SPOILER ALERT
RE: âMaster of None Is Anything but Nicheâ [Film, May 10], Jenni Mooreâs review of the second season of Aziz Ansariâs Netflix series.
I was so looking forward to season two of Master of None. Sadly, after reading Jenni Mooreâs review, I no longer have to wonder what happens, because she revealed every twist and turn.
A good book, movie or TV review may hint at plot twists, but does not reveal details. The fun of watching a series is not knowing whatâs going to happenâthe sweetness of anticipation.
Jenni Moore was lucky enough to get a preview of season two. Too bad for the rest of usâbecause of her review, we know what to expect, and that takes a good deal of pleasure out of watching.
Catherine Lyle
I love Aziz Ansariâs Master of None, and hated Jenni Mooreâs review of its latest season. Ansari and I are just about the same age; my mother emigrated from Korea in the â80s. In no way do I condone Mooreâs pat and reductive description of Master of None as âa multicultural depiction of the millennial American experience.â Most telling was Mooreâs descriptors of Devâs âimpressively diverseâ friends in the show: Black lesbian, Asian friend, the super tall and sensitive one, and fellow Indian actor. Guess who the caucasian is? Hint: itâs the only one who Moore doesnât classify by race.
Clearly this review was written from an impressively white perspective. Please get on that.
Multicultural Millennial
JENNI MOORE RESPONDS! Sorry, I got all excited about all the POC representation and forgot the word âwhite.â Must have been my half-white privilege.
THE SCARLET LETTER
RE: âWashington Post: President Trump Gave âHighly Classifiedâ Intelligence to Russian Officialsâ [Blogtown, May 15], Eli Sandersâ post about Trumpâs latest dipshit blunder.
When will the Democrats learn that it doesnât matter what a person does as long as thereâs an âRâ next to their name? Years of investigations over Clintonâs emails and nothing found. Millions in taxpayer dollars spent in investigating Benghaziâand still nothing found.
Oh, Republicansâ indignationâwrapping themselves in the flag, preaching about liberty and the American way. All over what Clinton didnât do.
Now that we have an actual incompetent treasonous president, the Republicans are silent. Why? Thereâs an âRâ next to his name.
Douglas_Banter
ABOUT ONE DAY...
RE: âOne Day at a Time,â Ann Romanoâs weekly news roundup, which is printed in 8.5-point font using the typeface Mercury Text G1.
Is it any wonder older folks like me have to purchase gigantic magnifiers just to read the entertaining, thoughtful jabs at celebrities and politicians? Is it possible to enlarge the type a bit? Or would it be easier to impeach Trump? If your type grows smaller, Iâll be forced to journey to a facility with an electron microscope.
SE fuzzy-logic
AND ANOTHER THING...
RE: âOne Day at a Time,â Ann Romanoâs weekly news roundup, which usually runs on page five, but sometimes on page four.
A couple weeks ago, someone sent a note about One Day at a Time traveling to page four instead of staying where it has been since the beginning of time, on page five. And I would just like to say, MOVE IT BACK!! It fucks with where I put my drink when Iâm reading the paper at the bar, or where I put my lunch when Iâm eating at the bar, or where I put my bong when Iâm reading at home! MOVE IT BACK! MOVE IT BACK! MOVE IT BACK!
Bailey B
I thought weâd all agreed that One Day at a Time belongs on a right-hand page for the best possible reading experience.
Grumpy Old Gossip Aficionado
OKAY, EVERYBODY. Taking into account last weekâs letter about our newsprint (âEvery time I tear something out it refuses to tear in a straight line. Yes, I could go find the scissors, but Iâm too lazy. Fix thisâ), now seems a great time to direct you to the Mercuryâs reader surveyâwhere you can tell us all about how you read the Mercury! Go to portlandmercury.com/survey to speak up and win prizesâand for every completed survey, weâll make a donation to the ACLU of Oregon or Planned Parenthood. (Complain about that, a-holes.) Oh, and One Day at a Time is on page five this week.
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