Last night, when we turned on the television, we realized there wasn’t much to watch. We used to be news junkies. But now, with all the Trump-boasting and spoiled-brat-liberal America bashing, we’re fed up with cable news, or anything coming out of Washington DC. The opening scene on the Hallmark channel began with a car load of puppies, which didn’t seem very exciting. In desperation, we turned to a channel featuring an old 90’s movie. Just for a while, we were able to laugh and forget about the dismal state of politics in our nation. Thank you, Mrs. Doubtfire.
I don’t think shows like Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, and La Cage are going to be doing any updated versions. Female impersonators are probably an endangered species. When the far left politicians run out of things to protest, they’re probably going to start in on what they see as politically incorrect comedians. . Remember when blackface was a show business staple? I don’t imagine you will ever see Al Jolson singing Mammy ever again on television. And now, some feminists are starting in on drag queens.
Female impersonators will soon be on the Hollywood blacklist. It won’t be long before the liberal crowd takes on actors like Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. Robin won’t have to defend himself, but Dustin is still hanging around somewhere in California, I guess. The late nineties were probably the beginning of the end for funny films where men dressed up like ladies and everyone loved them–including women.
When I go about my business in the Heartland, I encounter ordinary, polite, calm men and women. They don’t seem particularly angry about anything. Whether they are black, white, Asian, or Muslim, they don’t appear hostile or worked up about what’s going on in the world. They just want to get on with their lives. And I have to believe most of them are sick and tired of politicians and the news coming out of Washington DC
Thanks again, Mrs. Doubtfire., for an entertaining evening.