Karl Marx Rewrites The 'I Love Lucy' Chocolate Factory Scene
Woke up to that recurring dream of not being able to keep up. Just had to look that one up and little did I know it was something Karl Marx covered.
https://widgetmag.com/2021/06/i-love-lucy/
Ethel: This isn’t so bad, huh Lucy?
Lucy: No, this is easy! And it’s a good thing, too. We can’t afford to get fired. I’d hate to admit defeat to Ricky and Fred. We’d sure have some ’splainin’ to do!
Ethel: Hey Lucy, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about that Cuban accent you use to mock Ricky. Isn’t that a little… racist?
Lucy: Oh, don’t be so sensitive. It’s just a joke.
Ethel: Sure, but would it not be better to critique him as a member of the petite bourgeoisie? Or at least make fun of something valid, like how sexist he is, or how he appropriated his signature song Babalú from Afro-Cuban culture?
Lucy: Now Ethel, don’t throw stones from glass houses. After all, I look past the fact that you and Fred are parasitic landlord scum who profit off your hardworking tenants and the commodification of shelter more broadly.
Ethel: Élitist!
Lucy: Feudalist!
Lucy and Ethel: Capitalist!
just a snip, so read more and think about it.
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