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becauseleasworthit: Fangirl Challenge: [10] tv shows: 2/10:...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:50:13 -0400

becauseleasworthit:

Fangirl Challenge:

[10] tv shows: 2/10: Pushing Daisies

sungodphoebus: (gus voice) suck it shawn

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:44:36 -0400

sungodphoebus:

(gus voice) suck it shawn

wewenttothere: I play a daily game of How Many TV References Can I Put Into This Conversation...

Fri, 24 May 2013 00:35:36 -0400

wewenttothere:

I play a daily game of How Many TV References Can I Put Into This Conversation Before Someone Picks Up On It? and I usually win

And now the story of a snarky psychic who charmed everyone, and...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:55:23 -0400

And now the story of a snarky psychic who
charmed everyone, and the one police department
who had no choice but to hire him on cases…
It’s Psychic Development.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:25 -0400

I wish that without me, your heart would break.

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:28:31 -0400

I wish that without me, your heart would break.

"When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:09:39 -0400

“When I started, it was all meter maids or the sassy nurse, or the sassy receptionist in the hospital. And I felt like: Are those the only jobs that large, black women have?”

- Retta, on the roles she would be offered in Hollywood.

“Casting directors, who don’t necessarily know me — all they get are pictures. So they see your face, and they’re like, ‘Oh, we can place her in this or that.’ “

Check out NPR’s story on actors of color navigating stereotypes in Hollywood.

(via racebending)

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Thu, 23 May 2013 16:04:07 -0400

anthrodynia

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:14:51 -0400

dictionaryofobscuresorrows:

n. a state of exhaustion with how shitty people can be to each other, typically causing a countervailing sense of affection for things that are sincere but not judgmental, are unabashedly joyful, or just are.

"People think dreams aren’t real just because they aren’t made of matter, of particles. Dreams are..."

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:30:59 -0400

“People think dreams aren’t real just because they aren’t made of matter, of particles. Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.”

- Neil Gaiman (via shadowmysweetshadow)

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Wed, 22 May 2013 16:29:30 -0400

flutterlings: the whole yahoo/tumblr thing is rly just like when a single dad marries a new woman...

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:23:13 -0400

flutterlings:

the whole yahoo/tumblr thing is rly just like when a single dad marries a new woman and the kids get rebellious and are like “YOU’RE NOT MY REAL MOM”

agentlehobbit: Ladies and gentlemen… I present to you: Olivia...

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:03:14 -0400

agentlehobbit:

Ladies and gentlemen… I present to you: Olivia Wilde

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Wed, 22 May 2013 12:44:16 -0400

jermskis replied to your post: talesofamisfit replied to your post:… are you gonna get into...

Wed, 22 May 2013 02:34:39 -0400

jermskis replied to your post: talesofamisfit replied to your post:…

are you gonna get into angel afterwards?

More likely than not. I got Buffy from my older cousin. I need to see Angel on TNT. So far, I like him a lot.

ohmypheels: everyone is like “omg tumblr should delete blogs that have been inactive for 2+ years”...

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:02:19 -0400

ohmypheels:

everyone is like “omg tumblr should delete blogs that have been inactive for 2+ years” but i dont think they should

just imagine in 10 years time, in the back of your mind you remember tumblr, you open it up and you’re still logged in and you get to look at your blog and remember all this.

now imagine if you went back to see your old blog of your teenage years and it had been deleted because somebody ‘wanted your url’

how sad would that be

talesofamisfit replied to your post: talesofamisfit replied to your photo: I HAVE… That’s...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:30:12 -0400

talesofamisfit replied to your post: talesofamisfit replied to your photo: I HAVE…

That’s still good though! Now we have another show to fan over! Let me know when you start watching, I’ll watch along with you. I’ve been meaning to rewatch.

I already started! I’m only on episode 2. Wanna catch up, and I’ll wait for you?

30rockfeller: lizlemonism: 30 Rock uses racist jokes in order...

Tue, 21 May 2013 23:11:04 -0400

30rockfeller:

lizlemonism:

30 Rock uses racist jokes in order to satirize, whereas Big Bang just goes for the easy racist dig in hopes that people will laughs.

In 30 Rock, there are nuances to the supposed blatant racism that the viewer is expected to recognize. For example, the show makes fun of Liz’s subtle racism (pronouncing an Indian page’s name as Ah-mahnd-ah instead of Amanda or assuming Tracy Jordan can’t read) in order to point out that people can sometimes be racist, even if they consider themselves to be free of bigotry. In another episode, Let’s Stay Together, they satirize NBC’s diversity program, and in doing so, point out its limitations. The jokes may be racist, but they are calculatedly used to draw attention to important issues.

Big Bang, however, completely lacks the social commentary aspect. The digs are just for the sake of a cheap laugh, insofar as Sheldon will make incredibly racist jokes for absolutely no purpose. People may argue that the purpose of these jokes is to demonstrate Sheldon’s social obliviousness, but there are plenty more ways to point out that he is socially oblivious— methods that do not require racially charged jokes to the extreme frequency that he uses them. Furthermore, Sheldon is never punished for his racist digs, which suggests that these are jokes that can be condoned. Conversely, 30 Rock characters are almost always punished, even if it comes in the form of public embarrassment. Characters on The Big Bang Theory are blatantly offensive because the lowest common denominator* of people will laugh at it, not to point out racial issues or for character development.

30 Rock has been nominated by NAACP on four separate occasions, precisely because they are not afraid to confront complex issues of race head-on through the medium of satire.

If you want to read more, here is an article on identity politics and 30 Rock.

*I am not suggesting that if you watch The Big Bang Theory, you are always of the lowest common denominator. There are plenty of people who recognize the racist elements of the show and watch anyway, just because they need some light comedy to wind down with after a long day.

(rebloggable by request)

Preach!

mosoli: im still laughing at this

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:42:52 -0400

mosoli:

im still laughing at this

marielikestodraw: dirtydirtychai: asexual-not-a-sexual: Here...

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:29:11 -0400

marielikestodraw:

dirtydirtychai:

asexual-not-a-sexual:

Here are some reaction badges for when people troll you with their bullshit and ignorance.

These are glorious.

Ahahha perfect