{"id":24774,"date":"2019-03-23T12:24:10","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=24774"},"modified":"2019-03-23T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-23T19:24:10","slug":"open-thread-and-link-farm-shrill-pool-party-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=24774","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread and Link Farm: Shrill Pool Party edition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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  1. Why it’s fine to cast POC actors in traditionally white roles, but bad to cast white actors in POC roles, explained with a jar of chocolate covered raisins.<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Wilbur Ross broke law, violated Constitution in census decision, judge rules – The Washington Post<\/a>
    \n“Ross claimed he was acting at the request of the Justice Department in the interest of enforcing the Voting Rights Act. In reality, the \u201cevidence establishes\u201d that the voting rights explanation was just \u201ca pretext\u201d and that Ross \u201cacted in bad faith\u201d when he claimed otherwise. He pursued the citizenship question after hearing from then-White House adviser Stephen K. Bannon and Kris Kobach, the vice chair of Trump\u2019s now-disbanded voting fraud commission.”<\/li>\n
  3. Volunteers Sentenced for Leaving Food and Water for Migrants in the Arizona Desert – Hit & Run : Reason.com<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Federal judge shuts down Trump administration\u2019s discrimination against children of same-sex couples.<\/a>
    \n“U.S. District Judge John F. Walter of California rejected the State Department\u2019s startling assertion that a married gay couple\u2019s son was born ‘out of wedlock’ and thus is ineligible for citizenship.” Fucking hell, what asshats. They’d go back to putting people in jail for gay sex in a second, if they thought they could get away with it.<\/li>\n
  5. Women Do Ask for More Money at Work. They Just Don\u2019t Get It.<\/a>
    \nThese findings contradict some well-known earlier studies; this study’s different findings could be because it compares men and women in similar jobs. “Previous studies that reached the \u201cwomen don\u2019t ask\u201d conclusion often failed to account for certain types of jobs (and industries) being dominated by one gender, focusing instead on the overall number of men or women who\u2019d reported salary negotiations, which \u2014 given the number of women who work jobs with ‘non-negotiable’ salaries \u2014 skewed their findings.” (    Alternative link.<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  6. The girl who executed Nazis after seducing them in bars dies aged 92 – NZ Herald<\/a>
    \nIt’s hard not to wonder what I would have done if I had been around then. I’m certain I would not have been this courageous.<\/li>\n
  7. In a first, U.S. calls on German banks to close BDS accounts – BDS – Jerusalem Post<\/a>
    \nThe ongoing opposition to free speech on this issue is mind-boggling.<\/li>\n
  8. “The Tragedy of the Commons” is a terrible and racist paper<\/a>.
    \n“…we\u2019ve let a flawed metaphor by a racist ecologist define environmental thinking for a half century.”<\/li>\n
  9. It\u2019s time to stop calling climate activists hypocrites | Ricochet<\/a>
    \nI sometimes consider doing a cartoon on this subject, except that Matt Bors has already done     the perfect cartoon on this subject<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  10. Cultured meat will now be regulated by the FDA and USDA – Vox<\/a>
    \nInterestingly, this is regulation that lab-grown meat makers are really happy about. (Because it reassures investors.)<\/li>\n
  11. The American Family Act, Democrats\u2019 dramatic plan to cut child poverty, explained – Vox<\/a>
    \nIt can’t pass while the Republicans hold the Senate and White House, but it’s still good to get this on the Democratic policy agenda. The plan would pay all households (except rich households) $250-$300 per child, every month. “Poverty among children would fall from 14.8 percent to 9.5 percent, meaning 4 million kids would escape poverty. Deep poverty \u2014 the share of kids living on half the poverty line or less \u2014 would fall almost by half, from 4.6 percent to 2.4 percent.”<\/li>\n
  12. The Curious Career of Martin Brest | Dirk Knemeyer<\/a>
    \nThe director of “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Midnight Run,” “Scent of a Woman,” “Meet Joe Black” and the famously disastrous “Gigli”… and although there are rumors, no one actually seems to know where his is now.<\/li>\n
  13. (132) Robocalls: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – YouTube<\/a>
    \nI thought this one is unusually funny – especially his discussion of why he won’t use snail mail, which begins at about 8:10.<\/li>\n
  14. \u2018Whores But Organized\u2019: Sex Workers Rally for Reform | by Molly Crabapple | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books<\/a>
    \nThere’s nothing new here in terms of policy proposals. But the inroads into getting support from politicians seem new to me. I’m disappointed that NY NOW rallied against the NY decriminalization bill.<\/li>\n
