tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post3460437092354546778..comments2023-07-24T09:30:23.555-04:00Comments on Dilettantsia: Thoughts on Mad MenJessica Ferrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050595347995460961noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-14300013118958829812009-11-16T09:23:32.010-05:002009-11-16T09:23:32.010-05:00Has your view on the show changed since this post?...Has your view on the show changed since this post? I'll admit the first few episodes of the first season are harsh, but that's exactly why I love the show. It's not politically correct and doesn't hold anything back. All the characters are flawed, and the innocent will be corrupted. Everyone is three dimensional, and there's this sense of hope and progression regardless of how dirty and stuck in the muck everyone is.Rutilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422038770821629312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-58189760146722870772009-10-07T12:19:15.018-04:002009-10-07T12:19:15.018-04:00hi jersey,
first off, i think mad men is beautif...hi jersey, <br /><br />first off, i think mad men is beautifully made, well-written, well-directed ad well-acted show. it's not the show that concerns me so much as its audience. <br /><br />and if ayn rand is supposed to speak for womankind, then i'd like a sex change.<br /><br />further, i think the women of mad men don't know how to value themselves. this is pre-lib. they actually didn't have a choice.Jessica Ferrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050595347995460961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-22472237012667024312009-10-03T15:09:18.380-04:002009-10-03T15:09:18.380-04:00The joy of madmen is in the observance of life the...The joy of madmen is in the observance of life the way it was lived in the 60s the storyline is not highly significant other than the intrigue of Don's past.<br /><br />I love all the literary and cultural references. I have to check out all the books, music and film references in the show and this just adds to its depth. <br /><br />Don't forget the movitational tome given by Cooper to Don is a book written by a woman, Ayn Rand ie Atlas Shrugged. A book which suggests that work and being the best that we can be is the way to truth and fulfilment. Whilst the hero of the book is a man John Galt he is matched by the heroine Dagny Taggart. <br /><br />In Madmen Don Draper is the hero but he is matched by Peggy the heroine he recognises and brings on. They both have shady pasts but value themselves and their talent. <br /><br />This was a time when women were just beginning to realise their potential but equally it was time when they relied on their sexuality to catch their man rather than rely on themselves.<br /><br />You are shocked by the way the men treat their women but not shocked by how the women use their men. <br /><br />Ultimately the women did have a choice. If women don't value themselves then how can they expect men to value them.<br /><br />Chill girls the writers don't enjoy bigotry they are just showing you how it was. We need to recognise the progress we have made. Its fairly clear that the men are made to look foolish when they are being both sexist and racist.<br /><br />If you prefer total fiction try desperate housewives. This is only recent history lets not have it airbrushed because it offends us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-90413716620946254272009-09-28T19:51:33.842-04:002009-09-28T19:51:33.842-04:00p: thanks for reading. i'm glad to know i'...p: thanks for reading. i'm glad to know i'm not the only one who feels this way. when people talked up the show to me before they NEVER mention this stuff, and i find that troublesome. <br /><br />unworked: hi! thank you for pointing out the racism as well. the treatment of the elevator attendant and the jewish characters on the show is also appalling. while i'm not sure it's the show's fault, i do think a large part of mad men's audience are men (and sadly, women) who enjoy bigotry.<br /><br />love the clothes, though.Jessica Ferrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050595347995460961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-31269357532812498542009-09-28T15:36:43.071-04:002009-09-28T15:36:43.071-04:00I'm catching up on the show as well. The blata...I'm catching up on the show as well. The blatant sexism (and racism) has been shocking. I haven't yet decided whether or not the depiction is meant to be accurate or to be glorified. <br /><br />Love the 60's style though. We've lost something in the time of polos and khakis.unworkednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28308042.post-5963628349304209372009-09-28T14:31:23.239-04:002009-09-28T14:31:23.239-04:00I'm totally with you. The horrid offenses to w...I'm totally with you. The horrid offenses to women leave me fuming, and I often take out my frustration on the boys in my life. Mad Men has shown me how not so far we've come but how we've had to supplicate our own strength in order to get ahead. I was a huge fan of season 1 for the obsessive inside look at the 60's and ad agencies. However, now in season three, I'm becoming less and less enchanted by the art direction and more anxious about women and the wanning story lines.-phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067200531538087672noreply@blogger.com