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Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Trackback — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:45:37 PDT

Casting. Which is, of course, the one thing I CAN'T post about while we're doing it."We love her. She's who we had in mind for the part all along.""According to John's blog, you were really frustrated you got turned down by three other actresses first."" ... could you hold on a minute?"

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Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Cacafuego — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:37:02 PDT

I thought WE were Cro-Mags and these guys were Neanderthals.

Cacafuego

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Shumina — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:04:20 PDT

@OmarG: I would have watched THAT. I love that little guy.

Shumina

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

OmarG — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:30:23 PDT

This is what happens when you choose cavemen over a show about a family of adorable British gekkos who sell insurance.

OmarG

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

gwendolyn — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:03:26 PDT

@msmsry: No, that would have been 'Clan of the Cave Bear(s)'.

Just ask Kevin James...

gwendolyn

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

msmsry — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:24:45 PDT

I thought the Caveman was a metaphor for the Gays.

msmsry

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

scroll_lock — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 05:53:36 PDT

Caveman as metaphor for really crappy embarrassing premise for a "show".

As a last ditch effort to save the show's dignity, perhaps Alf or some Fraggles could guest star.

scroll_lock

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

BabylonSister — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:56:00 PDT

@Everybody Likes Pandas: Hey, don't you be dissin' Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer! That shit was brilliant. Of course, it had nothing to do with race, everything to do with the disingenuousness of the type of scum who defend vile clients (Simpson, Spector, etc.), and of course was graced by the magical Phil Hartman making air quotes and drinking martinis.

But, just watch yourself, ELP, my friend. Jon Lovitz might come after you if he thinks you implied anything less than glowing about the late Mr. Hartman.

BabylonSister

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

MisterHippity — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:50:52 PDT

@Everybody Likes Pandas: I heard the slur used in the show was "magger." Did they change that "cro-magnon"?

If so, i guess the word "magger" was too subtle ...

MisterHippity

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Sweet Panda Love — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:39:47 PDT

I've seen the pilot and it came off like a 7th grade skit about how racism sucks, but the word caveman was substituted for the word black, and the word cro-magnon for another term with a hard g sound in the middle.

It's not inept, that's the puzzling part. It has decent production values and a sense of humor. It's just appalling. When something lacks the subtlety and wit of Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, you know you're in trouble.

Sweet Panda Love

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Magister — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:31:01 PDT

Cavemen stereotypes?

If they think they have problems now, wait 'til NOW gets a load of them dragging women by the hair and PETA sees them clubbing dinner.

Magister

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

nojo — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:42:28 PDT

I thought the "driving force" was--

Nah. Too easy.

nojo

Defending 'Cavemen' II: The Racial Insensitivity Question

Colonel Mustard — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:09:52 PDT

Can't we just agree that it will be insulting to us all, as a species, and let it go?

Colonel Mustard