Pop culture

[lupinesque]

Cindy wrote:

> >Ooh, can I audition for the yet-to-be-named organization of people
> >who find popular culture Beneath Them?  Please?  Pretty please.

We both blew it when we got hooked on HP, Cindy, sorry.  I guess maybe 
I blew it a few years earlier when I got into Elvis.  I do not have 
big hair, though--yet.

Catherine of CA wrote of Ally McBeal (which I've never seen either):

> At least it has strong women but it loses 
> points because (at least for the bit I saw) all they do is moan 
about not 
> having men.

Oh yikes, the ultimate patriarchal message.  Real Men Don't Like 
Strong Women.  It's just like the old stereotype of the smart girl who 
doesn't land a man 'til she sheds the glasses (you don't need to see, 
dear, as long as you're being seen), puts on a party dress, and learns 
to giggle.  Well, I'm here to say it's all a vicious lie!  Real men 
aren't threatened by strong, smart women!  Today's man values the same 
things in a woman as he does in his male companions:  friendship, 
intelligent conversation, self-confidence . . . Isn't that right, 
honey?  <looks around suddenly, realizing she hasn't seen her husband 
for a while>

Amy