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* Lorna Morello does not seem to be particularly techno-savvy. She did not even know what Pinterest was, and did not seem to do online stalking other than through email and Facebook. She does not seem to be particularly into gadgets- and other than the make-up, she does not really {{MacGyver|ing}} anything. How in the world did Christopher MacLaren know that it was Lorna Morello who put that homemade explosive under Angela's car? It does not seem like something she would be able to come up with. Or was she found "not guilty" of this particular charge due to that exact same reason, and thus was convicted only of the lesser charges of mail order fraud and perhaps stalking and harassment?

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* Lorna Morello does not seem to be particularly techno-savvy. She did not even know what Pinterest was, and did not seem to do online stalking other than through email and Facebook. She does not seem to be particularly into gadgets- and other than the make-up, she does not really {{MacGyver|ing}} anything. How in the world did Christopher MacLaren [=MacLaren=] know that it was Lorna Morello who put that homemade explosive under Angela's car? It does not seem like something she would be able to come up with. Or was she found "not guilty" of this particular charge due to that exact same reason, and thus was convicted only of the lesser charges of mail order fraud and perhaps stalking and harassment?
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*** And soda pop ''isn't''?
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* Minor nitpick, but shouldn't Red's last name be Reznikova instead of Reznikov?

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* Minor nitpick, but shouldn't Red's last name be Reznikova instead of Reznikov?Reznikov?
** It's possible she changed her surname to Reznikov once she was in the USA so people would better understand that she and her husband were married, since most people in the English speaking world don't know how Russian surnames work, especially since they moved back in the 70s.

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*** We only ever see the two prisoners and one guard set-up when medical treatment is involved; such as Rosa's chemotherapy and Pennsatucky's dental treatment which is strange as you would think that only one guard would be needed to accompany a sick or incapacitated prisoner; it isn't as if they're in any danger of breaking their restraints and attacking the guard while they're driving. Although it's possible the guard is required to be available (aka not driving) just in case the the ill or injured prisoner takes a turn for the worst and needs medical attention. For example, if Rosa is physically sick from her chemotherapy or if Pennsatucky was vulnerable after having been sedated while having her teeth worked on, a guard who is driving wouldn't be able to immediately help them if they needed it.
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* Why does it say "B. McCullough" on McCullough's uniform shirt, even though her first name is Artesian?

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* Why does it say "B. McCullough" [=McCullough=]" on McCullough's [=McCullough=]'s uniform shirt, even though her first name is Artesian?

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** Sadly, at least in the U.K., a lot of cases dependant on LGBT discrimination get turned down/refused on the basis of not being able to prove their orientation, or being accused of faking it, or not believing that family members would kill a relative over them being gay. It’s very possible Shani did try that argument and lost, or was advised by her lawyer that it wasn’t worth bothering with that argument as it wouldn’t work at all. Look at the Latina lady who tries to argue that she and her sons needed to flee to the USA to save her sons from being forced into gangs or be killed. The judges reply is that just proves that her *sons* have reason to flee and remain in the US, not her as their mother (especially as her sons were now in foster care).

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** Sadly, at least in the U.K., a lot of cases dependant on LGBT discrimination get turned down/refused on the basis of not being able to prove their orientation, or being accused of faking it, or not believing that family members would kill a relative over them being gay. It’s very possible Shani did try that argument and lost, or was advised by her lawyer that it wasn’t worth bothering with that argument as it wouldn’t work at all. Look at the Latina lady who tries to argue that she and her sons needed to flee to the USA to save her sons from being forced into gangs or be killed. The judges reply is that just proves that her *sons* have reason to flee and remain in the US, not her as their mother (especially as her sons were now in foster care).care).
* Minor nitpick, but shouldn't Red's last name be Reznikova instead of Reznikov?
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** Comparing a predominantly white school doing Dream Girls to a predominantly Black school doing Les Mis isn't a fair comparison at all. There are literally hundreds of mainstream plays written by, for, and about white people and maybe a handful of mainstream plays written by, for, and about Black people. Maybe 'idiotic' wasn't the best word, but it was (and I think the show intended to portray it as) a highly insensitive choice and a form of cultural appropriation in which a historically oppressive culture (American white people) benefits from taking yet more from a historically oppressed culture (American Black people).

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** *** Comparing a predominantly white school doing Dream Girls to a predominantly Black school doing Les Mis isn't a fair comparison at all. There are literally hundreds of mainstream plays written by, for, and about white people and maybe a handful of mainstream plays written by, for, and about Black people. Maybe 'idiotic' wasn't the best word, but it was (and I think the show intended to portray it as) a highly insensitive choice and a form of cultural appropriation in which a historically oppressive culture (American white people) benefits from taking yet more from a historically oppressed culture (American Black people).

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