tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post7367129076235823027..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: TellAVision ProgrammingKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-3267059400597355572015-12-29T23:07:49.472-08:002015-12-29T23:07:49.472-08:00After all BBT has some Red Pill moments: even high...After all BBT has some Red Pill moments: even high IQ women raised in a liberal environement become slutty (Leslie Winkler or the red head doctor). Bernadette and Amy behave differently because coming of backgrounds with strong moral principles, at least Bernadette, who was raised in a strict catholic enviroment, whereas Amy (who don't come from such a background) is drifting more and more toward sluttiness in every seasonraul776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-21277853624804554602012-06-21T08:58:23.351-07:002012-06-21T08:58:23.351-07:00I can watch television without basing my opinion o...I can watch television without basing my opinion of men of science or attractive waitresses on the presentation as easily as I can watch Peter Pan without plotting to kill my parents to gain the implied orphan's birthright, the power of flight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-13832829641039158402012-03-28T14:25:36.478-07:002012-03-28T14:25:36.478-07:00Just about ALL of TV and movies is subtle social e...Just about ALL of TV and movies is subtle social engineering now. I can't stand TV or modern movies.djcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-36610819052955157072012-03-27T02:19:51.802-07:002012-03-27T02:19:51.802-07:00Agreed. I never really saw the whole Leonard/Penny...Agreed. I never really saw the whole Leonard/Penny thing happening. <br /><br />Now a Sheldon/Penny thing...that I would believe. He is the only one that Usually doesn't take her crap and the show makes it that there is something wrong with him.<br /><br />I actually see him as the most alpha on the show LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-55750495083764989062012-03-26T20:21:00.448-07:002012-03-26T20:21:00.448-07:00This is brilliant.
I've wondered for about a ...This is brilliant.<br /><br />I've wondered for about a week now why my blog entry about The Big Bang Theory has gotten so many hits lately (and comments--you'd be amazed at how angry some people are that I don't like the show). I'm glad I clicked over to see the source of all of those readers, because I really enjoyed your blog entry.<br /><br />I didn't talk about it in my blog post, but one of the reasons that I found hard to watch is exactly how you describe it here--all of the men fawn over Penny, especially Leonard. As you point out, Leonard is a nice guy with a brilliant mind, and yet he has feelings for Penny, a petty woman of subpar intelligence and, as you say, a penchant for dating "athletic, dumb jock alpha types"--all characteristics that should make her <i>less</i> desirable, not moreso.<br /><br />I think it is human nature to have blind spots when a very attractive person gives you the time of day. I applaud Leonard and his friends for inviting Penny into their lives--for those guys, it was certainly a big risk to do so. But as they've gotten to know her, there's absolutely no reason they should consider a potential romantic partner.<br /><br />I sure hope that people don't try to emulate the behavior on this show, whether it's picking up Sheldon's "endearing" tendencies or blindly pursuing an attractive member of the opposite sex (or same sex, whichever floats your boat) simply because they're physically desirable.<br /><br />Thanks for linking to my blog--as I said, I'm really glad I discovered the source of those readers. Fascinating stuff.Jamey Stegmaierhttp://jameystegmaier.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-27934091121657416362012-03-26T06:46:48.425-07:002012-03-26T06:46:48.425-07:00I have to disagree because this show makes a lot o...I have to disagree because this show makes a lot of fun about Penny and other females often directly showing and revealing how they manipulate men, how they make themselves miserable by making wrong choices etc. I would say it makes fun about both male and female contemporary americans ridiculing all - slutty women, beta nerds and dumb alfa jocks. For those who have taken red pill and have the game as their first nature this show becomes even more funny. And this show actually serves as an example of reality.<br /><br />If someone gets brainwashed buy this sho then well he is one of those who has eyes and still doesn't see - a moron in shortAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-71359869183498958002012-03-24T01:50:12.080-07:002012-03-24T01:50:12.080-07:00Has anyone compared Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck&...Has anyone compared Magnum, P.I. with Tom Selleck's Blue Bloods? I suppose the latter isn't as bad as some of the girl power shows on CBS.papabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12180053825589485150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-40079725192207594022012-03-21T11:03:23.940-07:002012-03-21T11:03:23.940-07:00Sheldon isn't intentionally cruel. He's a...Sheldon isn't intentionally cruel. He's a classic Asperger character, one who has an innate deficit of social intuition and therefore truly doesn't realize that things he says and does -- which seem reasonable and rational to him -- offend the hell out of everyone else. <br /><br />Such people go through life being violently rejected by most of mankind, and basically have no idea why (until someone tells them about Asperger's). It's not a problem of intelligence, indeed some of them have very high IQs. It's a missing intuition that you can't learn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-88365482981148968212012-03-20T14:04:10.026-07:002012-03-20T14:04:10.026-07:00I feel the need to argue you, sharp. :)
