bigotry.

xenonlion wrote:

I have trouble talking sternly to people and I'm not very tough at all.

Will you please be my mom!?

Blackish is about an affluent Black family living in an upscale predominantly White community and is based around the conflict between the desire of the kids to be like their friends and the desire of the dad (Anthony Anderson, not Laurence Fishburne) to keep his family "Black".  Yep, sounds like cliches and stereotypes will abound (like Carlton on FPoBA), but let's face it, comedy is and always has been built on stereotypes.  Sometimes those stereotypes cross a line, but there are also a lot of people who are just looking for a reason to be offended by things.

I think it all depends on how they play the comedy.  If the whites come across and morally and intellectually inferior all the time it will be a condescending and stupid.  It can be done right, but there is a fine line the writers will have to tread to keep it from coming across as offensive to both blacks and whites.  I think a good example was the old show "The Jefferesons".  I think they did a good job making both blacks and whites look silly on that show (although Sherman Hemsley's character-who is black-was the brunt of most jokes, the zingers usually came from his wife or maid who where also black).

Yes, The Jeffersons was wonderful!  The line now I think is finer than it was back when Norman Lear created that show and All in the Family, but it can be managed.  My wife and I were talking about Modern Family and the way that EVERYONE on the show is some kind of stereotype so no group can really say they are being depicted unfairly.  No one can complain that their group is being stereotyped because all of them are.

Just saw a ball of fire fall from the sky.

messiaen77 wrote:

Staybrite wrote:

messiaen77 wrote:

BearDad wrote:

With Lawrence Fishburne as the dad, I highly doubt he'll come of as stupid. And for what it is worth, Bill Cosby never really did either; he was just "whipped" (if you don't know what that means, ask a married man! LOL!). AS for the stereotypes, because of the present state of our country I am betting this show is produced primarily by black folks and the stereotypes will be "white people this" and "white people that." Like I said ... reverse bigotry.

xenonlion wrote:

I have trouble talking sternly to people and I'm not very tough at all.

Will you please be my mom!?

Blackish is about an affluent Black family living in an upscale predominantly White community and is based around the conflict between the desire of the kids to be like their friends and the desire of the dad (Anthony Anderson, not Laurence Fishburne) to keep his family "Black".  Yep, sounds like cliches and stereotypes will abound (like Carlton on FPoBA), but let's face it, comedy is and always has been built on stereotypes.  Sometimes those stereotypes cross a line, but there are also a lot of people who are just looking for a reason to be offended by things.

I think it all depends on how they play the comedy.  If the whites come across and morally and intellectually inferior all the time it will be a condescending and stupid.  It can be done right, but there is a fine line the writers will have to tread to keep it from coming across as offensive to both blacks and whites.  I think a good example was the old show "The Jefferesons".  I think they did a good job making both blacks and whites look silly on that show (although Sherman Hemsley's character-who is black-was the brunt of most jokes, the zingers usually came from his wife or maid who where also black).

Yes, The Jeffersons was wonderful!  The line now I think is finer than it was back when Norman Lear created that show and All in the Family, but it can be managed.  My wife and I were talking about Modern Family and the way that EVERYONE on the show is some kind of stereotype so no group can really say they are being depicted unfairly.  No one can complain that their group is being stereotyped because all of them are.

Never seen "Modern Family" but I get what you are saying.  I remember a stand up comedian or maybe a character in a movie/t.v. show that was accused of being an racists and he said something to the effect that he wasn't a racist, that he just hated everyone equally (of course now it is some stoopid meme and I can't even seem to find the original root of it).  With that kind of "over the top" caricature of a stereotype it makes it easier to be seen as a parody and not some kind of passive aggressive dig at some people group.

alldatndensum wrote:

It ain't the heat--it's the humidity!

We've had a mild summer here.  Usually we're above 100 in TN this time of year.  We've had many days so far that have been in the 80s.  That's pretty cool.

We're getting the 100's down here in Texas.

At least we got some rain to go with it this year

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

It ain't the heat--it's the humidity!

We've had a mild summer here.  Usually we're above 100 in TN this time of year.  We've had many days so far that have been in the 80s.  That's pretty cool.

We're getting the 100's down here in Texas.

Whoa....

xenonlion wrote:

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

alldatndensum wrote:

It ain't the heat--it's the humidity!

We've had a mild summer here.  Usually we're above 100 in TN this time of year.  We've had many days so far that have been in the 80s.  That's pretty cool.

We're getting the 100's down here in Texas.

Whoa....

Supposed to get up to around 96 here in Western Washington....only shocking because we are practically Canada!

Yikes!  Looks like this week we're going to get a high of a roasting 77 degrees...

You know those things you can use to outside to use the sun to cook things or heat things up? I thought of those. Actually, one time I remember when we were using them in 6th grade to see how hot they would get and an ant went on mine and it died.

The rests of hurricane Bertha are gone now.
It was not so bad as I thought it would be.
There's blowing a very strong wind for 4 days now.

rockerVu2 wrote:

The rests of hurricane Bertha are gone now.
It was not so bad as I thought it would be.
There's blowing a very strong wind for 4 days now.

Glad to hear you made it through ok.

I've been laughing so much today.

Too little too late

I heard sad news on Monday (yes, the same day as Robin William's death). A schoolmate of mine committed suicide. He was a really funny guy. I'll miss him, and so will everyone who knew him.

Driven wrote:

I heard sad news on Monday (yes, the same day as Robin William's death). A schoolmate of mine committed suicide. He was a really funny guy. I'll miss him, and so will everyone who knew him.

Oh no!

Driven wrote:

I heard sad news on Monday (yes, the same day as Robin William's death). A schoolmate of mine committed suicide. He was a really funny guy. I'll miss him, and so will everyone who knew him.

Bummer, sorry to hear about it.

I have to spend tonight in a clinic.  Not looking forward to it.  I have had problems with snoring and getting a decent night's sleep for several years now (like 10+).  My doctor is forcing me to do a sleep trial in a clinic tonight.

Staybrite wrote:

I have to spend tonight in a clinic.  Not looking forward to it.  I have had problems with snoring and getting a decent night's sleep for several years now (like 10+).  My doctor is forcing me to do a sleep trial in a clinic tonight.

 Awe, I have done this twice, it is weird. But, not bad (hardest part is being away from family). Hopefully they figure out what is going on!!