Carrie Brownstein - "Portlandia" offensive to Portlanders? 

"People are wearing fleece, which is a hard fabric to be angry in" HAHAHA! Too funny

I was born in Portland, and have lived here for over 50 years now, and I think Portlandia is awesome.

"people are wearing fleece, which is hard fabric to be angry in" i love how she looked dead sincere when she said this

As Oregonians, it's funny how many will say we don't like Portlandia, but we all watched it. EVERY episode.

the dream of the 90s is alive in Portland

She's so charming! I love her!

"gentle to the point of being stifling" Stifling is right! The whole pnw is like that I'd rather people be real. You make faster and deeper friendships that way. And you feel much freer.

Oh I remember watching this interview .... back in the 90s!

I think this show has made Portland seem a completely awesome place to live and work in. It put the place on the map, made people take notice of what it is and where it is. I'm from Scotland and I really want to go hang out there now thanks to this show. What they take the mickey out of on the show actually makes it attractive to visit.

Can't think why Portandia has to be 'defended.' It's simply good natured - and very accurate - satire. Then again, the passive aggressive denizens do get ass sore pretty quickly......but they'll never really tell you this.

Maybe this show has made many people want to move here. The value of my home is skyrocking. Thank you Portlandia =)

There is a difference between laughing at someone and laughing with them. I never got the impression that the writers of Portlandia were trying to be mean. Cities like Portland have quirky people who would laugh right along with this, as long as they don't take themselves so seriously. BTW, my free range eggs have a card with the chicken who laid them inside.

Newsflash: When the guy at the beginning said he was offended by the chicken name, he was clearly joking.

As Fred and Carrie put it one time...Portland has a group for everyone there making the city as a whole inclusive, but each of those groups is very exclusive...

That overdressed guy who asked the question was so proud of his fluid articulation.

Based on the 2020 summer of love, their portrayal of the mayor is spot on.

I had a play earlier today and i decided to try to find my mum in the audience but instead i see her, very exiting i got to meet her

Portland is such an unique place.

I'm not a Portland resident (I'm Canadian - in a way Vancouver is our Portland) - But I am an aging former homeless crust punk - and I always found the segments about the crust punks fucking hilarious. "These have to hang - You want a lot of this" [dangles random, patch-covered utility belts and shit] "What are they for?" "Just so you can hear it" Fucking brilliant lol

I think what she's trying to say is that people in the Pacific Northwest are totally passive aggressive. And they are.

They're satirizing, but unfortunately not making extreme or exaggerating. It is too real how the 'act'. And this is sad.

Portland - PLEASANTVILLE? As an Australian I am now interested in Portland. As Oscar Wilde said "There's only one thing worse than being talked about & that's not being talked about".

I had to spend 3 weeks in Portland for work and from what I observed there is that the show is pretty accurate. Born and raised Bostonian and often told that I have the thickest accent of other Bostonians they met and I don’t offended when people make fun of us. I actually find the SNL skits with Casey Affleck at Dunkin Donuts and Bill Burr trying Sam Adams some of the funniest skits they did…people need to lighten up!

Good. Good. Good. Good. Criticism is a mirror and a gift.

Carrie's dope.

I live a tad south of Portland and Its SO funny to see my outta state fiends think I " live " the show.. At least the image of Portland on the show is not some gritty crime drama. When I think of NY NY I think law and order . Does not give you the happy warm feeling to just up and visit. With Portland I think of mix of Serious to very odd people who are mostly "chill". A place to Let loose and have a fun time and very few people really care. Heck I should go in to the city tomorrow in my Halo Armor just for Grins and Grab me some VooDoo and a crisp Micro Brew.

I was taken back by it being a sketch comedy show rather than a sitcom when my best friend recommended I watch it as they are from Portland. Needless to say, I had them translate for me as to what the hell was going on and if any of it was genuinely true. Really interested in checking out Portland now.

Notice how she never said that it's meant to be more of a homage to the delightfully quirky people of Portland, as many reviewers suggest, rather than straight up parody. Make no mistake, Portlandia is parody and a hilariously scathing parody at that. And it's not just Portland, of course, where people this flaky, and often phony, exist in large numbers. It's increasingly all over the world. That's why so many people love it. It's a show that's been reading our mail!

