01-08-2015, 10:17 PM
(01-08-2015, 07:58 AM)Louise Wrote: It's early and I'm sleepy and I don't have an adequate response to this post.
(although I feel and share the sadness and anger.)
I just wanted to say that I would NEVER force someone to sit and wait for me while I'm shopping. The supposedly "typical female behavior" on this show is just so awful. At this point, if I were a guy, I would run screaming from *any* of these female characters.
(not that the male behavior is much better, but you see what I mean. "Men like to have fun, women are killjoys/buzzkills who like to put their boyfriend/husband through all kinds of hellish tedium" seems to be the theme.)
The idea that it's the *number* of female characters which makes a show more accessible/relatable to female viewers is such a crock. At least, it is for me.
ETA:
This belongs on a plaque somewhere. Or a banner, or something!
These characters and especially Sheldon and Penny were not meant for this. They were not be meant to be tied down to horrible significant others. Sheldon and Penny were meant to be the keys to the show and the rest of the cast along for the ride IMO.