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Oneironaut

(5,461 posts)
34. I was just about to post this.
Sun Jan 14, 2018, 06:18 PM
Jan 2018

BBT is very cringey when it comes to sexism. The female characters are terrible.

I dont know. I guess I have to explain Welcome Back Kotter or something. rusty quoin Jan 2018 #1
It defined mine as well, wow I can think of a couple other dewsgirl Jan 2018 #2
I guess they haven't watched "Father Knows Best" yet. Binkie The Clown Jan 2018 #3
Lol.. whathehell Jan 2018 #4
Let's not get into the ageism on "Lassie." mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #24
And the sexism. The character Lassie was a female dog, but was always played by male dogs. n/t sl8 Jan 2018 #32
That's done as an homage to "Lassie's" Shakespearean roots. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2018 #35
Once the me too movement really sinks into popular culture... Kablooie Jan 2018 #5
early 90s EllenlogRL Jan 2018 #6
Friends had the first lesbian marriage MaryMagdaline Jan 2018 #7
I always hated Chandler as an abusive asshole Orrex Jan 2018 #8
Even newer shows can be viewed different just because of the past year Blue_Adept Jan 2018 #9
I was thinking something similar recently... malthaussen Jan 2018 #10
I cried watching the cops on "Barney Miller" laugh at a rape victim simply GreenPartyVoter Jan 2018 #11
Hot Lips' nickname is from the original movie "M.A.S.H." FakeNoose Jan 2018 #15
Well, there ya go... malthaussen Jan 2018 #17
The shower tent scene targeted "Hot Lips," not all the women... regnaD kciN Jan 2018 #28
The novel was not at all an anti-war vehicle, as was the movie and the TV show jberryhill Jan 2018 #30
I binged watched Lost in Space episodes and was pretty horrified... PassingFair Jan 2018 #12
I know! It always bothered me, even as a little girl, how usless the women were, and how Will lunamagica Jan 2018 #13
I was actually brought speechless at a particular episode... PassingFair Jan 2018 #14
The only job for females was mom cooking and saying "be careful" lunamagica Jan 2018 #16
Eh, even Uhura was reduced to being "scared" in later episodes... malthaussen Jan 2018 #19
OTOH, I had a major crush on Angela Cartwright... malthaussen Jan 2018 #18
Me too jpak Jan 2018 #25
They are art. Low art but art. They reflect their times. nolabear Jan 2018 #20
Very useful yardsticks, at the very least. . .n/t annabanana Jan 2018 #22
Yes, Thanks, nolabear. elleng Jan 2018 #23
All In the Family bdtrppr6 Jan 2018 #37
I couldn't care less about the show JonLP24 Jan 2018 #21
It's been a real shock to see how few shows and books I liked as a kid I can stand now bobbieinok Jan 2018 #26
Do Millennials live in a vacuum as far as changes in culture, attitudes and society are concerned? Doodley Jan 2018 #27
THIS! regnaD kciN Jan 2018 #29
You got it jberryhill Jan 2018 #31
Sexism lives on in the writing for the Big Bang Theory. Demit Jan 2018 #33
I was just about to post this. Oneironaut Jan 2018 #34
While the original Star Trek rightly gets praised for some things NewJeffCT Jan 2018 #36
If anything Friends gave people unrealistic expectations crazycatlady Jan 2018 #38
Fuck 'em? Iggo Jan 2018 #39
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