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[morganmuffle]

I think I have a winner for most annoying news story today:

Men with sexist views 'earn more'

(no really, that's the headline and it's an accurate reflection of the article *sighs* I mean you read it and you can sort of see why it makes sense but WOW it's depressing)

On the otherhand today started with me reading After Ellen's Emmy review and

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[fides]

Things that have cheered me up recently:

The Czech cover of Good Omens

The Train Pirates episode of The Wrong Door (especially the stelth suit skit around the 22.30 mark - sometimes I love British TV)

Connotations next week! (There is a State Within fic in the zine *tempt*)

[morganmuffle]

Connotations next week is the big one! (and you'll be glad to know we definitely have a room and I've paid their new deposit thing they're insisting on *g*) and TSW fic! :D

The Train Pirates were kind of genius, did you see the one where they went to a sort of LOTR/Narnia world version of Ikea and couldn't get out... The Wrong Door seems to do completely hysterical sketches followed by slightly meh ones but on balance it's good I think.

Thank you!

[fides]

I am so looking forwards to Connotations *bounce*

The train pirates were genius although I really liked the birdaplanes. The Nanjia skit was very funny. I think like any sketch show there are some that work and some that don't and so far with The Wrong Door they have had hit way more than they have missed. Thursday is such a good night for comedy :-)

[morganmuffle]

It's reallyreallyreally soon too, finally *g*

I kind of lvoe the Superhero tryouts as well, particualrly the fact that it actually is Doctor Fox.

[taurenova]

If you haven't seen it - though a good TWW fan like yourself probably has by now.

[morganmuffle]

Thank you, I have indeed seen it and am still varying wildly between loving it (and missing the West Wing like crazy) and thinking possibly it wasn't the most helpful thing Aaron Sorkin has ever done *sighs*

[catilinarian]

It's a pretty depressing article, although I was surprised that they didn't put forward what I thought was the most obvious explanation for the wage gap. The working world continues to give very few concessions to families, and even where things like parental leave and flex time exist, balancing a career with family life can set you back professionally if it means you don't have time to work the long hours AND go out drinking and networking with your colleagues. Men with more traditional views are likely to be able to put in extra time at work, because they have much less to do outside of work if they have wives who stay home full time, and if they themselves have no particular scruples about letting their wives basically raise the children alone.

I've got a feeling that's more likely than the implication that feminist men are somehow "beta males" who aren't ambitious at work.

[morganmuffle]

They were absolutely suggesting that men who didn't hold "traditional views" were some how less diven and beta males it's a REALLY annoying piece of journalism.