Is it just me, or is there currently a popular trend to try to divine political overtones in everything these days?
Can't we just accept that not all shows have hidden agendas and enjoy them (or not) for what they are?
I for one don't want to just watch bland, neutral shows that have been deemed 'depoliticized for your protection'.
p.s. Wow. Depoliticized passed the spell checker. Who knew it was a real word?
Can't we just accept that not all shows have hidden agendas and enjoy them (or not) for what they are?
Trendspotting is as silly and unproductive as trainspotting, yes, but if we didn't have diversions like these then the internet would start to have a positive effect on workplace productivity, and more people would lose their paying jobs.
But your post reminds me of this exchange in Whit Stillman's film Barcelona:
Fred: Maybe you can clarify something for me. Since I've been, you know, waiting for the fleet to show up, I've read a lot, and...
Ted: Really?
Fred: And one of the things that keeps popping up is this about "subtext." Plays, novels, songs - they all have a "subtext," which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious? They never talk about that. What do you call what's above the subtext?
Ted: The text.
Fred: OK, that's right, but they never talk about that.