I just watched the entire first season of Californication this weekend and fell in love with Madeline Martin...and I just fell in love with her getup as well. #theprivatelivesofpippalee
To be fair, Arthur Miller, despite his long, distinguished career, was asked to the very end of his life about the four years he was married to Marilyn Monroe.
I don't think the issue is entirely gender. The less famous person is always assumed to be suffering under the more famous person's fame. Think Danny Moder, Ryan Phillipe. I think they focus on it even more when its the woman who is more famous because men are suppose to be the main breadwinner in a lot of people's minds.
One thing that stood out to me is that idea that when a woman has children, they have to step aside a little and put other people's needs first. I think that's true of both people when they become parents but we so rarely expect men to really put their families first.
It's because we WANT to be needed, second class citizens, silly! We're simply completely unfulfilled unless we pass humans out our bodies and give over our entire lives to tending to their needs!
Wow, Miller's quote really resonates with me, except I haven't found a healthy release. Here's hoping.
In regard to the article, while I think the closing arguments are valid, it's often hard to ignore a person's family if they themselves are/were famous. I honestly think this would happen to a degree with a man. I think the framing has more to do with her being "less" famous than anything else.
@Penny: This is often true. My parents have public-interaction-type jobs in a (relatively) small city, so often people get excited when they meet me and say, "You're YOURDAD's daughter!" or "YOURMOM is your MOM? Wow, that's cool!" I also briefly "dated" a dude who was like, Mr. SocialClub at his college, and people would get really excited about my relation to him, too.
I do cool shit all on my own, you guys! I'm cool too, independent of who I'm related to/dating/friends with!
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One thing that stood out to me is that idea that when a woman has children, they have to step aside a little and put other people's needs first. I think that's true of both people when they become parents but we so rarely expect men to really put their families first.
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In regard to the article, while I think the closing arguments are valid, it's often hard to ignore a person's family if they themselves are/were famous. I honestly think this would happen to a degree with a man. I think the framing has more to do with her being "less" famous than anything else.
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I do cool shit all on my own, you guys! I'm cool too, independent of who I'm related to/dating/friends with!
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