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ProudToBeBlueInRhody

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7. No different than a lot of things on TV

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Sun May 20, 2012, 06:55 PM

May 2012

Men portrayed as knuckle dragging morons who need a woman to smarten them up in a present day comedy = not an issue

Women portrayed in a historically accurate drama about life 40 years as being mistreated by men emotionally, financially and sexually = massive outrage because OMG I think they are "glamorizing" it.

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My aged mom watches a lot of shitty tv. [View all] Warren Stupidity May 2012 OP

I can't watch crappy tv. Life is too short. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #1

Like I said, it ain't my choice. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #2

Well, you have my sympathy. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #3

This is an excellent point. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #4

To the moon, Alice libodem May 2012 #5

it's evolving Kaleva May 2012 #6

No different than a lot of things on TV ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #7

I don't think many here feels threatened, insulted or even degraded by such characterizations Kaleva May 2012 #8

While I agree, if we applied the same level of analysis as is done by the word warriors Warren Stupidity May 2012 #9

"It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #10

Is your 2nd paragraph a Mad Men reference? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #12

Yeah.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #13

It's also pretty standard for a wife to refer to her husband as an idiot 4th law of robotics May 2012 #11