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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?

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  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007 05:42 AM

    plus ca change...

    Do they think we have hissy fits when we discover how much our husbands have in their bank accounts? That we flip out when a man comes on to us? That when we get passed over for promotions we walk out of relationships in defeat?

    Well, no, because, see, that's all -natural-. They're -supposed- to make more than we do, because all we want is to be provided for. And we like it when even a really unattractive man comes onto us, because without male attention, we are nothing. And that promotion means nothing, because the relationship will provide, and we are secretly relieved because really, what real woman wants her own power or money?

    Feminized women are natural, harmless, and make excellent paperweights. Feminized men are clearly deranged by the wrongness of not being in charge. QED. Such as.

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