3404: Lettuce Give Thanks w/ Rhea Butcher

[Sparrow]

lol Apia you have a similar understanding of baseball that i do of basketball.

Basketball: everybody takes turns going to their side of the court to try their best. when the timer is up, they switch and the other guys get to try /their/ best. and sometimes they all gather around one player while he tries his best by himself.

[Apia resurrected]

Originally Posted by Sparrow

lol Apia you have a similar understanding of baseball that i do of basketball.

Basketball: everybody takes turns going to their side of the court to try their best. when the timer is up, they switch and the other guys get to try /their/ best. and sometimes they all gather around one player while he tries his best by himself.

I really laughed out loud reading this.

Unfortunately my understanding of it isn’t much better.
I would also add that they are trying to put the ball in the basket and the basket is high up.
When you put it from far away you possibly get more points ( not sure) as if you did it from direkt under it.
The other team tries to prevent this.
At some time it’s over.

[Apia resurrected]

I love this. Can we do more sports?

Which American will do soccer? (I know more about soccer by pure osmosis than baseball but don’t count to on me. I watch NO sports)

[Sparrow]

what is croquet? bocce ball?? cricket?!?!

[Apia resurrected]

Cricket is possibly also something played with a bat or stick and a ball.
I know that it’s big in Sri Lanka because, colonialism.
That’s all I have.

[Sparrow]

from the movie Heathers, croquet looks like lawn billiards, but big staples instead of pockets.

[FingerLakes]

Fuck salads in general but fuck lettuce, specifically

[bagelwagel]

Baseball is 75% American nostalgic. The attendance for Major League Baseball games has stayed strong while TV ratings have declined. I don't follow baseball, but I do enjoy going to a professional game. I shell my peanuts, drink my beer, yell at the pitcher because that's what has been going on for 70+ years. It doesn't really make sense.

[CsisandDesist]

Originally Posted by Apia resurrected

It’s pretty cool how Chemda and Keith and make talking about the transition stuff and make it funny and not offensive.

I think only few can do it. Most would shy away from the conversation or say something ignorant.

I think asking questions and getting answers with respect to transitioning and with how Trans people, feel is the best way for sis people to accept Trans people for who they are, and it helps remove ignorance and garners acceptance.

[Apia resurrected]

Originally Posted by CsisandDesist

I think asking questions and getting answers with respect to transitioning and with how Trans people, feel is the best way for sis people to accept Trans people for who they are, and it helps remove ignorance and garners acceptance.

Thats true.
And also, to be funny it’s important to sometimes say silly shit, otherwise the conversation is too serious and more like a NPR interview. Which is also good, but it’s still a comedy show and Rhea is also a comedian.
And C and K manage to find the balance. I don’t think the solution is never to joke with trans people or even mildly make fun of some aspects of their live but not the fact that they are trans.
The same way you would do with any other person. What’s hard about it is to not step into tired stereotypes or be offensive but to be silly and surprising.
And in my opinion C and K are able to do it.

This is next level.
It’s not “what can I say?“
It’s we respect you, we don’t question your gender and we still can be light and funny and say stupid shit that’s not hurtful.