The Asian...I feel the need to argue you, sharp. :)<br /><br />The Asian kid in Walking Dead is the perfect example of a - once - Beta Male becoming a badass Provider Beta in an environment that can't afford feminism anymore. I really like him, and I totally buy the relationship between him and the redhead. In fact, part of the reason the relationship works is because she's the most Alpha Female - he's become so badass that most of the other women would be upset (compare to the black dude, who's more likely to stay and guard the farm).<br /><br />As for the female worship - I think that's natural, especially in a group that was upper-class enough not to be destroyed by feminism. But even with this, the women are frequently shown to be irrational and incompetent. The men need to lay down the law and whip them into shape, socializing them into Frontier Girls.<br /><br />Keep in mind that if you watch an older movie from the fifties, women weren't inherently incompetent - it's just this priviledged, entitled modern generation that's so awful. Bit by bit, the women on Walking Dead are coming to resemble dames from the old west.Aurinihttp://www.staresattheworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-63401338434950857322012-03-20T08:54:57.840-07:002012-03-20T08:54:57.840-07:00BBT had a laugh here and there but I got bored aft...BBT had a laugh here and there but I got bored after one show. Can't do the "men are functionally retarded and/or borderline gay" theme anymore. Bores me to tears. And Kelly Cuoco isn't hot enough to keep me interested.<br /><br />The only shows I watch on television are:<br /><br />- Walking Dead: decent male characters exhibiting leadership. all have bad cases of female worship however, except for the "redneck". Not surprising my sister has the hots for the redneck. The first season had stupid and annoying racial themes (white men bad, everyone else good), that made me sick so I stopped watching. Started watching again when most of the racial stuff went away, except for an absurd relationship between an Asian kid and a White girl. They have zero chemistry, she would never like him in real life.<br /><br />- Celebrity Apprentice: it's women against men and it's hilarious and embarrassing watching the women claw at each other with murderous hatred, while the men are comparatively calm and cool and don't have significant problems working together.<br /><br />- Jeopardy: Alex Trebek is one cool cat.<br /><br />- Tosh.0: the most politically incorrect man on television, or anywhere in public really. Jokes about everyone but particularly loves making fun of women. My sister likes him. An interesting pattern emerging with my sister.<br /><br />- The River: a show made by the same guy who made the Paranormal Activity movies. Eh, the show is alright, kind of silly, but at least it's something different. <br /><br />That's it. I can't watch sitcoms. They all suck. One stupid quip after the next, and male characters are terrible. I don't watch the News. "Something under your kitchen cabinet will kill you immediately, news at eleven."sharpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-34148798617150529492012-03-20T07:19:17.103-07:002012-03-20T07:19:17.103-07:00i don't think i've watched anything on net...i don't think i've watched anything on network television (besides football or hockey) in over 15 years.<br /><br />and sit-coms....please. i'd rather get kicked in the balls for 30 minutes.dannyfrom504http://dannyfrom504.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-3379335948717807202012-03-20T02:21:47.142-07:002012-03-20T02:21:47.142-07:00To follow one from point 3 above, I think this a m...To follow one from point 3 above, I think this a major trend in Tell-A-Vision brainwashing; all leadership roles are filled by women - men are subordinate. Tv getting men used to the idea of being a woman's lacky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-2718954315608153212012-03-20T02:19:07.986-07:002012-03-20T02:19:07.986-07:00I am watching the new doctor who series and frankl...I am watching the new doctor who series and frankly I find it full of feminist bullshit. I started watching this series before I found game and I keep watching it despite the obvious flaws:<br /><br />1. All the guys in the show (excpeting the doctor) are herbs, weak and follow their females around. Rory, the boyfriend (later husband) of the forth chick is quite likeable and occassionally has his brave moments though. The doctor continually AMOGS him in front of his wife though.<br /><br />2. The women are all kick ass, go grrl and so forth.<br /><br />3. Almost everyone in a position of leadership is a woman.<br /><br />4. The show had gay writers and there is frequent gay subtexts and a bisexual character at one point<br /><br />5. The tenth doctor could have been ripped from Greys Anatomy as the series went on. He started being all emotional and giving long heart warming speeches every five minutes. More technobabble and aliens needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-45686931509376163312012-03-20T02:12:31.376-07:002012-03-20T02:12:31.376-07:00The one tv show I would say that doesn't displ...The one tv show I would say that doesn't display a lot of feminist grrl power is Supernatural (at least the first five seasons, I stopped watching after that).