Odd #StarTalkTV w/ @neiltyson in talking Shatner/Nichols interracial kiss resorted to homophobic joke w/ @chucknicecomic and Charles Liu.
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Like I told Chuck, some of the humor seemed meant to derive from the fact it was 2 guys, a joke which has homophobic roots.
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@chucknicecomic Okay. But the topic of the moment was Shatner's interracial kiss. -
Which is why I thought it odd that, in making the point of how interracial kisses are NBD today the show would...
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resort to using another kind of "ism" or phobia to give the joke its kicker. Sometimes something that seems...
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progressive can still utilize a stereotype. Just b/c you guys didn't see it that way doesn't mean it's not there.
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That was meant towards Casey. Carry on,
@neiltyson !Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Just because you saw it there doesn't mean it was, either.
#JustSayin'Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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