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Roseanne, Racism on TV, and Trashy Asian Desserts
from Stewed Reunion (with Mike Recine) · #111
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4 minThey debate whether Roseanne's racist character reflects a genuinely racist America and whether TV should depict that honestly, before pivoting into Tim ripping into rolled ice cream and other trendy Asian desserts as overpriced garbage.
- 2:44Tim and guest had an argument once but can't remember what it was about.
- 3:02Tim describes himself as a fat cunt, comparing his management style to a terrifying mother in a grocery store.
- 3:26Comedy should be competitive but has become mediocre because too many people are doing it.
- 3:47Tim proposes a screening process for open mics before he'll accept socialized medicine for comedians.
- 4:12Good people don't make good comedians—the funniest stories come from people who are pieces of shit.
- 4:51Acting like a piece of shit reveals something true about human nature that's in all of us.
- 5:09Tim argues comedians are mirrors reflecting society, which is why the Roseanne racism controversy happened.
- 5:38If America is racist, TV should show racist characters; you can't claim both the country is racist and complain about a racist protagonist.
- 6:14Either America isn't as racist as people claim, or racist characters belong on television—one of the two has to be true.
- 6:31Tim is sick of Asian desserts like rolled ice cream that are all just buckets of shaved ice.