Reply #174: "We had a slinky once... but we straightened it." [View All]

[kenfrequed]

Seriously this is about fantasy and mythology as much as anything. Did you honestly think the travels of Odysseus were doctrinal religious allegories? I understand a need to take most things seriously and I do, I just think in terms of distractions and diversions that these elements of pure fantasy, fancy, and fluff really aren't as harmful as the sort of idiotic 'grown up' forms of entertainment that are considered acceptable. Let me review a few for you.

Survivor- contrary to actual tribal culture which ought to be communal, consensual, and cooperative this show teaches us the merits of cowardice, manipulation, theft, and greed. I can see how much better these values are than a comic book. Never mind the fact that any real tribal culture would collapse if they routinely kicked people off the island.

Top model/American idol/etc- Reality/competition shows. Exceptionalism and Horatio Alger at its finest and perfect recessions/depression viewing. As an element of political and social understanding it flops and fails to even capture the reality it portends to imitate better than even a single episode of Roseanne. We would be better served going to local theatre and seeing local talent than inventing new celebrities to dazzle ourselves with.

(speaking of celebrities) Any Celebrity show/magaizine/"newsprogram"/channel. Mostly designed for so called-adults that want to follow the modern day demigods of design, drama, and debauch. Rather than follow designed stories it seems a lot more important to merely follow every aspect of their lives in idiotic idolatry.

CSI (and its innumerable spin offs and imitators)- The police are geniuses that almost always catch their man/woman/transgendered-dwarf. Technology is god. Warrents and other legal constructs of rights only exist as a diversion to stop the good work from getting done.

Law and Order- The cops are, again, always right. And when they are not amazing prosecuters certainly get it fixed before they go to trial. Defense attorneys never really believe in their clients anyways and sadly just try to obstruct the process of justice.

Cops- Ok well, we admit it, most criminals arent that sneaky or pretty. In fact they are really all rednecks, imbeciles, and low class individuals. They never wear suits and ties and the only times they are white is when they are rednecks.

24 - "Gritty Realistic bullshit"- Unreal and moronic view of intelligence gathering an operations. Teaches us that torture is good, that it works, and that we actually do need to do it.

To be continued...