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begins her piece by telling us that the "good news" is that women will be "kicking ass...physically" on TV this fall. In other words, violence against men is a good thing. She then goes on to bemoan the gender politics of many of the new shows. So I'm confused; how can the incredibly misandric stuff she describes be good news?
Apart from that, this is not news at all. For years, men and women alike have noticed the unspeakable misandry in popular culture. I'm glad Salon.com has gotten around to noticing it too albeit in a backhanded way. But we've been getting the messages "men are stupid, men are crude, men don't deserve what they get, men think of nothing but sex, men don't like children, men are sexual cheats, it's ok to hit, shoot, stab, etc. men for any perceived shortcoming, men are liars, etc, etc, etc. for many years. Maybe this season it's worse, but women kicking men in the crotch for saying something they didn't like was commonplace in TV comedies years ago, so I can't tell.
Does Salon really oppose this stuff or not?
