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Ideologically, none of us should like the Bond films they are sexist…

October 28, 2008

Ideologically, none of us should like the Bond films they are sexist, heterosexist, xenophobic, everything that is not politically correct. -- Prof James Chapman, Bond expert

I'm currently writing a book about Jing Bindi, an ethnic Pakistani-Chinese lesbian single mother from Belgium who joins MI6 and saves the world by tracking down disgruntled middle class British citizens, listening empathically to their issues and then persuading them with empassioned emotional appeals to just get along with everyone. -- Mark Saunders, Bath, England

— Is James Bond loathsome? -- BBC

No, the right answer is that he is fucking awesome. Why? Because he represents the purely ludicrous and juvenile. That's why!

Two things: 1. "Bond expert": ha ha, BBC having some fun? Or are people really getting paid to do this? 2. Mr. Saunders is hilarious.