Has anyone seen her new comedy yet? I'm just curios about what people think of the way they are making comedy about the different cultures.
We have a Middle Eastern who was associated with bombs
A white girl trying to act black
A black man trying to act white
Black/white couple
A hispanic portrayed as a housekeeper, who was also declared to the one that had to get rid of the so-called bomb, as if to say her life was not as valuable as the others.
Am I just not seeing the humor of all this? Isn't this stereotyping different cultures, or is all this suppose to be funny?
I would like to know what a Middle Eastern thinks of being associated with bombs.
How do the blacks feel about whites trying to act black?
How do whites feel about blacks trying to act white?
How do hispanics like being portrayed as housekeepers?
Should I be laughing, or is this offensive to the ethnic groups being portrayed and stereotyped?
Oh yes... I forgot about the Chinese being portrayed as shrewed businesses who set up illegal business deals then have to hide from the law.
Originally posted by Kookaburra Has anyone seen her new comedy yet? I'm just curios about what people think of the way they are making comedy about the different cultures.
We have a Middle Eastern who was associated with bombs
A white girl trying to act black
A black man trying to act white
Black/white couple
A hispanic portrayed as a housekeeper, who was also declared to the one that had to get rid of the so-called bomb, as if to say her life was not as valuable as the others.
Am I just not seeing the humor of all this? Isn't this stereotyping different cultures, or is all this suppose to be funny?
I would like to know what a Middle Eastern thinks of being associated with bombs.
How do the blacks feel about whites trying to act black?
How do whites feel about blacks trying to act white?
How do hispanics like being portrayed as housekeepers?
Should I be laughing, or is this offensive to the ethnic groups being portrayed and stereotyped?
Oh yes... I forgot about the Chinese being portrayed as shrewed businesses who set up illegal business deals then have to hide from the law.
I love Whoopi but I will have to skip this one... it stinks... why did she do it? desperate for a role at her age? .. not many roles dropped in her lap unfortunately...
I'm white when I'm indoors, red when I'm in the sun, purple when I'm cold, and I'm an invisible alien (invisible because I look american...whatever that means) ... just waiting for the INS to lock up my passport and my rights to come and go as I please and have been able to do for 30+ years
I don't care if it is the funniest movie ever ... it's not something to laugh about today ... maybe 40 years from now if the issues have cooled down again.
I give it less than one season before it's cancelled. It's offensive and I will never watch it again. I actually didn't even get through it all the first time. I flipped to another channel and came back to see if it got any less offensive. It didn't.
CANCEL THE SHOW!
Our world has enough trouble without Hollywood making a joke out of it.
No one wants to be reminded of the bombs. And NO ONE wants to be catagorized the way this show puts people in boxes.
I'm also going to write about some of the other offensive shows they are going to air this fall. Looks like I need to find another way of relaxing at night. All the local stations are going to be running offensive shows, and they run the disgusting commercials all the time.
I don't have cable because I don't watch enough tv to justify the cost. I get CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC.
I'm also going to write about some of the other offensive shows they are going to air this fall. Looks like I need to find another way of relaxing at night. All the local stations are going to be running offensive shows, and they run the disgusting commercials all the time.
I don't have cable because I don't watch enough tv to justify the cost. I get CBS, NBC, FOX and ABC.
Thanks, Kooka!
why is TV getting so nasty ... it's cut throat mentality, like watching WWF and i feel somehow it started with FOX, Married with kids and Simpsons ... by now those are tame and lame. I think TV is in a downward spiral... too many other things to do
They produce what sells. Two people are not going to stop the shows, because they make millions in advertising.
This, unfortunately, is what the audience wants. That's why I say it's time for me to find other things to do that are relaxing. I'm sure I'll get to the point where I don't know who any of the famous people are. I've already stopped listening to the radio.
I couldn't tell you who sings what song, or who's on the charts, or anything about them.
The lyrics got so terrible that I either listen to the era before the words got offensive, or I listen to nature music with synth sounds.
Guess I'm just not interested in what the world has to offer anymore. I use to care about what was popular, and what was cool, who was on the charts, etc.
TV has become nothing but garbage now. Even my alltime favorite, Survivor was a dissapointment last week. Why did they have allow nakedness? They could have stopped the game, made them put their clothes on, then continue.
Trash TV... that's all the producers want.
They are swamped with trash talk shows, soap operas who's life seem so far fetched that I'm surprised the actors aren't in mental wards.
Can Hollywood make a movie with no cuss words in it? Can they make a movie without violence or sex? I doubt it.
Let's see... a good thing to replace TV with....
Any suggestions helen? There must be a lot of people out there who don't care about TV. I wonder what they do to relax.
Originally posted by Kookaburra They produce what sells. Two people are not going to stop the shows, because they make millions in advertising.
This, unfortunately, is what the audience wants. That's why I say it's time for me to find other things to do that are relaxing. I'm sure I'll get to the point where I don't know who any of the famous people are. I've already stopped listening to the radio.
I couldn't tell you who sings what song, or who's on the charts, or anything about them.
