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by Diana Krach
This isn’t a recap show. It’s a cultural exploration, a dissection of learned behaviors and toxic patterns, and an examination of the intersection of historical events and entertainment. Because even though she may think she’s been erased from history, the fact is that her art and her public persona have influenced societal, familial, and political movements.It may be easier for some people to separate the art from the artist, but it’s impossible to ignore the larger impact when the artist decides to make their politics known. Art is inherently political, and while fictional liberties are taken, comedians who launch sitcoms based on their work are including some version of themselves in the writing.There are a lot of fans who label this as their comfort show and can relate to the Conner family because it reflects a lot of what they saw at home. Those same fans will also say that Roseanne’s current public persona “happened all of a sudden” and are convinced that she was red pilled after watching too much YouTube. But if you go back and re-assess the show, along with the connected media surrounding it, you see that she’s always been this way to some extent. We’ll be illustrating this through the lens of a specific phenomenon or problem each episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- 3 weeks ago36 min
Putting the "fun" in dysfunctional
Diana and JR discuss the ways in which the show and the person amplified the "fun in dysfunctional" trope in comedy. Subscribe to our Patreon for extras A few resources:Quiet One, Funny One, or Favorite? How Childhood Roles in Dysfunctional Families Shape Adult Trauma — Tim Fletcher Co. Dysfunctional Family: Traits, Examples, Impact, Healing Every Chuck Lorre Sitcom Has The Exact Same Problem Produced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Apr 9, 202637 min
The Magnification of Mediocre White Men
In this episode, we talk about how we blame Roseanne for the magnification of mediocre white men, through the show onscreen and offscreen. Important links:Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male AmericaWhy does the world reward mediocre white men?Why are sitcom dads still so incompetent? Today's ParentJudd Apatow, Sarah Silverman, and Roseanne Barr Talk Judaism, F-bombs, and Radical FeminismSarah Michelle Gellar Speaks on Joss Whedon Trying to Ruin HerYouTubeThe Influence of American Television on Global Cultural NormsProduced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Mar 10, 20261h 1m
Bill Maher Being a Scourge to Society
Despite being blatantly homophobic, xenophobic, and aggressively unfunny, Bill Maher continues to be booked and blessed, making millions a year. Flying his private plane, although he claims to be an environmentalist. Being misogynistic AF while claiming to be pro-women. Spouting half-baked talking points without any research to back up dangerous rhetoric, without any consideration for the folks who are harmed by the language...the contradictions have no end.Bill Maher is an enigma wrapped in a rage-inducing riddle, and he unintentionally provokes thought-provoking discourse from super talented folks like Francesca Fiorentini, Matt Berenstein, Will Weldon*, Sam Seder, and Kyle Kulinski. But they aren't laughing with him (no one who is not on his staff or on a Real Time panel), they're reading him for filth. We wouldn't have all of this rage bait content if it were for Roseanne, and we make that point in this episode.*I accidentally called Will Weldon Will Wheaton in the episode. Major brain blank!References:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQQ9hU1rR0I&list=WL&index=2&t=1109shttps://www.watchmojo.com/articles/top-10-reasons-why-bill-maher-is-hated/his-sense-of-entitlement-is-shockingClip of Club Random where Sandra Bernhardt talks about Roseannehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LPgTpcB8sE&t=295sTrump slams Bill Maher after their White House dinnerBill Maher hits Trump for pulling a RoseanneI Hate Bill MaherProduced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Feb 8, 20261h 27m
The Hero Worship of White Feminists
