The Scandal Roundtable 2.12: “Truth Or Consequences”
Hosted by Joseph Lamour
Instead of an intro I think we should look at a preview for the next episode because, I mean, Good Lord.
Fitz, calm down.
Let’s get to talking about the events (first discussed in last week’s recap) that led up to Fitz hating his First Lady so much even though he cheated on her. T.F., I’m definitely sailing slowly towards Team Mellie. I mean, all that’s keeping me on Team Olitz at this point are…you know…abs.
Loree Lamour, Johnathan Fields, Jordan St. John, T.F. Charlton, and Zach Stafford join me to dissect the issues.
Loree: Well, yesterday’s episode answered some of my questions. It was interesting to see how Quinn’s boyfriend had a hand in the switching of the poll machines and how Becky (Huck’s assassin ex/current girlfriend) played a role in the in the framing of Quinn.
One thing though that stuck out to me was when Cyrus was talking to Fitz about how Fitz is leaving Mellie for Olivia. The many reasons which I would tend to agree with Cyrus’ reason that this is a bad idea since, once a politician admits an extramarital affair their political career is over, but that comment Cyrus made that Olivia is the wrong “hue” for the Republicans’ taste I didn’t appreciate (I had to rewind that phrase twice to make sure I heard him correctly).
Joe: Like I said in my recap, I shouted “Oh, snap!”
Loree: Sadly, what Cyrus said does ring kind of true, as racist as it is. I know that he had to point that out instead of ignoring the ongoing racism with interracial coupling. It made me think: are there any high-ranking politicians who are in an interracial relationship marriage, particularly African American and Caucasian couples?
Joe: I’ve thought about this before. A gay friend of a gay friend was running for Congress, and while I was watching his video, I thought of being a Congressman’s spouse…we all know the fantasies one has…I was wearing pearls in mine. LOL.
Anyway, I thought to myself, how strange it would be, not that two men were married in politics, but that the two men would be of different races. I honestly think that would just be too much for voters to handle. The Root had an interesting article last year about how rare interracial political couples are, and in that article they covered Bill de Blasio, New York City’s public advocate who is now running for Mayor. Also, I feel it necessary to mention that I’m not forgetting the First Family. In this case, they do share the same “hue” which pretty much made their interracial marriage a non-issue during the election. SMH.
Johnathan: Joe, I’m so glad you mentioned the First Family. When we talk about interracial couples, there is almost always an automatic assumption that one of the people in the relationship is white. People of color dating other people of color–say, a Black man and a Latino–is often ignored in the conversations. Furthermore, people who are multiracial always find themselves in interracial relationships but virtue of their identity.
Jordan: I love when Cyrus says, “He’s not my guy–he’s our guy. We share custody.” That seems like the heart of all of the relationships Mellie, Fitz, Liv, and Cyrus have with each other and the other people in their lives. Each relationship is shared and leveraged against the others, and each decision affects all of them. I found it particularly interesting because, although Cyrus was being dismissive and half-joking, the minute Mel started talking divorce and Fitz wanting to do “whatever he wants,” you see how true it is. They are all in it together, and their relationship is stronger than his love or lack thereof. They are all married, and he can’t split up with them.
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