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The Roseanne Reboot and Political Tribalism
from Get Off, Get Off, Get Off! · #90
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5 minTim and Ray dig into the Roseanne reboot, debating whether a pro-Trump sitcom character is edgy or dangerous, why they hate all reboots, and how people now refuse to acknowledge the humanity of political opponents.
- 0:43Tim on not speaking Spanish in grocery stores and loving to shoot.
- 0:58Rant about wanting the country back and blaming banks over Americans.
- 1:27Roseanne's character is pro-Trump while Jackie wears a pussy hat, setting up political conflict.
- 1:54Swimming in conspiracy waters is dangerous; you can end up retweeting Pizzagate and looking like an idiot.
- 2:21Tim emailed Nick Bryant, the preeminent expert on political sex trafficking, asking if there was anything to Roseanne conspiracy claims—he said no.
- 3:08Tim is against all TV reboots because they take jobs away from talented people who deserve original work.
- 3:46Shows like Will and Grace and Roseanne had good runs and should be left alone instead of rebooted.
- 4:16Having a pro-Trump character on network TV is edgy; the edgiest comedian in America is a 65-year-old woman on an ABC sitcom.
- 5:04The show captures reality by showing people from different political sides arguing daily, unlike most people who refuse to acknowledge their opponents' humanity.
- 5:21People won't accept that those who disagree with them are human—they want to compare everyone to Nazis and hold them accountable for every bad tweet.