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That's what I'm saying! Y&R has tried and failed to pair JM with so many other ladies on-screen that I've literally lost count. It's time to admit that, while Nick and Sharon might not be Victor and Nikki, she's absolutely the best he can do for a mate.

That's no shock. Aside from Eddie Murphy and maybe Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lorne Michaels likes to pretend the Dick Ebersol-produced seasons never occurred.

It's in there, but as with everything else that's written in the Scriptures, it's open to interpretation. (For one thing, that particular passage is in the Book of Leviticus, which is Old Testament, which we are NOT supposed to live under anymore, since the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ basically renders it null and void.) The thing is, the Scriptures also tell us, in effect, to hate the sin and not the sinner. So, even if you don't condone homosexuality, that doesn't give you license to persecute gay and transgender people simply for BEING gay and transgender, "for you are... Anyways. MAGA: "People come into this country illegally - and take jobs and benefits away from REAL Americans - with the expressed hope of giving birth on American soil, so they cannot be deported!" Khan: "And women of all stripes take back their outfits to the department stores and demand refunds, knowing good and well that they've worn them and put their stank in them. What can you say? As long as there's a system, someone's gonna figure out how to game it. But that doesn't mean you punish the many for the selfishness of the few."

Unless it's because Josh Morrow has personal issues with Sharon Case, or he thinks reuniting Nick and Sharon translates into taking a back seat to their now-grown children's dramas, I don't understand what his deal is. You're fifty years old, bruh. It's time to leave the keg parties to the next generation.

I applaud any white person who admits that they don't like TP's stuff, instead of pretending that they do, because they're afraid of what the NAACP will do to them. If you're going to represent Black people, or ANY people, then REPRESENT. Don't just reinforce stereotypes. Instead, shatter those stereotypes into so many pieces, so that all the king's horses and all the king's men will NEVER put Sambo or Topsy back together again. I think that's what MVJ is doing there with BTG. She's saying, in effect, that white folks do not own the rights or the patent to being messy. As long as you've got money, you've got problems! Now, would I have developed BTG in the same way? No, I wouldn't've, because I was practically weaned on Douglas Marland and Agnes Nixon's storytelling; so, I like to follow stories about different socioeconomic classes. But I respect what MVJ is attempting to do, I think it's long past time for someone to do it, and I wish her nothing but the best. (Follow that rainbow, 'Chele!)

Have you ever noticed how FIXATED the far-right and so-called "Christian evangelists" are on punishing gay and transgender people? Obviously, many are deathly afraid of them and lash out against them, because they're actually in the closet. But I'd love to know when and where in the history of people-kind did we decide we MUST extinguish homosexuality, especially when there has never been even one gay or transgender person who has made it their mission to convert heterosexuals against their will? I get why Christian evangelists are intolerant of anyone who is not Christian; that boils down to thousands of years of indoctrination. And I get why they're intolerant of anyone who is not white; THAT is because brown and black people pose an existential threat to their way of life. But gay and transgender people don't want to eradicate heterosexuality from existence. All they want is to live their own lives in peace, for God's sake. Why is that so [!@#$%^&*] hard for the far-right to cope with! Anyways. Thank you, @janea4old, for linking us to that article.

I agree!

Thank you, lol!

I never had an issue with Tyler Perry's stuff being campy or racy - frankly, those are the times we live in; and it's my prerogative to watch or not watch - but I DID have an issue with it being colorist, homophobic and misogynistic, written by someone who knew nothing about storytelling.

Like you've said on several occasions, "Both of these things can be true."

I can believe that AMC had become as toxic off-screen as it had on.

I've probably been conditioned from a lifetime of watching sitcoms - where you're lucky if you see two standing sets and a "swing set" every episode - so it never bothers me to see how greatly reduced the number of sets on soaps have become. It's like SORAS'ing; it's embarrassing, but also, a necessary evil. BTG could tape every scene in the same utility closet (hi, DAYS!). As long as the characters are multi-dimensional, I don't care.

ICAM. I realize that I sound worse than a broken record, but it's the truth: this is not the first time that our republic has encountered an existential crisis, or that our citizens have had to live under an oppressive administration. We've been down these roads before; and by the grace of our Creator, we always made it through. We just have to remember that we're not in this alone; that, for every nation that is in lock step with Trump, there is another nation that has and will resist him and others like him; and who will be there for us, if and when we need them. This country will come to its' senses someday. We have before, and we will again.

As if being The New David Muir is somehow a badge of honor, lol.

