The Cheese Grates It: Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down and Always Keep Fighting

Me, every day of my life:

"Come on! Come on! Come and get it, baby! Come on! I don't got all day! Come on! Come on! Come on you bastard! Come on, you too! Oh, you want some of this? Fuck you!"

(Private Hudson, as the Xenomorphs surrounded him)

Life is filled with xenomorphs, although the real life xenomorphs aren't nearly as cool to look at as the ones in the movie. They're the shitty little microagressions that those of us who aren't considered pretty or cool have to face every day of our lives. 

Sometimes they take you down.

The only thing you can do is always keep fighting.

I have a tattoo to remind myself of this.

~The Cheese Hath Grated It~

The Cheese Grates It: Say Her Name

Thumbs up to the creators of The Get Down for their compelling, memorable characters, including Mylene Cruz, who has an amazing voice and admirable strength of character.

Thumbs down to the writer of this synopsis for the first episode:

“Zeke's resolve to woo a girl sends him into a dizzying, dangerous nightclub scene, where he crosses paths with a nimble local legend.“

You may be wondering what I think is wrong with this sentence.

Why not use Mylene’s name?

Mylene is an essential character.

“A girl” is a plot device.

Granted, Shaolin Fantastic’s name wasn’t used either. However, this character is a mysterious figure throughout the first part of the episode.

Mylene appears early in the episode. We know exactly who she is from the beginning.

Mylene may not be the main character, but she is a very important character. She should not be relegated to being just “a girl.”

It’s not like it’s hard to type “Zeke’s resolve to woo Mylene.”

~The Cheese Hath Grated It~