{"id":24137,"date":"2023-08-20T18:43:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24137"},"modified":"2023-08-20T18:43:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-20T18:43:26","slug":"before-you-scoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=24137","title":{"rendered":"Before you scoff&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Editors note: Instead of spending your <em>day of res<\/em>t reading the Sunday New York Times, spend a leisurely Sunday wading through this rather lengthy yet informative Court Painter post..lots o&#8217; words &amp; pictures&#8230;what could be better?<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cp-in-studio.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cp-in-studio.jpg 740w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cp-in-studio-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><em><strong>Did Barbie Speed Up the Collapse of Trump\u2019s Macho-Based Hate Movement?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/substack.com\/@thomhartmann\">THOM HARTMANN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AUG 18, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/thomhartmann\/p\/did-barbie-speed-up-the-collapse-a66?r=1sx7vz&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/thomhartmann\/p\/did-barbie-speed-up-the-collapse-a66?r=1sx7vz&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email\">https:\/\/open.substack.com\/pub\/thomhartmann\/p\/did-barbie-speed-up-the-collapse-a66?r=1sx7vz&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following <em>EXCERPTED FROM ARTICLE:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Before you scoff, consider this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-One-flew-over.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-One-flew-over.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-One-flew-over-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-One-flew-over-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The reason \u201cshock therapy\u201d (electro-convulsive therapy or ECT) fell out of favor in America wasn\u2019t just because of the development of anti-depressive medications during that era: it was also&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2F36f225c6-5f94-4931-a3ce-0d7a941b97de%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256105966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=6ZJvOS%2Bzq8fbKO8%2FYR6VvZPJlsvGyzUflMILW45C38E%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">because<\/a>&nbsp;of the movie&nbsp;<em>One Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Bambi.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Bambi.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Bambi-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Bambi-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Deer hunting collapsed as a sport in large part because of the Disney&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2Fb8f52e6e-106a-4e72-8ab3-efbb188b6244%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256105966%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BISv1rN1%2FnnKwhxRIeEZnMAePicQ0LOZi2S%2F3EqISIM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">movie<\/a><em>Bambi<\/em>, and sociologists credit the film and it\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2Fb7ab838f-967d-453f-a8da-f9cd4a34c3f6%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256262241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=PDMEVDBCdmAGGH8iiVQksSvsVl2tEpqLlzBfJDBb0fU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bambi Effect<\/a>\u201d with a rise in vegetarianism among boomers who were children when it came out (I sure still remember it, and my parents took me to see it during the film\u2019s revival 66 years ago!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-inheret-the-wind.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-inheret-the-wind.jpg 835w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-inheret-the-wind-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-inheret-the-wind-768x690.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Teaching evolution and contrasting it with creationism in American classrooms became acceptable as the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2F21623663-ded9-49b0-a895-b6f7e4e31703%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256262241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=91lQraBsqo1yzrYWYXMuPEBZHXf92LSS2gylRXj%2BjUs%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">result<\/a>&nbsp;of the movie&nbsp;<em>Inherit The Wind&nbsp;<\/em>about the Scopes Monkey Trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"835\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Birth-of-a-Nation.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Birth-of-a-Nation.jpg 835w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Birth-of-a-Nation-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Birth-of-a-Nation-768x690.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The nationwide revival of the then-moribund Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s (leading to the Klan taking full political control of the State of Oregon that decade) was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2F25643df1-5cbf-4606-9064-4ff2b7e7ca55%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256262241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lw1gBE5rL3l92Cf1UH5hNnPwDuPsbKtKzyO44Ny01So%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">entirely attributable<\/a>&nbsp;to D.W. Griffith\u2019s movie&nbsp;<em>Birth of a Nation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-Jaws.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-Jaws.