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Bitcherina
09/10/09

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"Miranda, I think you did a good job not losing your neck, and that mushroom cut is fieeeerce! However, your fellow moddle totally upstaged you in this shot. See how your hand is like, "ha," and her hand is like, "HA!"? That reminds me of when I was living with 33 other moddles in Paris...."
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ericacartman
09/10/09

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Pretty much what she looked like in the first season. Okay.
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JuneCarter
09/10/09

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I've never watched the show or the movies but, for fans, I'm curious: don't these pictures kind of ruin it for you? I'm excited to see Alice in Wonderland and I've been bummed to see pictures of some of the characters already, I was hoping to be completely shocked when Helena Bonham Carter shows up on the screen. Don't any of you wish Carrie's 80's look was unveiled as you were watching the movie?
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Penny
09/10/09

@JuneCarter: I don't really care, certainly not for this movie but even TV shows. Some people get really worked up, and while I would rather be surprised, there are far more important things to worry about, you know?
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Penny
09/10/09

@Penny: I should also add that in this day and age, if you want to be surprised you should probably avoid gossip sites :-)
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downwithdebbie
09/10/09

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Ok I have to say, this looks more like the 80s than the Carrie pics
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queenieinmanhattan
09/10/09

@downwithdebbie: I think we've got some major flashback situations on our hands, ladies.
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hellosunshine
09/10/09

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These photos are making me really excited to see the movie. I'm not sure how I feel about this.
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Penny
09/10/09

@hellosunshine: This particular photo is making me want to bust out my VHS tape of Baby Boom.
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rixatrix
09/10/09

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All white sneakers - FAIL. I bet she's even wearing pantyhose under those socks.
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Flackette Goes Retro
09/10/09

@rixatrix: But in the 80s this was tres chic!
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Ailatan
09/10/09

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More like Mirinda
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bluebears
09/10/09

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How old is Miranda supposed to be? Would she even be working in an office in the 80s??
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greengrey
09/10/09

@bluebears: Internship? Eh, idk. It's too early for this!
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hfree
09/10/09

@bluebears: I think she's in her 40s, so yes, she could have been in an office in the late 80s, especially as a summer associate or something.
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Ailatan
09/10/09

@bluebears: I can almost hear Carly Simon's Let the River Run...
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GatsbysLover
09/10/09

@bluebears: Sad that I know this, but she was supposed to have graduated law school in 1990.
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bluebears
09/10/09

@Ailatan: ha. I thought of the same thing.
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bluebears
09/10/09

@GatsbysLover: hm.....
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Dictator for Life
09/10/09

@GatsbysLover: Shouldn't she be in a Harvard sweatshirt and No Excuses jeans in that case? Same shoes though.
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queenieinmanhattan
09/10/09

@GatsbysLover: Because of her Harvard Class of '90 mug!
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Lymed
09/10/09

@Dictator for Life: She needs to be in her lawyer uniform for her summer associate job.
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Dictator for Life
09/10/09

@Lymed: I wore jeans to my summer associate job, but I guess it's different when all your clients aren't stuck on death row.
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Lymed
09/10/09

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This movie appears to be a poignant reminder of the evils of 80's fashion.
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clevernamehere
06/03/09

In reply to 20 Feminist TV Characters
I think there is a distinction between strong female characters and feminist characters. Strong female characters benefit from the women's movement and can serve as examples but they don't necessarily bring forward gender issues the way feminist characters do. In my opinion, a feminist character is one who discusses gender issues openly, even if she never actually says the word feminist.

I love Willow from Buffy, but outside of one line about how she'd rather be able to vote than be an elegant 18th century woman, I can't think of any feminist comments she made. Being a lesbian doesn't equal being a feminist.

CJ Cregg definitely belongs on the list, there is a whole episodes about her feeling on the mistreatment of women in Quamar (a stand in for Saudi Arabia). Josh also calls her a "shiksa feminist" at one point.

I'd count Clair Huxtable too, even though I don't think she ever calls herself a feminist, she talks about gender roles often. For the same reason, I think Bones belongs on the list.
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embarcadero13
06/03/09

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Many WOC are busy trying to survive as women. of. color. They don't waive a feminist flag any more than they waive their POC flag because their identity, and their oppresion are one and the same-- feminism looks much different in WOC than Caucasians. I find it disingenuous to save that label or grant the title of "feminist" solely for those who use magic keywords in their dialogues about gender. Look to the characters who actually have inspired "feminist" activity and actions.
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Chocolate Sex Bunny
06/03/09

@embarcadero13: Very insightful and I am so grateful you said that.
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ambitious
06/03/09

@embarcadero13: This loop this lopp this loop. Women of color marginalized within feminism. Feminism's face, very white. TV writers, critics etc. continue to operate with this as the face of feminism. No women of color are given the f-word in a line or have the f-word put on them by creators or other characters (we know what a feminsit looks like, right?)

Women of color a "stretch" when compiling a list of feminist characters on TV.

Feminism's face continues to be very white.

Rinse and repeat.
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Tracie
06/02/09

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i can't believe i forgot daria! but yeah, i thought of claire huxtable, but i was specifically looking for women who openly talked about being a feminist, or were described as feminists by others on the show, or the show's creators, because that's something that's really rare, as you can see in this list. i put A LOT of research into this, and thought of making stretches to include women of color (like those on living single), but then i thought that would do a disservice to the issue. i think that there SHOULD be more women of color on television as recurring characters in general, but also those who are feminists/talk about feminism, and pointing out that there haven't really been any could perhaps make people a little more cognizant of that.
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Diet.Coke.
06/02/09

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I LOVE THIS I AM DOING MY THESIS ON SITCOMS!

what about that blonde one from step by step?
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HuckleberryFriend
06/03/09

@Diet.Coke.: You can do that? I have a feeling I didn't make the most of my Humanities degree.
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Natali Wind
06/02/09

In reply to 20 Feminist TV Characters
This is great. Anyway, does anyone know how long it takes for a new account to be approved? I know you have to audition and I did that early this morning.
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NellMood
06/03/09

@Natali Wind: Welcome! I think you're thread-jacking with this question, though. It's important to stay on topic, lest you get disemvoweled as a new member!
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lanersg
06/02/09

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Am I the only one who's really disappointed in the information that Dixie Carter didn't like delivering those speeches?
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NellMood
06/02/09

@lanersg: I'd heard that before, but I don't like to think about it. Watching Designing Women as a little southern girl was an education in itself, and Julia Sugarbaker was my heroine.
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