Comments on: "Mad Men": "Flight 1" http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2008/08/mad-men-flight-1/ Movies, TV and Popular Culture with Rich Heldenfels Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:52:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Rosie http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2008/08/mad-men-flight-1/comment-page-1/#comment-61816 Rosie Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:37:31 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/?p=2136#comment-61816 <i>" It could be taken as simple racism, but there was so much more going on. Christina Hendricks plays Joan's reactions as so thoroughly based in rage and envy, that her racial barbs seem less rooted in prejudice than the most effective weapon she can come up with to get back at Paul."</i> This is ridiculous. Of course Joan's comments had a lot to do with racism. What else could it be? Why would Joan even bother to take the trouble to insult Sheila the way she did? She and Paul haven't dated since a time period before the series began, which was March 1960. They haven't dated in over two years. Yet, Joan seemed upset over Paul dating a black woman. Come on! Paul must have dated other women since breaking up with Joan. She must have realized this. Yet, she went out of her way to insult not only Paul, but Sheila. Why? Because Sheila was black . . . and Joan must have felt insulted by the fact that he would choose someone whom she probably viewed as inferior. " It could be taken as simple racism, but there was so much more going on. Christina Hendricks plays Joan's reactions as so thoroughly based in rage and envy, that her racial barbs seem less rooted in prejudice than the most effective weapon she can come up with to get back at Paul."

This is ridiculous. Of course Joan's comments had a lot to do with racism. What else could it be? Why would Joan even bother to take the trouble to insult Sheila the way she did? She and Paul haven't dated since a time period before the series began, which was March 1960. They haven't dated in over two years. Yet, Joan seemed upset over Paul dating a black woman. Come on! Paul must have dated other women since breaking up with Joan. She must have realized this. Yet, she went out of her way to insult not only Paul, but Sheila. Why? Because Sheila was black . . . and Joan must have felt insulted by the fact that he would choose someone whom she probably viewed as inferior.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/2008/08/mad-men-flight-1/comment-page-1/#comment-61270 Elizabeth Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:59:18 +0000 http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/heldenfiles/?p=2136#comment-61270 A completely random question crossed my mind last night: did the employees stock their own in-office bars, or is that considered office supplies? (I'm sure a lot of that is products they advertise for...) I think its kind of interesting: last season I got the impression that Don wasn't the paternal one and that Betty was, and this season it seems to switched. Not completely surprised about Pete, or Peggy for that matter. I'm anxious to see how that all plays out. And Joan - she's fabulous. I just like seeing different aspects of humanity all played out in each character. A completely random question crossed my mind last night: did the employees stock their own in-office bars, or is that considered office supplies? (I'm sure a lot of that is products they advertise for…)
I think its kind of interesting: last season I got the impression that Don wasn't the paternal one and that Betty was, and this season it seems to switched.
Not completely surprised about Pete, or Peggy for that matter. I'm anxious to see how that all plays out. And Joan – she's fabulous. I just like seeing different aspects of humanity all played out in each character.

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