2/27/12

"Mad Men" mirrors sickness of patriarchy

Spinster aunt casts jaundiced eye at popular television show � I Blame The Patriarchy: "Never heard of Mad Men? It's a "critically acclaimed" — which means that edgy dudes like it — American TV show set in the early pre-feminist 60's, about handsome dudes in an ad agency and the hot women they screw. Its chief appeal is the sex they have in painstakingly authentic sets and period costumes.

"Aside from the obvious thrill of enjoying without compunction a throwback fantasy Man's World untainted by the unseemly Women's Lib movement, Mad Men is problematic for another reason. Unsurprisingly, actual women are now being encouraged to emulate the "lovely ladies" of the show, on the subject of whose "kicking silhouettes" much ink has been spilled. From sheknows.com:"

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