I think D is the only possibility right now. MASH is too aimed at a general audience to try to contextualize it. As an avid TCM viewer, I'm well enough aware of the problematic portrayals of non-white people in studio-era films that, as repulsive as some of them can be, I can understand them without excusing them. Even GWTW on HBO is playing to a more exclusive audience that may not be aware of its myriad problems, but at least now has the introduction to put them into some kind of perspective.
I realize this episode's heart is in the right place, but it feels like something best avoided than thrust into an unsuspecting viewer's face. --Dave Sikula On Thursday, June 25, 2020 at 12:56:16 AM UTC-7, Joe Hass wrote: > > > > My question to the reader is this: what do you do with this episode? > A. Leave it be > B. Dub out the offending dialog > C. Remove the first reference and the ending scene > D. Pull it entirely > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/43031741-afbc-4c20-aa41-51bceea8ded6o%40googlegroups.com.