I agree. Mama Khan and I got into a bit of a discussion about this the other day. Mama Khan said, "God sent us Trump, because he's the leader we needed." I said, "God allowed Trump to take office again, because he is the leader we WANTED. Big difference." Anyways. My point is, I am a Christian - although, I don't always show it, lol! - so I don't delight in seeing any of God's children suffer. At the same time, however, I've always believed that whenever we disobey God, or we don't need His warning, we have to suffer the consequences. Latinos and Muslims broke for Trump this time around, because Joe Rogan and the rest of Bro-cast Nation convinced them that the Democrats weren't listening to them, and so they wanted to "teach the Democrats a lesson." They were too damn lazy to educate themselves about a number of things, so now they gotta pay the price. It's just stupid that the rest of us have to pay along with them. Frankly, I'm taking this time to refocus my attention toward, of all things, animal rights, specifically dogs. I've come to love dogs after being so deathly afraid of them for most of my life, so I'd like to do something there (although, what, I don't know yet). All the issues that we humans get so hung up over - stuff like race/ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual preference, political affiliation, economic status - dogs (and other, non-human animals) couldn't give two shits about. All a dog wants at the end of the day is a little love and attention (...and some good food, lol). They aren't human beings, yet they can teach us so much about how to be BETTER humans.

And we are fine with that, because 20+ years of "reality TV" have conditioned us to be the norms-shattering, fear-mongering idiocracy that we are today. I've always said that "The Morton Downey, Jr. Show" would send this country straight to Hell. Almost forty years later, I've been proven right.

"Tracker" is pretty much what you'd expect by now from CBS: a safe-as-milk procedural, featuring a lead who is amiable enough, several quirky supporting actors, a backstory that can be woven in and out of episodes and that you don't need a chart to track of; and it's all presented with a conservative, jingoistic slant in order to appease the network's older (white) audience, who hates to watch anything that's too taxing or upsetting while they snooze on their sectionals that they purchased online at Wayfair. (Honestly, CBS produces shows for folks who've yet to move on from 9/11.) Imagine if LOL's Meg and Vanessa had fought over Paul Raven, and Ben (a.k.a. "Beanie") had been Paul Raven's son!

I agree she was better at the gig than Jeff Glor, but talk about setting a low bar, lol!

God bless our former Vice President. While our current "Commander in Chief" is threatening to dismantle FEMA and cut off federal aid to people in CA who have lost their homes, she's "on the ground," so to speak, handing out meals and comfort to those whose lives have been forever changed, and reminding us of what we USED to stand for: neighbor helping neighbor in times of struggle. Sigh. It's gonna be a looooooooong four years. Also, don't ask me why, but I left a note on Harris' website. Nothing much, just a sincere thank-you to her and to Joe Biden for helping us through the COVID pandemic. I doubt if anyone reads it. Nevertheless, I just wanted them to know that the millions who voted him back into power don't represent EVERY American; and that I, along with millions of others, will not forget what their administration accomplished.

Seriously, I can't work up too much sympathy for the Hispanic community, given how they turned out in big numbers for Trump. I'm sorry you're...concerned about the administration restricting communication with Hispanic voters, but what did you think would happen once he got back into office?

LOL!! I'm sorry, @DRW50, I'm not laughing at you. You're absolutely right. I'm just laughing at their line of thinking. (People lining up to work in the fields. Yeah, right, lol.)

It never occurs to us that the ones we want rounded up and deported are the only ones willing to work the field jobs that the rest of us think we're too good to do. This is gonna devastate our labor force, and we have only ourselves to blame.

I'm always amazed by her warmth and dignity. It just comes across as so effortless for her. Truly an inspiration for us all.

Of course, I could be confusing Justin Deas and Margaret Colin with Tom Hughes and Margo Montgomery Hughes, but I'm willing to bet that Colin, IRL, is someone who isn't afraid to call Deas on his [!@#$%^&*] when she needs to; and that that's probably why Deas has stayed with her all these years, too.

Frankly, I wouldn't even say she has a good voice. It's not BAD. It's pleasant, but so are a lot of people's singing voices. I still remember when she performed Heart's "Alone" on "Idol." Again, it was okay, but you could tell how hard it was for her to sing something that was outside of her very narrow comfort zone. I realized then and there that she'd never be a crossover artist like Dolly Parton or Reba McEntire. Time may prove me wrong, but I think all these artists who have decided to take a "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" approach to Trump and his supporters will find that just giving into the madness won't help their careers in the long run. They're doing it, because they don't want MAGA to target them, but they'll lose more followers than they'll gain.