Critic takes on Mad Men

Oh, I could go on about this show forever. I'll try not to. Geeeminy Crimis,it's creepy, but, I have to keep watching because it's so well done. Men in 1960 still had that 50's mentality where women were beneath them and woe to the woman who didn't keep herself up. Scorn and disgust for women who ate and worked. They do it so well. It makes me mad, sad, disgusted and sickened. We were just talking about sexisim on another post so it made me think of this TV show. I am so over sexisim in real life. If you deal with it, well, don't. If you know men like this, (and who doesn't?) don't deal with them. If they are your boss, get a new job. They can't be cured. There was a time when I thought I hated all men because of guys like this..now I know they aren't like this anymore, there's just a few stupid hold outs and you have to ignore them and avoid them. We are not better than men and they are not better than us. I don't need to tell you that. We are all people, all different, all capable of being better to each other.
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There's a character named Peggy on this show. Peggy is bright and hard working and they steal her ideas and make money for the ad company and make fun of her because she gained 20 pounds. And hasn't found a husband so she can quit work yet. The cruelty is so bad it's evil. But, it's true. THIS is what women in my mothers generation delt with. This show makes me cry like no tear jerker ever could. I'm so glad times have changed and men have been raised better. And women too...now we know what we're worth and what we can do. And we can have a sandwich too.