Pennys mom is supposed to be a large redneck woman from Nebraska. Its mentioned as such by Sheldon. If they go with Penny's mom being some hot MILF type, that will yet again have the show not give a shit about consistency or past events.

Not to mention trophies for everyone can also be a form of encouragement to keep going. I can't stand the (mostly conservative) idea that only fear, punishment, and being treated like shit will motivate people to try harder. (or at best, just being ignored completely)

I found that "Patty's" life actually mirrored much of Elizabeths, and she used it in conversation with her new friend. She's dropped comments about her mother being sick (still dealing with her own mothers death at that point), about capitalism with the cabbage patch doll talk, and in this episode she said "she's not…

I think the whole point was that the role of "the good wife" was what turned Alicia bad, not that she always was. Having to maintain a political and manipulative role to the detriment of your true self would turn anyone bad. And a major point to the show was also coming to understand why Alicia felt compelled to…

Can it really be defined as "no one" just because people aren't watching it live, on schedule? Most people I know don't watch TV that way anymore. Are they at least including DVR as part of ratings?

"They are useful because they are not subjective".

Just a nitpick, but sex is not established at the point of fertilization. The default is essentially female up to the 6th week of development when the SRY gene on the Y chromosome initiates a differentiation. This is evidenced by the fact that males have nipples, which start to form before this differentiation.

Fair enough, I will no longer fill in the blanks that you leave in hopes you will clarify what you keep telling me I misinterpreted while still not offering clarification.

At the expense of ridicule, because this is a very sensitive topic due to the current very harmful landscape surrounding trans people, I will say I agree with you here. (maybe my bias is showing, as I do biology research for a living)

Yes I agree. But to become an "-ism" requires a power differential. "Mansplaining"has about as much systemic power as "cracker" does for black people.

I don't expect you to accept my interpretation, I tell you how I see it so that you can understand how the words you use are being interpreted. If someone interprets incorrectly, and you care about sharing your position, then you should further clarify with a better explanation. That was my hope.

You said that "sexism has pretty much been usurped", which I interpreted to mean that sexism is no longer a problem.

Yes, I know the straw man fallacy. I don't agree that I was putting words in your mouth, I was referencing the exact phrasing of the last sentence you wrote.

So the discussion is over when questions and clarification are asked for? Ok, alright, yep, then.

In the spirit of being "rational", you should also question your knee-jerk reaction to deny all women's accounts of sexism as just "emotional hysteria", which is not at all a loaded sexist phrase….Nope, just a rational evidence-based assessment there.

It has to do with the way abortion laws/ access, contraception access, and sex education are handled by the religious right. (there are already states that have effectively banned abortion, or have 1-2 clinics with insane waiting periods and other bizarre laws about building codes that get them shut down)

How would some women hating men lead to a society where women's bodies are no longer their own to the point of literally being given the legal role of broodmare? What specific aspects of feminism could be taken to this conclusion?

You can love and care for a person without being in love with them. I think Phillip developed a kind of love for Martha over the years, and especially a feeling of responsibility towards her because of all he's done to her life, while knowing he is the only one who will look out for her.

Jessa was in a bad place in the first episode of season 4 when Hannah was first in Iowa. She gets her and Adam arrested (peeing outside and talking back to the cops) and begs Adam to be her friend. From the start, they were using each other as Hannah substitutes.

in that case, it means cognitive dissonance and compartmentalization.