a whole lot o' system goin' on

As a kid, I would sometimes sneak-watch I Love Lucy, hoping I didn't get caught.  That show was verboten by the parentals.  

I know I'll be corrected by email any minute now for saying this, but we weren't allowed to watch the show.  My mother found the Ricky Ricardo character stereotypical and offensive.  She's right.  And sure, "start 'splainin'" is most definitely making fun of someone's accent, but damn it, that show used to crack me up, made all the funnier because it was forbidden.

I bet most people can't imagine forbidding a kid to watch I Love Lucy.  Maybe you think that's crazy, the equivalent of banning "Miracle on 34th Street."  But guess what? That was verboten also.  My mother had a thing with Nathalie Wood.  She's about to let me know, so I'll pass it on.

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