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This week, we cover the Snyder Cut, just like you’ve been hoping. Then Tony kind of has a mental breakdown, due largely to sleep deprivation. But then we talk about other stuff. And a surprising result when we shop the show around to networks. Enjoy!
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Which streaming service would you prefer to produce future episodes of The Magical Talking Hat? –Dave of Id
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I always thought pink lemonade was sweeter, hence the cotton Candy color
During the conversation about voice actors and race, I was thinking about all the cross-gender voice acting (Bart Simpson, Linda & Tina Belcher on Bob’s Burgers). Do you think there are similar issues, or are other things going on? I imagine age of the character is a factor, too.
This is definitely an issue with some people. Despite intentional or not, Bob’s Burgers has come under fire for its use of male voice actors in female roles, though I’ve never been sure if it’s an issue of representation or derogatory image. The creator of that show came under fire for a similar thing in the Central Park show, where Stanley Tucci did the voice of an old woman.
NOTE: I’m saying this is an issue, not expressing an opinion on said issue. I’m still… unsure.
I gotta say… sometimes while watching the Muppet Show, it felt problematic that Piggy was being voiced by a man. Just sayin’.
I mean… many of the female Muppet characters were voiced by men because I think they only ever had one female puppeteer on staff at a given time. Which… seems very un-Henson-like, but there it is.
I’m going to start referring to things as “un-Henson-like,” from now on.
I would argue that Bob’s Burgers is an intentional inversion.
Yes, I think your right. And I like what that show does with gender and sexuality representation. So I think the context of the storylines and characters is important.
I was going to say maybe gender is different than race because gender is a more fluid category. But then I don’t think race is as fixed as people often think. A Black person in the U.S. for instance might not have been classified as Black under the South African Apartheid system. I had a friend in college who had one African-American great-grandparent and identified (and was identified by others) as Black, and I have one Asian grandparent and no one identified me as Asian-American. That always seemed a clear indication to me that race is not some fixed and factual category.
I do have amazon, and hulu, I don’t have netflix and we don’t pay for peacock. What is Shutter?
I’ve not listened to this episode yet; but from the context of your comment, I’m guessing they were talking about Shudder, a streaming service focusing on the horror genre.