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I couldn't finish "House of Leaves"--though I've been told that I should. I did adore "London Fields" -- this is ABSOLUTELY NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LIKING AMIS. The book is wonderful, the man's a twat. There's no Brick Lane, but it's of course London-ified. I just started M.T. Anderson's...

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There are 54 different countries on the continent of Africa. 54.

Because it is a South African chain. I know, I thought that was weird too...

Hudson Mohawke is incredible, and Megasoid is too.

Well, there you go. I agree. I don't think the writers were inferring romantic tension either. I just think it was a parody of all that. Sure, oedipal tension could work too.

Oh goodness, I wasn't suggesting that AT ALL. What is the point in discussing multiple readings if you're simply going to insist that you're right? I think what you're saying is totally valid, I just don't think it's the only way of looking at the scene. I simply presented a different...

It's more than just the use of the word "girl"--there's the whole context of the scene.

But didn't you find the use of the "cliched bullshit" ironic? It seemed to play on the "traditional sense of femininity" that you are critiquing. The moment between Snoop and Michael--a man and a woman in a car, in the dark, with "Bartender" on the radio--it's quite a stereotypical heterosexual...

I saw (perhaps "heard" might be a better term) Jah Shaka about 5 years ago. Ridiculous.

There's no need to resort to epistemic privilege here. It's about interpreting the scene. I think an argument can be made either way. That's what's interesting about the scene--and the show, frankly. It opens itself up to multiple readings... p.s. I know and use American slang too--and I...

As a lurker of sorts, I've been reading this thread and wanting to write something--enough to register. Anyhow, thanks for saying a lot of what I wanted to say.