Do Not Respond to Bernie's Racist Post

Because that's what it was. I wish every teenage girl in America had as much going for her as Jodie does. Or Daria.

Steve Cross

Steve Cross said:

Seconded.

Steve Cross wrote:

Agreed on both counts. I have yet to see the episode, due to a comedy of errors which I won't go into detail (just too personal), but from what I've seen of other episodes, Jodie's just about like everyone else on the show -- she makes mistakes, she's imperfect. I seriously doubt racism is among her flaws, however.

Belle Book

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That explains the so-called insults he aimed at me back when we were arguing about Tom and a certain fishy reference. And parents always wonder where their darling kiddies come up with such foul language too! Luckily I added the little creep to my kill filter ages ago, so I have missed all of his ill conceived invective (Oh whoops! He also had a go at me for being too "clever" and using "big words"! My heart bleeds purple p*ss!)

One thing I do know about 12-year-olds (at least the boys) is that they are probably at the most discriminatory stage about then. Girls, the disabled, minorities, they poke fun at them all! Then they grow up and realise exactly what they have been missing...

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Like I said in another thread, I believe it is probably more likely to be a degree of paranoia rather than racism. With her parents the way they are, heck, I'd be paranoid too!!!

Chika wrote:

Yeah -- I don't like Jodie's parents much! Actually, I like Jodie's mom a bit more than her dad. The big problem is that they think they want what's best for their children (well, at least for Jodie), but they fail to realize that what * they * think is best for Jodie and what * Jodie * thinks is best for herself might well be two different things. If I remember The Daria Diaries correctly, she said in an editorial that a certain child (most likely herself) couldn't please all people -- her mother would want her to blaze a trail in the corporate world, while her dad would want her to be a leader in public policy. Then she asks, "Besides, what if she really wants to be a ballerina?" They obviously failed to consider that she might want to take a different path.

Belle Book