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you can't make this shit up, ppl

norman lear dies, thread is (rightly) praising his incredible career

but lo, a brave soul appears to let you know that john lennon beat his wife if you hadn't heard





and where does this person post after apparently mistaking norman lear with norman mailer (who died like 15 years ago?)

to a thread worried about declining rates of reading skills, of course!



this could be a bit, but i'm not seeing it.

Dammit, I'm sorry for the mix-up re: my last post confusing Lear and Mailer. I've been very sleep-deprived and off my ADHD meds lately.

As for Lear creating Archie Bunker, yeah, we all know Lear intended to make fun of Archie. But just like the creation of Al Bundy, it was a spectacular backfire. Fact is, you provide a platform for a character like that to come on TV every week and spew bigoted garbage, even if the intent is to show him up for a buffoon, bigots in the audience are going to completely overlook the critique and champion the character that gets to broadcast his hateful views weeks after week to millions of people. I have unfortunately known countless Conservatives who hold him up as a hero to this day.

It's the reason why this new movie showcasing a "fictionalized" Donald Trump character is so irresponsible. Chuds won't like the negative angle the movie will no doubt put on him, but they'll be willing to put up with that because it glamorizes their evil God Emperor onscreen, providing him a platform to hit his usual beloved bits.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/norman-lear-tv-legend-dies-at-101.792303/page-2#post-115955847