BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) MEL GIBSON DEFENDERS
I don’t get it. How can anyone defend Mel Gibson these days? The whole “he deserves a second chance” thing isn’t valid. This would be like his third or fourth chance. People are quick to point at his ex and say she’s lying and the words he uses were taken out of context and altered. I don’t care what kind of context he said the words, it’s just the fact that he said them. I’ll even play along and we’ll pretend he’s pure of heart in the situation. What about his anti-Jewish outburst a while back? Are we ignoring that one too? Defenders will quickly jump to “it’s his first amendment right” or “you don’t know him personally”. I agree with both. But remember, you don’t know him personally either so what do you get out of defending this schmuck other than you agree with his scumbag racism? Also, it IS his first amendment right to say whatever he wants, but it’s mine to say screw him, screw his movies, and screw his hate.
(THREE) MODERN HIP HOP FASHION
I don’t get it. I miss the days rappers would wear their clothes backwards and accessorize with pacifiers. Now it's basically a metro-sexual version of the 90's grunge look. Dressing like a cross between Kurt Cobain and Michael Cera doesn’t scream “rebellion” as hip hop once stood for. I’m not saying I want over the top gimmicks or something cartoony. Just some freshness and some original style. Flannels and flat bills aren't fly.
(TWO) LORD OF THE RINGS
I don’t get it. I’ll admit to never watching a full movie, but that’s by choice. These movies seem a bit too hokey for my professional wrestling loving self. I have seen segments here and there and don’t live under a rock. I know the premise, the characters, and the hoopla. I can almost see if you were a child when these movies were coming out, but adults? C’mon. Didn’t you get enough of this warlord/angry midget stuff with the movie “Willow”? What more do you need? This crap is what would happen if Robin Hood was cyber bullied by Zelda. Think about that one for awhile.
(ONE) BIG BANG THEORY
I don’t get it. Why is Big Bang Theory so popular while the much superior Community gets no love? Community is a much better nerd show. It displays pop culture, nerdiness, and geekdom much more realistic than the Revenge of the Nerds update. The whole joke about Big Bang is that it’s a show about some super nerds. A lot of people buy into it and enjoy it, but it’s pretty lame and dumb. I like the actors on the show and it’s not without its charm, but people need to quit kidding themselves. The show isn’t FOR nerds, it’s about nerds. It’s how “cool people” or “normal people” see nerds. You don’t get to laugh with the nerds, but more like pointing your finger and laughing. In many ways it’s like the actors are wearing “nerd face” in this minstrel geek show.
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