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November 29, 2021 97 mins

The Color Ruckus – S03/E14

  • Welcome
    • Episode synopsis
      • HBOMax Synopsis: If you loved The Color Purple and can’t get enough of Precious, we present a powerful, emotionally gripping story of people beating on each other. Uncle Ruckus’s family comes to town and Ruckus must settle some old business with his father.

Pre Show:

  • No MJ today
  • Moving
  • Thanksgiving
  • Sharing GPS location
  • Charlottesville settlement
  • Ahmaud Arbery verdict
  • Rittenhouse verdict
  • Citizens arrest
  • Astroworld
  • Waukesha Parade
  • Alex Jones / Roger Stone
  • Proud Boys / Oath Keepers
  • Monty Python
  • Reminder:  https://www.patreon.com/boondockspod

Show:

  • Benjamin Button
  • Baby on doorstep trope
  • Inherited trauma
  • Reasons for abuse
  • Unhealthy coping mechanisms
  • Very large families
  • Choctaw and slaves
  • Corporal punishment
  • Consequences
  • Colonization
  • Comparing trauma
  • Taking responsibility for your healing

White People Question:

  • From:  People supporting Kyle Rittenhouse: “I don’t know why you’re upset.  Kyle was just defending himself.  Andrew Coffee also got found not guilty because of self defense.”
  • Have a “Stupid White People Question” you want to leave us?

Post Show:

Trivia:

  • This episode strongly references the Steven Spielberg-directed film “The Color Purple”.
  • This episode also bears strong similarities with the film “Precious”.
  • The beginning scene is a spoof of the film “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
  • The “my brother Daryl and my other brother Darrell” is an homage to the TV series “Newhart”

 

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