<br />Two guys who drive around America in a classic muscle car killing monsters and banging hot women. The overall story began about revenge and finding their lost father and evolved into a story about destiny, good vs evil, sacrifice and brotherly love. There were four strong female recurring characters. One was a theif, another a demon and the other two were a mother and daughter whose father died fighting monsters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-73530167466041089522012-03-19T23:43:34.450-07:002012-03-19T23:43:34.450-07:00"That anyone would be actually susceptible to...<i>"That anyone would be actually susceptible to any kind of programming from this baffles me."</i><br /><br />The key is the fact that the overall themes and sub-contexts pointed out here, are also reinforced and replayed over and over again in all kinds of shows, commercials, advertisements etc. <br /><br />It is but one single facet of the mass media culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-24114048795991869482012-03-19T22:46:55.410-07:002012-03-19T22:46:55.410-07:00"Meh, I've never thought of these guys as..."Meh, I've never thought of these guys as anything other than examples of weak, naive, nerds, much less than "real" men. That anyone would be actually susceptible to any kind of programming from this baffles me."<br /><br />Same here,but you'd be surprised. People are pretty stupid. A lot of people supported going into Iraq in order to get revenge against <i> Saddam Hussein </i> for being the 9/11 mastermind.Every single person I knew was fully convinced Saddam,and not Osama Bin Laden, was the mastermind. I saw how the media pulled that little trick off. Daily coverage of 9/11 stories,the war in Afghanistan,then one day out of the blue they're like "Ok, now we're gonna go kill some people in Iraq" and PRESTO,Saddam Hussein masterminded 9/11.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-19126872148013728212012-03-19T11:30:07.722-07:002012-03-19T11:30:07.722-07:00Soooo tired of the old "the guys need a sage ...Soooo tired of the old "the guys need a sage female to set them right" meme.<br /><br />IRL, the guys can sort it out for themselves, and actually do so quicker and better without a woman's interfering and distracting.Lovekrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022829521988839847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-61582115989010754452012-03-19T10:13:16.434-07:002012-03-19T10:13:16.434-07:00Meh, I've never thought of these guys as anyth...Meh, I've never thought of these guys as anything other than examples of weak, naive, nerds, much less than "real" men. That anyone would be actually susceptible to any kind of programming from this baffles me.<br /><br />They are entertaining and funny at times though. I think a "Sheldon's evil twin" would be dangerous with alpha "game on". What a spin-off that would be.<br /><br />Hmmm... maybe Sheldon is the alpha nerd. Think about hit, who else displays such disinterest and negging?patrick kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-75979520367518779202012-03-19T08:53:57.507-07:002012-03-19T08:53:57.507-07:00Based on the comments seen here, and the content i...Based on the comments seen here, and the content in the main post, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that none of you have ever been in a room with geeks/nerds, much less spent any time been immersed in their culture.<br /><br />I too began watching the show when TBS began airing it and was shocked at how accurately they portrayed geek culture. Yes, the characters are stereotypes; this implies a certain level exaggeration which takes the personality types displayed well into the realm of the impossible and dysfunctional, however, they are still very accurate portrayals. I find the show to be very two sided when it comes to the characters; with the female characters on the show being just as dysfunctional as the males. All around it is very even handed with its denigration and I am pleased to see that a large number of the commenters are noting that the women on the show are treated in the same light as the men.<br /><br />As to the statements reposted from Stegmaier’s blog, if person can’t watch a show without their internal voice aping the characters it’s not the fault of show. This is blame shifting, it is the same tactic used by children and criminals in an attempt to avoid admitting to a wrong. It’s absolutely ludicrous that anyone would repost these statements in an attempt to justify their standing on an issue. <br /><br />On the comment(s) about Leonard never getting the girl, again, obviously you know little about geek culture. The guy quite often gets the girl, who is usually not only attractive but quite capable of carrying on a conversation beyond “ooh, pretty shoes”.<br /><br />I agree with the majority of the statements made on this blog and I think it’s magnificent that there are other men out there that see the insidious messages hidden in everything, yet I am often shocked at the knee jerk reactions I see here. I understand emotional reaction, what I don’t understand is an inability, or unwillingness to evaluate that response in an attempt to discern if it is in fact appropriate given the situation.<br /><br />By posting, or commenting based on emotion alone with little to no knowledge on the subject you are doing no less than that which you are fighting against, indoctrinating. Without facts to back up what you are saying the color of the pill is pointless, you’re still administering a dose from the indoctrination fairy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-31137412460037085882012-03-18T15:32:04.696-07:002012-03-18T15:32:04.696-07:00In fairness to Penny, she does have plans to be an...In fairness to Penny, she does have plans to be an actress and she is gainfully employed. She is also portrayed as a nice person, who might decide that a guy like Leonard is a good option.