What kind of crazy, mixed-up world are we living in...?

So there I am, sitting with the missus, watching TV last night, and she -- as is her wont -- is doing a bit of channel-hopping. She finally alights on the Jay Leno show.

The guest who is on at the time she stops zapping is Sherri Shepherd, a "big-boned" black actress that you may be familiar with if you've ever seen Everybody Loves Raymond. You know Ray's brother is a cop? Well, this woman plays his cop partner.

And she is there telling the story of when she was on some TV show and she was forced to defend the fact that she doesn't believe in evolution and...

Wait a minute. Let's just back up there a sec...

She doesn't believe in evolution?! And yet, not a murmur from the crowd. Not a guffaw, a titter, not even a snigger. And no witty comeback from lazy Jay either. (You can watch the whole segment here. She mentions not believing at almost three minutes in.)

Since when, may I ask, was it acceptable for a person to go on TV and essentially say "I don't believe in evolution" without being challenged? Are we all fucking idiots now? My opinion: people like this should be banned from our screens, with their retarded worldview. Fuck's sake. [/rant]