They are gratuitous slaps at Republicans. There's a wedding - scene where Julia's sister gets

Posted: Sep 21st, 2018 - 12:50 pm In Reply to: How do you know that? - nm

married. In the scene, the obnoxious relative is a Republican.

They are there, and they are purposeful. What's the message? Republicans are obnoxious.

"And then there was a gratuitous slap against Republicans, apparently de rigeur in Hollywood movies. (And no, this wasn’t the McCarthy stuff.) Such barbs against Republicans for the sake of having a barb against Republicans shows what we conservatives are up against in contemporary culture. It’s just seen as retrograde to be a Republican." From The Gay Patriot

Julia never said that about Republicans.

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