The Daily Show Tackles Immigration in Austin

Love this clip from TDS about immigration. I know everyone's favorite part is probably the end trailer, but mine is definitely, "DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS!". I clapped right along with them!

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Keep Austin weird. And keep letting immigrants into Texas.

This Guy Really Needs "Racism Insurance"

I'm so bummed I haven't had a chance yet to see Dear White People (but will as soon as I am not working on the weekends!). Fortunately, in the meantime, I can enjoy this spot-on commercial parody:



Supes funny. Love that he goes through every possible cliche of "white guy talks to black woman" in about fifteen seconds.

[via HuffPo]

Diet Racism: When Just a Little is Still Too Much

College Humor has a fun soda commercial parody called, Diet Racism, "when you say stuff that's kind of racist but stop short of saying the n-word"

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Ugh, why is this so true? Barf society barf barf.

[via HuffPo]

Jessica Williams in: "Operation Black Hair"

Jessica Williams, killing it again:

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I was #blessed to be born super white, so I've never had to deal with any of these hair issues, but after watching this segment (and Chris Rock's amazing documentary, Good Hair) I am super pissed at these hairstyle regulations. Nobody should have to spend that much time on their hair unless they really want to or are getting paid gobs and gobs of cash.

"Dear White People" Trailer!

I am going to love this movie so hard.



Dear White People has everything I want in a movie - satire, social commentary, a cast with more than one black character who gets to be a real person, solid jokes - plus two Veronica Mars actors! Can't beat that. Also, someone should let Lena Dunham know she needs another black friend because just Donald Glover isn't cutting it anymore.

Your Annual Depressing Media Diversity Stats

Here. Blarg.

"If Asians Said the Stuff White People Say"

Dear white people, please stop this:

I just watched that first exchange happen the other day and it was so long, awkward, and uncomfortable. Afterward, another person in the group just went, "That conversation could have been 100% shorter." Think before you speak, am I right?

[via Jezebel]

On that note, "Dear White People"

Super excited to see this movie:



I KNEW there was a reason I always sided with the Gremlins.

[via /Film]

Black Women Run Hollywood

Maybe this is the reason? It would explain a lot in a way less depressing way:

Black Women Run Hollywood from Jurnee Smollett-Bell      

Not quite buying it. I'm sorry, but Bey and Oprah do not get kicked out of secret societies. They leave to form better secret societies of their own.

[via HuffPo]

Larry Wilmore to Host "The Minority Report"

In case you hadn't heard, a successor to The Colbert Report has been named, and he's the wonderful Larry Wilmore of The Daily Show. He'll host an entirely new program, The Minority Report, in the Colbert time slot, 11:30pm, starting in 2015.

I'm SO excited about this new show! A little more description, from the NYT:

The idea is to have a panel of those voices led by Mr. Wilmore, commenting on the issues of the day — but in a comedic, scripted format, Ms. Ganeless said. “We are so excited to have a fresh idea for late night.” She emphasized that the panel would not simply address minority issues, but any and all issues, except from minority points of view.

This is exactly what the late night landscape needs! A diverse, scripted panel of comedians, led by the uber-funny Larry Wilmore! He's written for and created so many shows (including The Bernie Mac Show, Fresh Prince, In Living Color, and The Jamie Foxx Show), and was about to show run the new ABC comedy Black-ish until this opportunity came along. Frankly, I can't wait for this show. Trust Larry Wilmore and Jon Stewart to come up with something epic and landscape-changing.

And if you want to see a few of Larry's TDS clips, ThinkProgress has a great round-up.

Network TV Finally Adds Some Diversity

Whether it will last remains to be seen, but it's true that next season, network TV is adding some major diversity into its new line-up, especially at ABC. Whether it's the first sitcom starring an Asian family (how said is that to say in 2014?) or the Viola Davis(!)-led drama How to Get Away with Murder, it looks like networks have really learned from Shonda Rhimes and Sleepy Hollow - or at least learned from their ad buys. I don't care how it happened, so long as they keep it up.