Well, to quote Cameron "Nice try, but you're a misanthrope, not a misogynist", re: House. He was quite capable of treating Stacy with love and respect. He has a healthy enough relationship with his mother. He never seemed to 'hate' women before, even though he mocked or made cruel remarks, there was always an underlying respect and curiosity (e.g. with Amber).
I'm all for House hating people. I'm not okay with him hating one group more because of which genitals they happen to have. I expect scathing comments and a sarcastic world view. I don't expect women in this show who have been strong and vibrant to be relegated to replaceable actor units. (Because Lisa needs a pay cut but god forbid RSL make any less from a job he sneers at, right? Who's done more work in terms of screentime in the past year? And we're supposed to write this snub off as coincidence?)
But the show itself is treating women as objects. Strippers and hookers and nurses as sex toys, oh my! Throwing 13 across a room? Yeah, she hit Chase first, but his response was disproportionate and a direct result of him exerting his physicality over her. Cuddy being slammed into a wall and other spoilery violations? Not fucking okay.
And I'd have been fine if the show had Cameron quit to have babies once she got married, or if Cuddy had decided to go part-time to spend more time with Rachel. Feminism is about choice - women should be free to do those things, but not compelled to.
I was very blind to these issues until the past couple of years, I must confess. Now that I've had my eyes open, I don't want to live in a world where the most popular show in the world (as was) is telling people that these attitudes are acceptable.
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I'm all for House hating people. I'm not okay with him hating one group more because of which genitals they happen to have. I expect scathing comments and a sarcastic world view. I don't expect women in this show who have been strong and vibrant to be relegated to replaceable actor units. (Because Lisa needs a pay cut but god forbid RSL make any less from a job he sneers at, right? Who's done more work in terms of screentime in the past year? And we're supposed to write this snub off as coincidence?)
But the show itself is treating women as objects. Strippers and hookers and nurses as sex toys, oh my! Throwing 13 across a room? Yeah, she hit Chase first, but his response was disproportionate and a direct result of him exerting his physicality over her. Cuddy being slammed into a wall and other spoilery violations? Not fucking okay.
And I'd have been fine if the show had Cameron quit to have babies once she got married, or if Cuddy had decided to go part-time to spend more time with Rachel. Feminism is about choice - women should be free to do those things, but not compelled to.
I was very blind to these issues until the past couple of years, I must confess. Now that I've had my eyes open, I don't want to live in a world where the most popular show in the world (as was) is telling people that these attitudes are acceptable.