  15. Very good twitter thread by Alexandra Erin on the limits of smoking guns<\/a>.
    \n“I am convinced that no scene in any superhero movie is less realistic than Batman Returns when Batman plays Penguin saying ‘I played this city like a harp from hell!’ for Gotham and they turn on him, instead of saying ‘You don’t understand his humor.'”<\/li>\n
  16. (132) Flight of the Conchords- Albi The Racist Dragon<\/a>
    \nFunny parody of stupid fake liberalism. I came to this via     Lindsey Ellis’ evisceration<\/a> of the Beauty and the Beast live-action remake.<\/li>\n
  17. Alan Krueger was the rare economist whose work improved the lives of millions.<\/a>
    \nDr. Kruger’s research on the minimum wage has been cited on “Alas” many times over the years. He was crucial to the practice of natural experiments to economics. Kruger, who advised both the Clinton and Obama administrations, was only 58, and his final book, on economics and pop music, is scheduled to be published this summer.<\/li>\n
  18. Ramsey Orta filmed the killing of Eric Garner \u2014 and police and prison guards have punished him for it -Chlo\u00e9 Cooper Jones <\/a>
    \nContent warning for prisoner abuse. A long, depressing read.<\/li>\n
  19. Men\u2019s Rights Firm Teases \u2018Hot New Girlfriend\u2019 In Ad Somebody Thought Was Cool | Above the Law<\/a><\/li>\n
  20. A short video by a group of female animators <\/a>about standing up against a serial harasser in the animation industry.<\/li>\n
  21. How the CDC’s opioid prescribing guideline is harming pain patients – STAT<\/a><\/li>\n
  22. 3 Ways John Wick<\/em> is Deeper Than You Realized \u2013 Kiva Bay \u2013 Medium<\/a>
    \nInteresting stuff about the use of color, and the symbolism of cars, in the first John Wick<\/em> film. (I wouldn’t call it deep, but I love that film.)<\/li>\n
  23. What Referendum? Florida GOP Set to Exclude Up to 80% of Felons From Voting<\/a>
    \nThe law requires all court fees and fines – which can be very high (“As the WLRN report detailed, any conviction for drug trafficking\u2014even a low-level, non-violent conviction\u2014carries a mandatory fine of $25,000 to $500,000 per count”) – to be paid before voting rights are restored. Basically, a poll tax.<\/li>\n
  24. Voting Rights Roundup: Iowa GOP wants to legally ban many students at public colleges from voting<\/a>
    \nUnless the students sign a statement saying they intend to remain in Iowa after graduation. But private college students don’t face this requirement.<\/li>\n
  25. This Cohen hearing fight was everything wrong with how America talks about \u201cracism\u201d – Vox<\/a><\/li>\n
  26. Neoliberalism has conned us into fighting climate change as individuals | Martin Lukacs | Environment | The Guardian<\/a><\/li>\n
  27. A Rediscovered Portrait of Harriet Tubman Is Unveiled<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. Mesa Airlines Flight Attendant Held by ICE for two months Has Been Freed – but could still be deported.<\/a>
    \nShe’s lived in the US since she’s a toddler, married to an American, works and pays taxes – but ICE is still trying to deport her to Peru, and might succeed. There is no logic here, no rationality – just bigotry. But this is what the Republican party wants our country to be; this is the issue, more than any other, that Trump ran on.<\/li>\n
  29. Opinion | Getting Rid of the Electoral College Isn\u2019t Just About Trump – The New York Times<\/a>
    \nNone of the arguments for the electoral college are true. (    Alternative link<\/a>.)<\/li>\n
  30. Tell Me I\u2019m Fat – This American Life<\/a>
    \nI thought this episode of This American Life was really good. I was especially struck by “act 2,” in which Elna Baker, who lost 110 pounds and kept it off, discusses her experience.<\/li>\n
  31. \u2018Shrill\u2019: A Fat Girl\u2019s Review of Aidy Bryant Show \u2013 Variety<\/a>
    \nI think this review is very accurate, including how painful watching the first few episodes can be (despite the funny). I loved the show. (    Show trailer<\/a>.)<\/li>\n
  32. Shrill Accused of Plagiarizing Pool Party Scene. But is it a coincidence? | IndieWire<\/a>
    \nYes, it’s a coincidence. One thing I’ve learned from political cartooning is that basic ideas are thought of by different people independently ALL THE TIME. And sometimes those people publicly accuse you of plagiarism. (Also, the pool party scene, in episode 4, is amazing – the best scene of a good series).<\/li>\n
  33. How \u2018Shrill\u2019 Made Aidy Bryant\u2019s Best Outfits From Scratch<\/a>
    \nBecause they had to, because they couldn’t find the clothing they wanted in Bryant’s size. (    Alternative link<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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