TMC
03-01-2017, 04:55 PM
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/callista-ring/2017/02/28/detour-pointed-reminder-degradation-american-culture
By Callista Ring | | February 28, 2017 | 11:59 PM EST
The third episode of the second season of TBS’s The Detour (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/54168-season-two-talk-which-way/#comment-3037231), which aired February 28, contained bizarre racial tensions and was just downright disgusting. When main character Nate (Jason Jones) notes the abnormality of a friend, Judith, being 12 months pregnant, she spits back at him, “Straight, white, male doctors. What do they know?” Nate responds, “Same thing as gay, black, women doctors.” While this seems like a weird claim to disagree with, the African-American couple in the group has a disgusted look on their face. Considering Nate is shown as the belligerent loudmouth of the gang, I wonder what point the writers are trying to make.
By Callista Ring | | February 28, 2017 | 11:59 PM EST
The third episode of the second season of TBS’s The Detour (http://forums.previously.tv/topic/54168-season-two-talk-which-way/#comment-3037231), which aired February 28, contained bizarre racial tensions and was just downright disgusting. When main character Nate (Jason Jones) notes the abnormality of a friend, Judith, being 12 months pregnant, she spits back at him, “Straight, white, male doctors. What do they know?” Nate responds, “Same thing as gay, black, women doctors.” While this seems like a weird claim to disagree with, the African-American couple in the group has a disgusted look on their face. Considering Nate is shown as the belligerent loudmouth of the gang, I wonder what point the writers are trying to make.