Word: mainstreamers
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What keeps Ferrell on the mainstream side of the Andy Kaufman line is that the audience is rarely the butt of the joke. Even in Talladega Nights--in which he plays a moronic, Southern-accented titan of the NASCAR circuit--the joke isn't that people follow racing or idolize a doofus but that Ricky Bobby is oblivious to everything around him. "It's easy to take a shot at people, set yourself aside from it and say, Hey, look how stupid everybody is," says Will Arnett, the former Arrested Development star who plays Poehler's brother and evil skating...
...your comedy so political while your movies are so mainstream?- Anonymous...
...after finishing the clip, I was left wondering several different things, only one of which merits reprinting here: have the blues ceased to exist in mainstream popular culture? Part of the reason “Black Snake Moan” drew my attention was the relative rarity of hearing blues in a popular context (read: not on NPR or PBS). I’ve always loved the blues, but I recognize their relative obscurity and never expected to encounter them in any conventional, popularized setting...
...very timely [Feb. 26]. Some of the solutions Jumana Farouky advocated, however, struck me as unrealistic. As I see it, multiethnic and multiracial societies have not worked well anywhere else. The secret to peaceful coexistence is integration based on assimilation, with the minority group ready to become part of mainstream society, adopting the host nation's traditions and - above all - its language. This is what lies behind the successful U.S. concept of the melting pot, whereas the competing ideal of the salad bowl has mostly failed. Volker Schmitgen, Weilheim, Germany...
...party also hopes to capitalize on the feelings of betrayal in the banlieue: "We've been waiting for someone to say 'If you're French first and foremost, you're welcome and have a place among us'," says Habiba, contrasting that message with mainstream politicians who she accuses of "telling us we're French, but continue shutting us out as eternal foreigners...