It’s brilliantly shot, and the way they portray the dynamic of a gaslight and downtrodden wife versus the bumbling manchild husband that you see in shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons is a brilliant critique of the dominant male and the societal currents that support it.
Hell, the way that the husband absorbs the contradictions arising from their relationship into reinforcing this dynamic is very reflective of how neoliberalism absorbs and co-opts its contradictions and used fascism to close ranks when under threat.
Oof. I know you’re joking, but I bet the writers actually thought they were portraying a normal lesbian relationship.
If there’s one thing I know about TV writing, it’s that you are absolutely right
Even writers trying to be inclusive often fail to realize that they frequently have biases and misinformation in their heads that they haven’t examined yet
Lord knows I’ve had to tactfully deal with this sort of shit back in the day
You used to work with writers? That’s pretty cool!
Just a couple of months as a story editor
Nothing too impressive
It was my job to catch typos and offer light punch-ups
They treated me like an intern and the pay was crap, so I dipped out when my contract was up
Hey, that’s cool twice. Cool job title and knowing your worth.
It should tell you a lot that I went from working as a Story Editor to delivering mail and enjoyed the latter far more even with the lack of breaks and heavy lifting
This is why if my writing career takes off, i’m going to start my own production studio and do my damndest to have the staff treated well
Getting treated as a a gofer even though I was officially part of the writing team fuckin’ sucked