![]() Remember the scene where they make love in the woods? She removes her necklace, which I think has her wedding ring on it, before she engages in coitus with Shane. After all, upon hearing Rick was dead, Lori then started sleeping with Shane, which she clearly didn’t have to. I agree that Rick’s assessment of his restraint at exposing his son to the adults arguments being ‘the difference between men and women’ is wildly inappropriate, but this is more a commentary on the imperfect nature of PEOPLE rather than the misogynistic nature of the guy or men in general. However, calling it out on being misogynistic isn’t really very accurate, at least not within a reasonable margin of error. Unfortunately, more often than not, I’m usually pretty disappointed, the walking dead is only marginally different in this regard thus far. As a black person I’m constantly looking for a male lead in TV shows, or even a black character that has something more meaningful to say than being there to obviously fill the quota. Before I address them I should point out that I do plainly understand that even a fictional TV program can promote negative attitudes toward a certain demographic. But more than a few are really out of context. Sometimes it’s not even other women keeping us down–in Lori’s case, she’s keeping herself down. I think they were also making a point about how homemakers (in this case, campmakers) can sometimes put undue pressure on themselves to excel at minutiae and tedia that are ultimately unnoticed or unappreciated–I’ve never heard anyone on the show comment on how much they enjoyed their clean clothes or minty tea, after all. By not coming from a more credible character, it highlighted how ridiculous the notions were. I do find some saving grace in the show, in that the sexist tirade was voiced by Lori, who I think many fans are beyond fed up with. Clean laundry and other creature comforts are certainly important to people, especially in this time, but if they are truly that important, there should be more regular job rotation, as you said above. Maybe seeing what Andrea is capable of throws too much uncomfortable light on what is possible yet unaccomplished by Lori, so keeping Andrea “in her place” takes the pressure off of Lori to feel like she has to do more to contribute. I think this is a sad yet often accurate portrayal of reality–an example of the “crabs in a bucket” phenomenon, where when someone tries to pull themselves up, the rest try to pull her down to their level for whatever reasons. In other sci-fi, look at The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood–women often play an active role in keeping other women down. Look at the sexist bullshit that has come from conservative female politicians, our teachers, mothers…. ![]() I agree, it is aggravating, but make no mistake, rank and gender do not equal enlightenment. “And why the fuck is it a woman, the wife of the leader of the group, who keeps spouting sexist bullshit?!”
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