Dan Harmon's 'Community' Rape Joke Really Isn't Going Over Well
God dammit, rape jokes: will a quip that even nudges the idea of sadistic sex-driven violence ever be socially acceptable? Because, apparently Community creator Dan Harmon though that savage imagery was perfectly likable to what it felt like for him to watch an entire season of his show after vacating the job of Executive Producer, and rape evokes feelings just like feelings evoke rape.The actual quote is that his viewing of the NBC comedy's fourth year was like "being held down and watching your family get raped on a beach," which is only odd because I don't know much about beach rape, nor why the completely innocent beach was relevant, but what happened next is sadly typical: the rest of America was like, "um, no."
Well, in a Tumblr post that's totally worth your TL;DR, Harmon has ...
Oh, how good it feels to think back to the Beverly Hills 90210 days. Can you hear the theme song now? Four members of the original cast, Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Jennie Garth and Gabrielle Carteris, just landed themselves in two Old Navy commercials for its back to school campaign. Andrea Zuckerman is back to fawning over Brandon Walsh while a second video shows he and Dylan McKay trying to win over Kelly Taylor's heart all over again.
Not sure what's more unrealistic: Dylan riding his motorcycle in the middle of the hallway, or Andrea still looking like she's 17. Either way, we'll take it!
Old Navy, keep up the good work. Maybe next time Donna Martin can come back to graduate to help you sell some of your summer merchandise.
What do you think about the commercials? Amazing, right? Comment below!
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