Dean Bryan

OPINION: Taylor Sheridan is the worst thing to happen to maleness, masculinity and westerns since "Brokeback Mountain." Sheridan’s praised rebooting of the western genre is in reality PEAK SUBVERSION. "Yellowstone": Beth Dutton is a foul-mouthed violent girlboss who dominates every man around her, emasculates her own brother, screams at her father, and is celebrated as the strongest character while the men look weak or evil. "1883": Elsa Dutton is the free-spirited independent narrator who outshines the men on the trail, Margaret Dutton is portrayed as the tough sacrificing matriarch who holds the family together, while the men mostly suffer and die. "1923": Cara Dutton played by Helen Mirren is the ultimate strong matriarch who runs the ranch, threatens to kill men, and beats people with a bible. "Lawmen: Bass Reeves": Made the entire show about a black marshal, pushed black excellence and historical revisionism, and portrayed strong morally superior black female characters like his wife Jennie, in a classic white cowboy setting. "Landman": Stuffs in shrill girl-boss lawyers, vain bikini ex-wives, vapid woke daughters, and oversexualized “strong” women who constantly take down the men. "Marshals": More modern "diverse" marshals with strong female leads and progressive messaging. "The Madison": Michelle Pfeiffer plays the powerful New York matriarch who takes center stage after her husband's death. And in the upcoming "Dutton Ranch," Beth will return as the ultra-toxic feminist who destroys everyone in her path while being praised as iconic. The Western is unequivocally NOT a female brand. Prove me wrong.

Pierre Poilievre announces that the Conservatives are against the high speed train project between Toronto and Quebec City, and if in power will cancel it; "I am confirming that a future Conservative government will cancel this $90 billion boondoggle altogether." OK so how are Conservatives planning to build world class infrastructure?

Meanwhile in Seattle… (repeat offender)

Star Wars actor John Boyega explained why he doesn’t watch Lord of the Rings or Game of Thrones in 2017: “There are no Black people in Game of Thrones,” he said. “You don’t see one Black person in Lord of the Rings. I ain’t paying money to always see one type of person on-screen. Thoughts?