Tuesday, August 19, 2008
MCF Is Double-X Rated
It's time for MCFAT XX:
1) Are you offended when a film or television show lampoons something close to you, be it nationality, faith, gender, etc.? If so, how do you respond?
I don't like it when southerners are portrayed as universally inbred, stupid, closed-minded, racist, etc. Bet you didn't see that coming.
I'm reminded, though, of Chris Rock's explanation of why it's OK for black people to use the N-word but it isn't cool for whites to use that word. He explained it this way: It's OK for me to get frustrated with my kids and call them "dumb kids," but it's not OK for you to call my kids dumb. I can say it and know that there's a love there that conditions and qualifies what I've said. But when someone else says it, that love isn't a given.
So with that in mind, I don't mind it when the awesome Richmond, Virginia metal band Lamb of God puts rednecks on notice with a song called ... well, Redneck (language warning). But when movies, TV shows, etc, present a biased, uneven and heavy-handed view of southerners, it tends to get on my war nerve.
And, for the record, I call myself a redneck all the time in self-deferential jest. And I don't mind when my friends call me a redneck. I know they're doing it in fun and without malice.
And, besides, I am a redneck.
(See? It's a real inner-conflict kind of thing.)
2) If you were granted with superhuman intelligence and or abilities that had the unfortunate side effect of ending your life in a few days, how would you spend your final hours?
Geez, I don't know. I guess I'd try to find Osama? Or see how many tacos I could eat. Or both. (See? Redneck to the bone.)
3) If someone you knew repeatedly demonstrated poor hygiene, would you ever broach the subject and tell the person?
What are you trying to say? What do you mean "poor hygiene?" What do you mean "you southern people?" Huh? Hold on while I go get my pool queue.
4) Who are some of your favorite television characters that originated one one series before being spun off into another?
Has The Simpsons spawned a spin-off? No, I guess not. Futurama has a connection to The Simpsons through Matt Groening, and King of the Hill has a connection through Greg Daniels, but neither of those are spin-offs.
South Park hasn't spawned a spin-off, either.
I think House and The Office (US) are both decent shows, but they're both fairly new and neither has produced a spin-off. Does The Office (US) qualify as a spin-off from The Office (UK)? Does Fawlty Towers count as a spin-off from Monty Python's Flying Circus?
Ah, crap. I'm saying Joanie Loves Chachi. And my favorite character is the bitter, misogynistic 45 year old guy.
SPECIAL BONUS QUESTION: What was the name of my first pet, and what was it?
MCF's first pet was a woodlouse named Pillbug.
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There was some talk last year of Dwight getting his own show, but I don't know whether the strike permanently squashed it. Maybe they realized he works better with the ensemble, especially playing off Jim or Andy. Maybe after The Rocker they're reconsidering. As far as the British version, it'd be more of a remake than a spinoff of that.
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