A racist drag-queen brunch, and Glass shattering the mold

Dork&Beans

Welcome, and if you didn't expect a Glass pun in the title then it's probably your first time here.Today's episode is (as they all are) a bit of everything, but I wanted to go into some detail on the two larger features. I went with my wife and some friends to a "Drag Queen Brunch", which is hosted by a very old and trendy Toronto bookstore and LGBT culture spot. The Glad Day Bookstore for any of those curious and Toronto-side. We heard it's a good time, and good food, so we went. Maaaan both of those statements aren't true. The sound sucked and was blaring, the acts were so so, and the food (after taking an hour and 15 minutes for my grilled cheese) was lukewarm and bad. Now I could have just gone to a sane person restaurant if I wanted great food, granted. But where I drew the line was the racist comedy routine done by one of the queens. I get it; White people are easy to make fun of. God knows I do it a lot. But racism is weak comedy. It's low hanging fruit. And further, this person was more just using it as a chance to make actual racist comments. Anyway, I go into it more in the pod, but you can make jokes better. And being progressive means we all treat each other with respect, not "we've been victimized, so now it's our turn to make others the victims". That's a bullshit mentality that only continues the cycle of intolerance. The scene has a lot of potential to be a blast, but get a real sound system, keep out the hate speech, and grill your cheeses faster.Thankfully the evening went way better. I was at a Mandarin to get the taste out of my mouth (literally and figuratively) from brunch. That place is such a gem, the staff and mangers are always friendly, you can eat until you die, and I can get my favorite Chinese cuisine for dinner and then Nanaimo bars with Coolwhip for dessert. If that kind of cultural collaborating doesn't bring a tear to your eye then you're a monster. But the feast was only the beginning, because I finally got to see Glass following. This movie though, damn. He didn't fuck it up. M. Night really kept it together, and pulled off a trilogy of (basically) superhero movies that are all fantastic, and technically all even function as stand alone movies. I really go into why and what I loved about the movie in the pod, but I wanted to expand on something here. The single most rewarding lesson and takeaway from Glass (spoilers ahead) is; that you can believe in yourself, you can believe in something greater and you are justified in being mistrustful of the government. I'm not trying to advocate for general conspiracy theories to run rampant. And I certainly don't want to encourage suspicion of anything one way or another. But I thought there was something so powerful about Mr. Glass being right, despite the villainy. He believed in himself and his own superhuman abilities, as well as David's. He also helped the Horde see theirs, and ultimately allowed the world to unmask the "clover" organization. Don't let the world, the government, the media or anyone tell you what you can accomplish. We can do amazing things, and are sometimes only limited by fragile walls others put up around us. In the words of the Sphinx "I believe in my powers, and in the powers of my teammates".Stay super guys.