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-Jaws-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Court-Painter-Jaws-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The movie&nbsp;<em>Jaws<\/em>&nbsp;caused a drop (that lasted for years) in people willing to swim in the ocean, as well as an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2F06791b30-e9a6-44f7-b57f-8da0f208462d%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256262241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=B7r5ZSB8W72KoLybuPFDD9cXrfHytqKo8pddXfTi%2BC0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increase<\/a>&nbsp;in shark hunting that has caused some species to become endangered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Gone-with-the-wind.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Gone-with-the-wind.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Gone-with-the-wind-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/CP-Gone-with-the-wind-768x548.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 The film&nbsp;<em>Gone With The Wind<\/em>, whitewashing the crimes of the Confederacy and the brutality of slavery, led to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flink.sbstck.com%2Fredirect%2F212a0212-1e62-4aa3-908b-e91b543e4474%3Fj%3DeyJ1IjoiMXN4N3Z6In0.P0cmF3l-SLzsHxHP7mq2iWoLgTWjKiuKicQk-LV8u5E&amp;data=05%7C01%7C%7Cb5534d20947d4717567508db9ff49f31%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638279645256262241%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GK1eXknn0U65NM3kbQou4Tq783uOHakTSO4ecejYjVQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revival<\/a>&nbsp;in \u201cConfederate Culture\u201d that echoes across the South to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Donald-Barbie.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Donald-Barbie.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Donald-Barbie-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Donald-Barbie-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/The-Donald-Barbie-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given this history, and the brilliant screenplay, acting, and production values of the movie&nbsp;<em>Barbie<\/em>, it would be na\u00efve&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;to think it\u2019s had an impact on American consciousness. The question is, how big is that impact?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this  just in&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.57.56-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.57.56-PM.png 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.57.56-PM-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.57.56-PM-768x400.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.58.59-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.58.59-PM.png 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.58.59-PM-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-19-at-9.58.59-PM-768x393.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><div id=\"info-container\" class=\"style-scope ytd-watch-metadata\" style=\"white-space: normal; 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background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; color: var(--yt-formatted-string-bold-color,inherit);\"> Aug 19, 2023  <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string bold\" spellcheck=\"false\" dir=\"auto\" style-target=\"bold\" style=\"display: var(--yt-endpoint-display,inline-block); cursor: pointer; text-decoration: var(--yt-endpoint-text-regular-decoration,none); color: var(--yt-endpoint-visited-color,var(--yt-spec-call-to-action)); overflow-wrap: var(--yt-endpoint-word-wrap,none); word-break: var(--yt-endpoint-word-break,none);\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hashtag\/cnn\">#CNN<\/a><span dir=\"auto\" class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string bold\" style-target=\"bold\" style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; background-image: none; background-position: 0%; background-size: auto; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-origin: padding-box; background-clip: border-box; color: var(--yt-formatted-string-bold-color,inherit);\"> <\/span><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string bold\" spellcheck=\"false\" dir=\"auto\" style-target=\"bold\" style=\"display: var(--yt-endpoint-display,inline-block); 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color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);\"><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(19, 19, 19); caret-color: rgb(15, 15, 15); font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">CNN&#8217;s Michael Smerconish talks with film critic Ty Burr about the 1978 comedy smash &#8220;Animal House.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Animal-house.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Animal-house.png 722w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Animal-house-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Not to be outdone by our influential neighbours to the south, in a grande apologetic Canuck gesture , Court Painter has nominated the following two movies as change agents in the course of cultural and social currents still felt in the Great Dominion&#8230; as far as we can tell!<\/p>\n<cite> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"671\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.05.00-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.05.00-PM.png 671w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.05.00-PM-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.04.07-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.04.07-PM.png 717w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-20-at-1.04.07-PM-287x300.png 287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editors note: Instead of spending your day of rest reading the Sunday New York Times, spend a leisurely Sunday wading through this rather lengthy yet informative Court Painter post..lots o&#8217; 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Did Barbie Speed Up the Collapse of Trump\u2019s Macho-Based Hate Movement? 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