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Topic subjectRE: For me, a take away from Episode was, that ish is never going to happen
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13457936, RE: For me, a take away from Episode was, that ish is never going to happen
Posted by jimaveli, Mon Apr-11-22 01:38 PM
The part I bought into the most is the 'ignore it all at first because there's no way that's going to happen TO ME' part. A big chunk of Murrica JUST DID (something like) THIS with COVID from fall 2019 to late February 2020. Then, March 2020 hit and it was on (or off).

You're right for sure..the fight back would be ridiculous. I'm thinking it would be people showing up to black people's houses with the violence.

>Like the comedy of the episode to me is the idea that White
>People are just going to go along with it. Wear shirts saying
>they were slave owners. Give up their homes. Have their pay
>docked.
>
>The absurdist humor is the idea they aren't going to push back
>and fight like hell with everything they have to make sure
>that ish doesn't happen.
>
>I was a bit uncomfortable watching it because I was thinking,
>man this feels like a scared straight show for white
>surpremecist. I could see the Alt-right getting into this show
>as an example of what black people want to do to white people.
> It was like the reverse Get Out.
>
>It got the biggest laugh of the episode out of me, but it
>seemed like a white nightmare is coming home and seeing a
>black BBQ going in their house.
>
>
>**********
>"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then
>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
>
>"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"