Strike a blow for the PIC (Prison Industrial Complex). Netflix has come up with a new sitcom about how fun and illuminating a stay in the federal penitentiary can be. Despite being based on a true story, the premise sends a disturbing message and I told them so. Meanwhile, I'm wondering which prison industrial complex corporation is sponsoring the show? I'm betting there is one. My question of "why TV and not a documentary" is an easy answer: there's way more money in TV. The problem is that the effects of a TV show go much deeper than a documentary. An idea or behavior is promoted week after week, year after year, cementing a particular pov in the minds of the viewers. "Gee, what fun! How exciting. Let's all go to jail." Just what we need, eh? Shows me how out of touch Netflix and
Dear Netflix: Thanks for making prison cool
Dear Netflix: Thanks for making prison cool
Dear Netflix: Thanks for making prison cool
Strike a blow for the PIC (Prison Industrial Complex). Netflix has come up with a new sitcom about how fun and illuminating a stay in the federal penitentiary can be. Despite being based on a true story, the premise sends a disturbing message and I told them so. Meanwhile, I'm wondering which prison industrial complex corporation is sponsoring the show? I'm betting there is one. My question of "why TV and not a documentary" is an easy answer: there's way more money in TV. The problem is that the effects of a TV show go much deeper than a documentary. An idea or behavior is promoted week after week, year after year, cementing a particular pov in the minds of the viewers. "Gee, what fun! How exciting. Let's all go to jail." Just what we need, eh? Shows me how out of touch Netflix and