In this episode, Diana and JR unpack why they blame Roseanne (both the show and the person) for perpetuating White Feminism. While Roseanne continues to be regarded as a "feminist icon", the bulk of her work only allowed for a feminism that primarily focused on the experience of cisgender, neurotypical white people. The show Roseanne has received a lot of critical acclaim for a couple of episodes labeled controversial or groundbreaking because they address homophobia and racism, but sitcom barely scratched the surface.The episode neatly wraps the issue of racism up in a bow, with a brief performative rant and not further discussion. In season 10, DJ marries the Black girl he initially refused to kiss, but the previous prejudice is never explored. When the focus is LGBTQIA+ characters, the jokes are mean-spirited, lazy, and unclever, yet Roseanne (pre-cancelation) was constantly referred to as a "gay rights icon".No other show has launched as many influential careers as Roseanne. In a new segment loosely titled "demon spawn", Diana and JR also discuss how the show launched the careers of two creators who have been worshipped for their feminist characters. Those creators, Joss Whedon and Amy Sherman-Palladino, have permeated pop culture with the idea that post racist and post-feminist "utopias" exist.References:"The Caucasian Persuasion Here in the 'Dale": Othering, White Normality, and Post-Racialism in Buffy the Vampire SlayerRewatching Gilmore Girls Woke Me Up To Its Problematic TruthsRory from ‘Gilmore Girls’ Is Actually the WorstLGBTQ+ History: When NOW Purged Lesbians From Its Feminist MovementWhite Feminism: From the Suffragettes to Influencers and Who They Leave BehindAgainst White Feminism book by Rafia Zakariahttps://mashable.com/article/white-feminism-explainedhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/23415265Produced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 3, 20261h 8m
Parentification As a Punchline
Before the debut of Roseanne, television shows depicted children without parents as a tragedy. But the Conners made light of the parentification of their children, even when the situation was objectively grim. The general theme of the show was "putting the fun in dysfunctional", which meant normalizing a lack of boundaries. Each one of the Conner kids display the long-term impact of parentification, but because it's viewed in a comedic light, viewers aren't invited to examine the damage. And the normalization of making parentification a punchline can be seen in many subsequent television shows. For example, Gilmore Girls - created by Roseanne writer Amy Sherman-Palladino - was a case study of parentification if there ever was one, but audiences viewed the toxic dynamic as endearing and amusing. Parents projecting their issues onto their children and treating them as contemporaries was such a regular occurrence at that point that no one thought to criticize it (until much later). In this episode, Diana and JR talk about some of the ways the show Roseanne made childhood trauma fodder for laugh-track comedy and how the person Roseanne did the same in her standup and with her other projects. At the end, they examine just how complicit Roseanne is, and how much they blame her.References:Does parentification place Mexican-heritage youth at risk for substance use? Identifying the intervening nature of parent–child communication about alcohol - ScienceDirectThe positive and negative aspects of parentification: An integrated review - ScienceDirectOpinion | How Did the Latchkey Kids of Gen X Become the Helicopter Parents of Gen Z? - The New York TimesLatchkey Kids Legal Age Limits Listed By State5 Ways Being a Narcissist's "Surrogate Parent" Affects You | Psychology TodayWhen Can Kids Stay Home Alone? 50 State GuideHow parentification can shape your adult life (and 9 tips to heal) — Calm BlogProduced by Your Highness Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Jan 2, 20261 min
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About We Blame Roseanne
This isn’t a recap show. It’s a cultural exploration, a dissection of learned behaviors and toxic patterns, and an examination of the intersection of historical events and entertainment. Because even though she may think she’s been erased from history, the fact is that her art and her public persona have influenced societal, familial, and political movements.It may be easier for some people to separate the art from the artist, but it’s impossible to ignore the larger impact when the artist decides to make their politics known. Art is inherently political, and while fictional liberties are taken, comedians who launch sitcoms based on their work are including some version of themselves in the writing.There are a lot of fans who label this as their comfort show and can relate to the Conner family because it reflects a lot of what they saw at home. Those same fans will also say that Roseanne’s current public persona “happened all of a sudden” and are convinced that she was red pilled after watching too much YouTube. But if you go back and re-assess the show, along with the connected media surrounding it, you see that she’s always been this way to some extent. We’ll be illustrating this through the lens of a specific phenomenon or problem each episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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