Not so Modern Family: Top sitcoms make for sexist, inaccurate television

[redqueen]

38. If I say that women get paid less than men, on average...

does that mean I'm sexist?

Observing the conditions existent in society does not mean you agree with them.

Liz didn't reject Matt Damon. Don't remember John Hamm.

Don't think the woman who wrote this thinks these women "need" men... I think she's making a statement about the way they're portrayed. That's it.

It's not a scholarly article, I thought we could discuss the views presented without dissecting them as if they were presented as if it was scientific research.


Edit to add: This brings to mind a clip I just watched, in which Viola Davis, while attempting to answer the question of why she hasn't had a leading role before, says that she doesn't look like Halle Berry, and Halle Berry has trouble getting roles. Charlize Theron jumps in to protest, saying that Viola is "shit hot"... but this is beside the point. The observation Viola was making was referring to the fact that women who aren't conventionally 'fuckable' get fewer roles. This doesn't mean those women aren't having sex, it's just an observation of the situation as it exists. Viola wasn't putting herself down, she was just stating the facts... and it seems to me that the woman who wrote this is attempting to do the same. I don't have any inside knowledge, that's just how it comes across to me.