Posted on Wednesday, 25 April 2012

I’ll admit that this show feels like a niche audience (check out my pilot recap), but this criticism is kind of annoying. On another note, I kind of really enjoy the show. theavc: Our “white people problems” problem: Why it’s time to stop using “white” as a pejorative Our man in Arkansas, Noel Murray, wrote an excellent piece on what people actually mean when they say something is “too white.” If you’re interested in how we talk about race and what it means for our popular culture, it’s an excellent read. 

I’ll admit that this show feels like a niche audience (check out my pilot recap), but this criticism is kind of annoying. On another note, I kind of really enjoy the show.

theavc:

Our “white people problems” problem: Why it’s time to stop using “white” as a pejorative

Our man in Arkansas, Noel Murray, wrote an excellent piece on what people actually mean when they say something is “too white.” If you’re interested in how we talk about race and what it means for our popular culture, it’s an excellent read. 

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  4. prejudged reblogged this from theavc and added:
    Good read. Even though I haven’t seen Girls
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  6. catastropheofmypersonality reblogged this from theavc and added:
    This is a great article and also has an interesting section about the relatoinship between taste and quality.
  7. mediation reblogged this from artsorbit and added:
    All of this is worth reading, especially the AV Club piece which points out the challenges of ‘comfortable white folks...
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  9. sharpless reblogged this from theavc and added:
    This.
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    I’ll admit that this show feels like a niche audience (check out my pilot recap), but this criticism is kind of...
  12. crookedheartedneighbors reblogged this from theavc and added:
    This is pretty interesting, especially the section on the issues with Girls, because I think he is dead on.
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  15. malloryhennigar reblogged this from theavc and added:
    Interesting article for sure