And I always drink the LJ Haterade. Mixed with something alcoholic, 'natch.
I totally get what you're saying about Mad Men. Personally, I don't think it glamorizes the cavemen 'tudes per se, more presents them as they were. But then again, that sort of thing is probably very dependent on the audience; I spend a lot of my time flinching, but someone else might be obvlivious, and someone REALLY assy could get nostalgic about the 'good old days'.
I do think it's different from watching something actually filmed at the time, which actually embodies said attitudes. I'm a lot more uncomfortable watching movies from that era, for instance. I'm also hopeful that the show will reflect all the major social changes that occured during that decade, though it's still too soon to tell.
Still, I think it's worth checking out and making up your own mind about it. Did I mention the smoking?
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Date: 2008-08-27 09:23 pm (UTC)And I always drink the LJ Haterade. Mixed with something alcoholic, 'natch.
I totally get what you're saying about Mad Men. Personally, I don't think it glamorizes the cavemen 'tudes per se, more presents them as they were. But then again, that sort of thing is probably very dependent on the audience; I spend a lot of my time flinching, but someone else might be obvlivious, and someone REALLY assy could get nostalgic about the 'good old days'.
I do think it's different from watching something actually filmed at the time, which actually embodies said attitudes. I'm a lot more uncomfortable watching movies from that era, for instance. I'm also hopeful that the show will reflect all the major social changes that occured during that decade, though it's still too soon to tell.
Still, I think it's worth checking out and making up your own mind about it. Did I mention the smoking?