When I move to Portland from New York, I was pretty struck by the relative lack of humor among the more liberal residents. Back east, they are the the funniest people around, and have no problem poking fun at themselves. So I really welcome Portlandia because it is like a New Yorker telling Portlanders that they need to not take themselves so seriously. Sometime over the past 10 years, Bill Maher took to making the left the main focus of his comedy because the potential there was too hard not to pass up. Portlandia could have inspired him. But in each case, the hipsters will tell you you can only do this for so long, which is why some have said "it's not cool to love Portlandia anymore". And Bill is hated by both the right AND the left now. Yeah, but we Portlanders are better on the for having been given a reality check on our lifestyle by Portlandia. Thats what comedians sometimes do best.

The simultaneous desire to be offended at all times and to be angry about it as they also demand recognition and congratulations for their willful ignorance..seems like something that is becoming part of America its self.

Newsflash: being offended isn't an argument.

I love Brownstein... in fleece.

Getting offended by Portlandia is the most Portlandish attitude of all.

Show was awesome

Portlandia is the BEST hands down! It's satire on people's idiosyncrasies for sure!😂👍👌

This is a 10 year clip... Downtown Portland has changed a wee bit...

Portlandia reminds me of reno911, Portland has changed since this interview, buildings going up everywhere minimum wage is 11$

She's brilliant

Is the idea of Chaz still alive in Portland

It’s offensively funny 😆 love Portland and Portlandia

fleece is a hard fabric to be angry in. she's correct.

i thought this was just as funny as an episode of Portlandia wow haha they were all great

I think this is funny I live in Salem Oregon but this show literally is just like Portland

Was the host august clementine from parks and Rec!?

Looks like a neat show.

It's so very sad that Portland has become so angry.

Now when I watch Portlandia it makes me miss my years living in the PNW. Yes, there is a stupidity and silliness to the people (myself included) but it comes from heart, education and prioritizing the right things.

I was born and raised in Portland Oregon and its not offensive.

It's funny as a homegrown portlander it's not that I was ever offended by the show. I just found it boring and irrelevant. But when she said portlanders are afraid of confrontation that's BS , sadly hard drugs have made people violent and unpredictable.

who cares? It's called comedy.

I knew she was actually like them.

Portlandia brilliantly roasts the libral bubble with knowledge, only an insider could bring to the table.

John Hodgeman was hilarious.

It’s called “Comedy”. Stop over thinking it, that’s how it gets ruined.

It's all true

I dont think I've ever seen Colin McEnroe despite hearing him for years. Weird

The thing is, there's a demographic nationwide that is in love with "being offended". The rank and file portlander is more mellow than the national average and would like the comedy of Portlandia. But of course many hard core feminists and vegan-nazis will be offended.

The people who would be offended are sophisticated enough not to be.

This didn’t age well.

No apology needed Carrie, Portland is ripe for satire. They, of all people, need to reflect and laugh at themselves.

AAYYY OOHHH RIVER!!

2013 were simpler times. These days the news coming out of Portland doesn't make it seem so nice what with the crazy activists and altright mobs making a shit show every week.

Portlandia would've worked in Santa Fe too. Many gonzo artsy types there.

Why is Carrie back in the 70's?

I am offended that other people are living on my planet.

I'm not sure why he should be offended. No untruths here. I moved to Oregon 10/96 and moved from Oregon 11/14. So I have yet to see or hear of anything in the series that was in error.

Having never been to Portland nor knowing anything about it, I am incensed by the stereotypical portrayal of Portlandians.

I just found out how old they are. Makes it a lot more Awkward they're making fun of hipsters

what does someone mutter at 1:00 ? and then laughter?

The clip is short enough that you don't have to type all the funny quotes.

0:58

This is exactly the kind of stuffy talk show that Portlandia should satire.

Irony

Lol

Liberals offended. Who'd thunk it ?

I seen her while, I did security at the worst show ever.

Portlandia ruined Portland. Booo!!

Portlandians*

:D

I'm offended because the show us never as funny as it could be. The feminist bookstore ladies are great, the bed and breakfast segments are great, but most of it never quite hits the mark.

cacao!

wtf?????

imagine getting offended at portlandia. get a life

Boring

omg let actors talk without a script and it gets really ugly.