From: thetruemelissa@gmail.com   
      
   Verily, in article <10jjipp$st5$3@dont-email.me>, did atropos@mac.com   
   deliver unto us this message:   
   >   
   > On Jan 6, 2026 at 6:04:03 AM PST, "The True Melissa"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Verily, in article , did weberm@polaris.net   
   > > deliver unto us this message:   
   > >>   
   > >>  I watched:   
   > >>   
   > >>  THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN:   
   > >   
   > > You must be enjoying this. Maybe I'll give it a shot, now that I finally   
   > > have control of a TV again.   
   > >   
   > >>  What did you watch?   
   > >   
   > > I watched three more episodes of The Neighborhood. It's not exactly edgy   
   > > -- all the racial conflicts are stereotypical and minor -- and that   
   > > works well for a staid sitcom. The Dave-Calvin interactions are the   
   > > heart of the show, with Dave trying too hard and Calvin rolling his   
   > > eyes.   
   >   
   > I haven't watched any of this but it sounds like they're doing what Hollywood   
   > always does: the white guy is portrayed as well-meaning but ignorant, if not   
   > outright stupid, and is always bumbling around racial stereotypes and   
   > 'microagressions' while the long-suffering noble black family just sighs and   
   > rolls their eyes at his foolishness.   
      
   No, I haven't seen anything about microagressions or ignorance. His   
   cluelessness is vaster and with better intentions. For instance, he   
   invited Calvin to a Ren Fair.   
      
   It's not hostile to either race.   
      
      
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