<br /><br />I agree with the common view that the relationship between Sheldon and Penny is very sweet.David Collardhttp://davidcollard.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-17010225190642557522012-03-18T13:07:05.158-07:002012-03-18T13:07:05.158-07:00Of course in reality a betageek like Leonard would...Of course in reality a betageek like Leonard would never get the girl, but Hollywood has been known to do such unrealistic love stories in the past. But back then, they would live happily ever after. In BBT, the writers cruelly play with Leonard's heart by having Penny dump him, then pick him up again, then dump him again. As you noted, all the initiative is with her--Leonard is the acted upon, rather than the actor. <br />Hollywood has not portrayed any normal families in a long time, but it seems like they are racheting up the destruction of the very concept of a masculine man.kneppernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-21327279704456419182012-03-18T12:17:12.458-07:002012-03-18T12:17:12.458-07:00To Breeze
I'll nominate Magnum PI as a mascul...To Breeze<br /><br />I'll nominate Magnum PI as a masculine show, but it goes without saying to take that with a grain of salt. That show was filled with well-played evil characters (one was even Sharon Stone). It's also amusing to see how Magnum white-knights some of them, but is quick to pull back and throw the verbal punches he needs to set the women straight.<br /><br />This was an excellent discovery by me, as although I lived through the majority of the 80's, I never got to appreciate the show.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-61335910172482524352012-03-18T07:57:10.034-07:002012-03-18T07:57:10.034-07:00That would be nice dana, but if you ever watch the...That would be nice dana, but if you ever watch the "cards" at the end of the show where the producers spew their two cents on whatever topic they fancy at the moment, they are hardcore leftists who would never allow such a thing.<br /><br />--<br /><br />The handful of episodes I watched prior to taking the red pill were kind of funny, and I appreciated all the geek references, but none of the characters have any redeeming qualities... they're amoral at best and just plain nasty most of the time.<br /><br />BBsezmore had a good post about the character of Penny a couple of months ago... while she's ostensibly the sex symbol of the show, she's also hard and masculinized in both her appearance and behavior.Riconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-66837652143970379452012-03-18T07:36:11.976-07:002012-03-18T07:36:11.976-07:00These seem like highly neurotypical responses to t...These seem like highly neurotypical responses to the show. <br /><br />sheldon's "cruelty" is inadvertent and amusing to the neurotypical because they don't understand him--he has no malice towards the victims of his comments, he can't understand why pointing out the truth bothers them at all. if anything (and this may be because im female), penny represents the extroverted, narcissitically defined, neurotypical "normal" ego shaming the introverted, autistically defined egos into being more like itself, thus mimicking the experience of most aspy nerd types in a society directed towards and run by extros.<br /><br /><br /> if anything the guys seem representative to me of young men "going their own way" without women, though their sex drives still cause them to desire women. they have 10000 interests hobbies and pursuits, they can learn, invent, solve problems and entertain themselves forever outside the company of women. they are immature but learning and perfecting themselves all the time. sheldon constantly references evopsych in discussing male female relations. the red pills being taken all the time and penny is helping. <br /><br />the show also clearly portrays the fact that these good looking women are the most shallow, least interesting people on earth and wholly lack value outside of their looks. penny has no discernible interests, skills, hobbies, attainments or actual goals, she was put on this earth to make and nurture good looking babies and shes squandering the opportunity for that. <br /><br />penny and her boyfriend's are successful in YOUTH while people like leonard and wolowitz succeed MUCH later in life. id love to see a 20 year reunion of the show where wolowitz and leonard are successful middle aged grown up family men with 32 year old wives and kids and homes and penny is a washed up alcoholic cat lady who's looks are shot and who never amounted to anything at all--because that's the real life trajectory the show is portraying, its merely portraying a snapshot of the time when the pennys of the world's social capital is at their height and that of the leonards are at a low.danahttp://minarchyblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-46364308270530326452012-03-18T04:15:17.918-07:002012-03-18T04:15:17.918-07:00The actor who plays Leonard also played the weak b...The actor who plays Leonard also played the weak boyfriend and husband of the Sara Gilbert character in Roseanne. Gilbert also has a role in BBT as a scientific nemesis of Sheldon. IRL, Gilbert was the only woman on the panel with Sharon Osbourne who did not think cutting off a man's penis was a good joke.David Collardhttp://davidcollard.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com