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Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:00 AM

Women are the new men on TV

Broads are the cops and lawyers and masters of the business universe on the new shows. So what happened to the men?
By Rebecca Traister

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  • Tuesday, September 11, 2007 09:33 PM

    the new men indeed

    Stories with women gaining control, freely constructing themselves, and self-actualizing in ways that preserve their autonomy and self respect would be interesting and inspiring. I think of Julian in Children of Men, Nancy in Weeds, especially Ugly Betty.

    But women degrading themselves as successful executives, lawyers, and news anchors because they can do no better than swallow whole the failed aspirations of men? Not so much.

    —J.C. Miller Read J.C. Miller's other letters

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