The Rise Of The TV Woman

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Once upon a time, television women were bound by the societal expectations of what women were supposed to be: prim, proper, and most of all, domestic. Audiences had to turn to the big screen in order to see slight variations on that. This became the norm for years to come. Certainly, as societal boundaries placed on women began to dissolve, so did

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[must_go_faster]

You know what this article needs? More jabs at Heigl, definitely not enough of those here. And I like how the writer seems to differentiate between good, layered roles for good~ actresses and bad, sexist roles for lesser~ actresses and makes no mention of, what are they called...men, who write most of the roles. It's "Hollywood" or "sexism" and almost everything is written in a passive form, anything is used just to not have to mention men.

[riotlounge]

I know bitch can be reclaimed, but if you use it positively earlier in the article, don't use it to slam another woman 2 lines further in. :/

[paintmeamovie]

All of this. "The writers" "the industry" blah blah blah. Theres no need to bash certain actresses over others, especially for what roles they are casted for....

[azetburcaptain]

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[deja_vu822]

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