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more about #atlanticmonthly Sunshineyness: I don't quite get the critique on where Betty went to college and her life very well. At the end of the day she was very, very pretty and I could defi... more » TeenageGangDeb: I think this review kind of misses the point. I think Mad Men exists in an amoral universe that demands parallels to the mores of our current society.... more » yearofthewoman: This post and the Atlantic article reminded me of this post on Stuff White People Like: [stuffwhitepeoplelike.com] It's just as ridiculous an argume... more » RodetheTrolleywithStanwyck: Oh dear. I love this show because it takes me out of the dreary world that I inhabit on a day to day basis. For about an hour (if it weren't for all t... more » la vie en hypnose: As much as I love Mad Men and I really do that first quote from the Atlantic articulated one of my biggest issues with the show. Not only is there a d... more » Susan B.: Oh, and: why do you hate Don's backstory? #madmen more » mepo - Robert Cornhole invented it: There was aspects of The Wire that were similar, e.g. that terrible chess scene in season one where, void of any subtlety, they discussed the nature o... more » Lymed: I've never seen the show as meant to be a perfect mirror on the 1960's. It is clearly influenced by Brecht and making a comment on power in society. ... more » hfree: By far the brainiest of the Seven Sisters-cussed, straight-backed, high-minded, and feminist Can I put that on my resume? #madmen more » KW03: I don't think of the elevator operator as a "noble other" - I think he has to put up with a lot of crap over the course of the average workday and... more » I believe in peace, bitch: I am with the characters all the time. I am with Betty in her boredom and her selfishness. Maybe she's a 'cliche' but I live that cliche. I am with Do... more » pmarble: My dad, who is Jewish, was 22 in 1963, and says in many ways the show is spot-on in its depiction of a stultifying conservative world of casual racism... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I actually think the Betty character is incredibly nuanced, but it's hard to see because Betty Draper lives her entire life repressed by something or ... more » Thus Spake KATE!: ive always viewed mad men as a mirror that reflects american culture, past and present. the thing that strikes me most when moments like the comment b... more » eatsshootsleaves: You know, this might be an unpopular opinion but: While I hate Betty as a person, I think January Jones is the best actress on the whole show. #madmen more » PennyFarthing: My entire life my mom (who in 1963 was 12 years old) said that the '60's sucked when I would wax nostalgic about how great it must have been to grow u... more » clevernamehere: Even if Bryn Mawr was known as the brainiest of the Seven Sisters, I don't think that type of education means someone wouldn't end up a suburban house... more » hollygirl: Only one thing has stood out for me as completely unrealstic; the "fashion show" at their country club, in which betty models a bikini. I grew up belo... more » winner: January Jones as Betty is like a long drink of water... spit in my face on a weekly basis. I don't buy Don's backstory either and I'm kind of uncomfor... more » clevernamehere: My mom is slightly younger than Peggy and from a similar background. She loves the show. But she's pointed out a few things she doesn't think are ac... more » -
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The Mad Men Dilemma: Admitting Nothing's Perfect
The other day, I was talking Mad Men, which we both watch religiously, with my 60-year-old dad. "There's something off about it," he said. "For all the attention to detail, they miss the point." Heresy!
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