Everything posted by Khan
- Guiding Light Discussion Thread
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ARTICLE: The Walt Disney Company Acquires Exclusive Broadcast & Streaming Rights to ‘The GRAMMYS’
And here's Bugs Bunny's reaction to the news:
- BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos
- BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos
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Y&R: Ed Scott Returns As Senior Producer
I agree.
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The Politics Thread
For me, that's the main takeaway: people (who are rational and who give a damn) are just plain burned out by all things MAGA. We're not even outraged by anything those sick mofos say or do anymore; we just want them to shut up and go away.
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BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos
In honor of Clifton Davis' joining BTG. (As always, IYKYK). (BTW, Davis was in the original 1971 B'way production of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" w/ Jonelle Allen, so not only would I love to see him reunited with Anna Maria Hosford on BTG, but I'd love to see him share some screen time with Allen as well. Just saying!)
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Oh, well. At least we still have the movie "All the President's Men" to remind us of when a newspaper like the WaPo still had integrity.
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ARTICLE: CBS Announces Final Cast for ‘Beyond the Gates’
Clifton Davis!? Hot. Damn. Now, all we need is for Anna Maria Hosford to show up and we can have an "Amen" reunion, lol!
- Y&R: Old Articles
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The Politics Thread
I swear I saw that same [!@#$%^&*] happen on GL when I was in elementary school, lol.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
At this point, Jeff Bezos has so much money, he'd have to live to 200 to spend it all. Yet, he blocks a political endorsement, because he's afraid of what a potential second Trump administration could do to him financially. I mean, really, what a shithead, lol.
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Y&R: Amy Lewis Returning
There's only one, plausible explanation for that wig: Amy is blind as a [!@#$%^&*] bat.
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The Politics Thread
Words cannot describe how much I have come to admire that man. In a world full of Donald Trumps, be a Joe Biden.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Faced with endorsing either a malignant narcissist and wanna-be fascist or a level-headed woman of color with an impeccable background, they ultimately chose to endorse neither. God bless America!
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Oh, just admit it, Anderson: every time you, along with every other journalist, fail to have real discussions about Donald Trump, you fail the American public; and you fail the American public, because all you give a damn about is ratings.
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The Politics Thread
In a way, I think it's good how people are suffering PTSD from 2016 and are now hypervigilant. Far too many of us had become complacent, for lack of a better word, never once considering the possibility of someone like Donald J. Trump running a successful campaign for president. (Hell, even I had said on FB that the man was likely to win the election, and I was only partly serious, lol). Despite the decades of ill will that the GOP and the mainstream media had sown against the Clintons and against Hillary Clinton in particular, I believe that the majority of us believed she would win against Trump, because decades of election history said she would. But what folks didn't realize or didn't WANT to realize was that America was no longer the America most had grown up with (or thought it was). 2016, IMO, was when America finally had to accept the truth. Regardless of what happens this Election Day, I really hope we (meaning, Democrats) come away from this election cycle with a new understanding of the fourth estate, one that won't be so willing to appeal to their so-called better angels, because they'll know now that those better angels no longer exist.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Exactly. Again, I don't want to suggest this is true for ALL Black men, because we aren't any more of a monolith than any other group in this country. However, it's been my experience that many Black men are drawn to men like Donald Trump, because, to them, men like Donald Trump project strength and self-assuredness, which is more important to them than morality, or lack thereof. Black men, in general, are terribly concerned with emasculation. After all, much of hip hop/gangsta rap culture has been built on images of Black men wielding power - not just physical and financial power, but even sexual power as well, to the point of misogyny. Ergo, Black men don't want a leader who will appear "soft" or "sissy" to the rest of the world, or else they're afraid they'll get "punked" by their enemies. From the very beginning of Kamala Harris' campaign, I said it would be difficult, if not impossible, for her to win over Black men, because, when it comes to the notion of ANY woman being in charge, let alone a woman of color, Black men are less progressive than even our white, male counterparts. Even though most of us have been raised by women who had to work (long before feminism, I might add) in order to keep the family afloat financially, we still hold onto the outdated, conservative belief that it is the man, and not the woman, who is the head of the household - or, in this case, the country. Such beliefs are one of the outcomes of the African-American community revolving around "the church," and it isn't likely to change anytime soon.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Let me put it this way: I don't necessarily believe that Trump is gaining ground with Black men, but on the other hand, I wouldn't be surprised if he actually were. Speaking as a Black man, I know how many of my fellow Black men (and even some Black women) can be swayed by a Victor Newman-esque "badass" like Donald Trump, who is wealthy (or, in his case, pretends to be) and who says and does whatever the [!@#$%^&*] he wants and doesn't care at all whether you like it. I realize it sounds like I'm denigrating my fellow African-Americans...and I don't know, maybe I am. (I'm certainly not suggesting that the AA community is a monolith, however).
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Knots Landing
I know I wanted Ben/Douglas Sheehan for an episode during S14, when Gary was looking for Val. I thought it would have made sense for Gary to run into Ben in Florida and have the two try and track her down. In the meantime, Ben would have explained what had happened to him, and he and Gary would have found closure (with each other, and with the now-presumed-dead Val).
- Y&R: Old Articles
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Melrose Place
At the very least, they should consider it. Rhonda would be old enough to have had a daughter who stirs up some drama for everyone, lol.
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The Media/Journalism Thread
Too bad Arnie isn't still around to bask in all this glory, lol.
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Dallas Discussion Thread
"DALLAS Does Disco," lol.
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The Politics Thread
I'm glad Obama brought up that incident between McCain and the woman who called Obama an Arab and so forth. Say what you will about McCain, but I thought his response to that lady - basically shutting her down, as Obama says - was perfect. Others (like Trump) would've reinforced her ignorance and prejudice, but McCain wouldn't. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad McCain ultimately lost the election, but if not for the fact that he had an absolute loon for his running mate, I think I would've been okay with him becoming president.