The lyrics got so terrible that I either listen to the era before the words got offensive, or I listen to nature music with synth sounds.
Guess I'm just not interested in what the world has to offer anymore. I use to care about what was popular, and what was cool, who was on the charts, etc.
TV has become nothing but garbage now. Even my alltime favorite, Survivor was a dissapointment last week. Why did they have allow nakedness? They could have stopped the game, made them put their clothes on, then continue.
Trash TV... that's all the producers want.
They are swamped with trash talk shows, soap operas who's life seem so far fetched that I'm surprised the actors aren't in mental wards.
Can Hollywood make a movie with no cuss words in it? Can they make a movie without violence or sex? I doubt it.
Let's see... a good thing to replace TV with....
Any suggestions helen? There must be a lot of people out there who don't care about TV. I wonder what they do to relax.
I agree... people want crap .. I don't care for TV, I have never watched Dallas, Friends, Sienfelt, sex in the city, sopranos, reality shows, etc but I did have to watch the simpsons to see what my sons was growing up with. I think for kids maybe reading Harry Potter today is not such a bad idea... at least we get a generation of kids who can read even if they can't do any magic... we all live in a totally unreal world by now, in the cities and suburbs... and reality tv is an oxymoron our reality should be nothin like that. I did watch "queer eye for straigh guy" just to see what could that possible be about and I thought that was not that bad for young adults - like manners 101 - I was surprised. it wa entertaining, but again at the expense of someone else's life - basically is this country turning into peeping TV addicts.
You are asking the wrong person how to relax I read about science, history, attend art events, opera, theater, travel a lot and I guess that is how I really relax... to get away from the daily and weekly routines. I sometimes travel by myself to Europe or Canada...safe places... just to really get away from everyone, not having to ask a soul if I can do what I want... what a relief that can be. Quiet for 2-3 weeks, driving in the alps and wondering in the old castles and churches like an ancient ghost.. that really renews my spririt more than anything. I get too obsessed with things to be able to relax doing the same thing too many times... either get bored or obsesses. And since I dont sleep much more than 3 hrs per day I'm up doing all kinds of things whatever happens to pick my interest that day. Today I have been on Inreview since 5 AM I think ... and it is been relaxing... like chopping wood which I can no longer do...mind spinning free thoughts, But later I'm going to my science book club.
I think for healthy people physical activity of any kind is the best way to relax. Just walking alone or with a friend is like meditation. Bu I'm somewhat disabled and can't do sports no more, which is I guess why I can't relax... too much energy from alck of activity. But I have tons of hobbies, several with verious friends: antique collecting, volunteering at the zoo, at my church, adult reading classes, ceramics, sewing, quilting, swimming, wine club. Volunteering is great if you have time... really a great way to get to know something in greater detail and meet people with same intrests and help a good cause. Makes you feel good inside. I'm just too high strung to relax... I worry if I have to sit down and do nothing one day - how will I get thru the day... my friends call me a "human doing" not a "human being" with their gentle sense of humor - I hope
Ok, I gave this show one last chance to see if maybe it would be funny. Once again, the producers managed to create pathetic attempts at humor... and what is up with the language? I had no idea Whoopi would find this stuff amusing.
This show can be taken off the air now!
Kookaburra and her gumdrops gives this show 2 thumbs down:
I'm not motivated by money or flying nuns for that matter. I know television and advertising is motivated by money. I think the content of shows and ads, and the success of what sells, tells a whole lot about the consumers.
I don't know about other countries but for America, it's plain to see what sells here: (in no particular order)
Sex
Drugs
Violence
Alcohol
Racism
Tobacco
Gambling
Sorcery
This explains the content of today's TV shows, magazines, and ads.
Today I saw a pathetic furniture commercial. They were talking about having sex with the sofa, and how one might cheat on the sofa. This is a furiture commercial for crying out loud!
The problem is no change will happen because this is what American's want, and support. If they didn't, then Hollywood would stop.
I don't have any respect for Whoopi and her potty mouth any more. She use to be one of my favorite actresses.
I also see money as the soruce of most evil in our culture... the ad agencies are strapped over a very lean barrel and trying to get our attention to a product... IF I watch TV I see some ads and I can teel you about the ads --- don't just don't remember anything about the product they were supposed to bring to my attention.
For a while after 9/11 it looked like the "mood" was turning back to more conservative values but I don't see it anymore... it's all down hill and we will not have many men left willing to fight for ANY cause we have... the kids in my neighborhood don't want to put out the garbage cans twice a week. The TV shows only re-enforce all that what's wrong in our culture... we get just more of what we should avoid.
Yet Americans are so good hearted, volunteerism and church attendance is as high as anywhere... so it is just sad we make such a poor show of it for the world to see... our culture is offensive and sinful and wasteful to the 800 million poor people in the world who don't have enough to eat.
I'm sick of looking at the awful food people eat and hiow fat they get, it is just sick... gluttony is as sick as rape... you rape your own body by overeating
even if they can't do any magic... we all live in a totally unreal world by now, in the cities and suburbs... and reality tv is an oxymoron 
