I'm thinking here of the interview in which he states that no, John and Sherlock are perfectly straight and will never get together but isn't it nice that we're so liberal these days and we can chuckle at the idea without prejudice! *rolls eyes*
*nods* I saw that, too. It made me sad. I mean, you always suspect that's what folks think, but it's hard to hear.
It seems to be a trend in primetime TV, writers (and, by extension, viewers) worshipping brilliant, iconoclastic characters who are basically sociopaths -- glossing over or excusing all of the sociopath bits and focussing on the brilliant bits. It kind of worries me.
Yeah. It's like the flip side of feminism, isn't it? The assumption that, in a context in which women are working hard to be taken seriously, men can act rudely or irresponsibly or abrasively and still count on a general feeling of goodwill. Women are help to a higher standard; men test their continuing privilege by failing to meet standards and demanding acceptance anyway because they're just so good. (Or so they say. Last year I had an argument with a male colleague, another junior professor, about what date the following Monday was. It's incredible.)
Ah, the Lady Gaga problem! I don't know much about music, but I know enough to understand how she's a good example. Gah! It's like the Avenue Q song, "We're all a little racist." Just saying it ironically doesn't let you off the hook. M.
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*nods* I saw that, too. It made me sad. I mean, you always suspect that's what folks think, but it's hard to hear.
It seems to be a trend in primetime TV, writers (and, by extension, viewers) worshipping brilliant, iconoclastic characters who are basically sociopaths -- glossing over or excusing all of the sociopath bits and focussing on the brilliant bits. It kind of worries me.
Yeah. It's like the flip side of feminism, isn't it? The assumption that, in a context in which women are working hard to be taken seriously, men can act rudely or irresponsibly or abrasively and still count on a general feeling of goodwill. Women are help to a higher standard; men test their continuing privilege by failing to meet standards and demanding acceptance anyway because they're just so good. (Or so they say. Last year I had an argument with a male colleague, another junior professor, about what date the following Monday was. It's incredible.)
Ah, the Lady Gaga problem! I don't know much about music, but I know enough to understand how she's a good example. Gah! It's like the Avenue Q song, "We're all a little racist." Just saying it ironically doesn't let you off the hook. M.