User blog comment:BradP27/Why RR was the Best Season Since the Original TDI--if not better/@comment-1376932-20151014074350/@comment-1376932-20151015081929

Okay Fedora, I'm sorry but who are you to speak on this exactly? Are you a member of the LGBT community? No? Then why do you get to dictate what is and what isn't offensive? This is why I don't like engaging in discussions with you; you will literally overlook all my points and "chalk it up to mere overreaction".

Making jokes at the expense of marginalized groups is not satire. Satire is supposed to poke fun at the oppressive social structure, not down at people who continue to be oppressed by it. And where exactly do you get off comparing fat people and members of the LGBT community to "blondes, Goths, nerds, and jocks"? Are any of those groups systematically oppressed? Like those are subcultures. One of those is literally a hair color.

To be honest, I don't really care what you, a straight dude, has to say about the show's treatment of LGBT people because your opinion doesn't matter here. The funniest part about all of this is that I specifically remember you once going off about how "racist" Leshawna is because she referred to people as "white girl" and "white boy"? By your logic, isn't that just satire too? Or do you only care about issues that concern white, straight dudes?

Anyway, from hereon, I'm just going to save myself the trouble of explaining anything to you because, in the 5+ years of us knowing each other, I can't recall a single time it has ever gotten me anywhere. Just don't ask what my opinion on something is if you've already got your mind made up about it and insist on being condescending, okay?

BradP27, once again, thank you so much for this blog and for your insightful reply to my comment. I, too, am glad that this show has become more self-aware and started to portray women and women of color in a better light. You obviously have a lot of intuitiveness and I'm glad to see this blog is getting the attention it deserves! Congrats.