Friends Don't Sodomize Friends

       Louis C.K's comedy is that of a satirical nature. He offends the proprietary of his audience by blatantly presenting sensitive areas of life, in an elegant and hilarious manner. In the opening scene of Louie, he explains to the crowd some of the secrets to loving your body. He talks about how his health affects the rest of his life, including intimate parts of his sex life. The show then cuts to a hospital scene in which Louie is confronted by an immovable object. He had previously called his friend, the owner of the clinic he was being seen at. But the nurse at the front desk had no records of an appointment. Louie tries to explain the situation but she is unmoved by his words. He becomes frustrated and asks about the patients that came into the clinic,

 “Do they steal if from you?” Fortunately his friend, and doctor entered the waiting room.  

“I can't believe you are a doctor,” Louie said after a session of being harassed, ridiculed, and sodomized by his “friend.” In the Doctor's appointment Louie is emasculated, and ridiculed for his body weight, and even his very manhood. Not only is he privately ridiculed but also the Doctor invites the nurse in to see his penis, and he provokes her to comment on his penis. The climax of his emasculation is when he is jokingly sodomized by the Doctor.

Bundle of Sticks

       There is a rare moment witnessed in a poker scene of Louie’s comedy series. This scene is an example of Louis C.K’s satirical but meaningful style of comedy, that brings awareness to the true meaning of the word, “faggot”, while also using that it as a joke. Louie asks his colleague, Nick, who happened to be homosexual, whether he should use the word, “faggot” on stage. It was disturbing how irritated the one of the men grew from just participating in the conversation. He declared that he was personally disgusted with Nick's sexual life. Although he wasn’t surprised by this remark, he frankly declared, “I don't think about pussy.” A homosexual man doesn’t think about pussy, but when a heterosexual man participates in a conversation about homosexual intercourse, he grows so uncomfortable that he starts yelling at his friends to seize. This scene shows how much being homophobic is ingrained in popular masculine culture. But Nick genuinely opens up and informs his friends about the history of the word “Faggot”. He described how homosexuals were burned alive during the medieval time period. He then shares the extreme hatred that is associated with the word “Faggot” The extremely homophobic friend remarks, “Ok thanks Faggot we'll keep that in mind” in order to diffuse the heartfelt, and genuine conversation.

Trueblood: Open Your Mind

     On it's surface Trueblood may seem like just another show about vampires. It would be a mistake to take this position. Trueblood addresses a plethora of issues that plague our society. The writers of the show seamlessly mirror not only the ignorance, and discrimination present in our society, but also displays the widest range of gender, and social constructs than any other type of media of it's kind. Trueblood exposes it's viewers to lifestyles that have histories of being persecuted. The opening sequence of the show assaults the viewers sensibilities, awakening their fears of predator, their extreme desires for sex, and substance. It succeeds at invoking powerful images of religion, the civil rights movement, and people of color in the south.

    So what could be more shocking than finding out vampires exist? Nothing, although introducing a psychic waitress less than five minutes after revealing the existence of vampires comes pretty close. By doing this, the writers have communicated that vampires are not the only unknown in this world, therefore instantly opening the viewers mind up to the possibility of there being more, than what they perceive on a day to day basis. This dynamic is something that is not achieved with such ease when it comes to gay rights issues, women's rights issues, in the real world.

    Sookie Stackhouse hears the most vile, perverted, and unimaginable thoughts drift from the unsuspecting minds of Merlot's Bar and Grill. Imagine what it would be like to hear every thought that passed through an individuals head. To Sookie Stackhouse, the thoughts she hears, which often involve the customer sexualizing her, represent the most base level of desire. They are the statements that do not make it through the filter of what is, and is not socially acceptable. But unfortunately Sookie Stackhouse receives the unfiltered streams of these desires that run through everyone's head. We even see her take advantage of those base thoughts, when she jokes about wearing skimpy clothing to receive larger tips.

Vampires: The Ultimate Desire

     The pilot of a series reveals an astonishing amount about the morality, and viewpoints of it's characters, and the issues the show is trying to address. The writers of the show frame Trueblood so that it can be interpreted in various ways. The first season of Trueblood brings up a lot of interesting gender, and racial dynamics, and I would like to reflect, discuss, and reiterate some of those fascinating dynamics and how they are relevant in our society today.

    Have you ever wondered how the world would react if they found out vampires were real? Trueblood does an amazing job at giving us an idea. People have been fascinated by the idea of Vampires since the tales of Dracula. This fascination can be seen in movies like Underworld, The Blade Trilogy, The Twilight Saga, and countless other forms of media ranging from comic books, to video games, and even Disney feature films. What makes the content in Trueblood so special is that it is the first time that the existence of Vampires is global common knowledge. In most of their appearances in films, and media, the very fact that vampires exist is kept away from the general public. Vampires remain unknown in other films, and shows but in Trueblood they are revealed. Vampires become known by the public, but because so little is known about them, they still remain unknown to a certain extent. They morph from the desired, romanticized, imaginary, unknown, to actually existing. But because so little information is known about them, they retain a mysterious veil around them, drawing those with secret desires into their bloody, sex filled, dark realm. Trueblood succeeds at transforming vampires into the ultimate desire of humans, much to their ultimate dismay or pleasure.