I have little to add to this, except: Word. If I see one more "charming, attractive, intelligent, successful young woman must abandon fabulous life and hunky suitor(s) for hopeless hometown dork who will make her Truly Happy (TM) despite all evidence to the contrary, because becoming successful and cosmopolitan is inherently shallow" storyline in film, comics, or anything else, I will fucking explode. And I say this as a hopeless dork who in theory should be sympathetic to said Hopeless Hometown Dork.
Just once, can't the successful, hunky, male New York financial analyst come back to his crappy hometown and ditch the runway-beautiful French concert cellist for the nerdy emo chick with the comic book collection, for the sake of equality?
. . . and take her back to the city so she can get the job she's always wanted while the hunk stays home with the kids if they ever agree to have any? I want a comic that ditches the 'hometown=happiness' idea. I have always wanted to get the fuck away from my hometown, and I want to see more 'Big city with lots of job opportunities and many many bookstores = happiness' stories.
Hate the hometown!jenfullmoonDecember 19 2006, 23:54:37 UTC
My mom made me watch Sweet Home Alabama once. I hated it, she adores it. I was all, "Why would she want to move back to the crappy country with the childhood yokel who mostly acts like a jerk when she can have a fabulous career with a guy whose only flaw is his mother?"
I feel sorry for people who are stuck in their hometowns, for chrissake. I dread the high school reunion.
He's working for GORDON. Gordon, who started out with little more than the faith of friends, with no money for higher education beyond High School, who is now pretty much in charge of a small business empire. Gordon, I admire, even though he's not likely to leave his hometown. He was given a bad situation and did something about it, didn't back down, even if there were desperate times along the way.
This is something that's been bothering me as well. It's one of the reasons I can't read that comic anymore. She was doing something really great and interesting with her life. She seemed quite happy, except during moments of unexplained dissatisfaction. I guess it's that she can only be truly happy when she's shackled to an bland, unattractive man from her childhood. This is worriesome to me, because my childhood was chock full of bland, unattractive boys. I wonder which one is my destined Nice Guy.
Comments 285
Reply
Reply
Reply
Just once, can't the successful, hunky, male New York financial analyst come back to his crappy hometown and ditch the runway-beautiful French concert cellist for the nerdy emo chick with the comic book collection, for the sake of equality?
Reply
Reply
I feel sorry for people who are stuck in their hometowns, for chrissake. I dread the high school reunion.
Reply
;)
Reply
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/an_interview_with_shaenon_garrity/
We now return you to your Anthony deathwatch, already in progress.
Reply
Reply
Reply
The creepiest thing is that Anthony is basically being praised / rewarded for not having matured past high school.
yrs--
--Ben
Reply
Anthony. . . bleh.
Reply
Actual proposed ending: Liz leaves Anthony at the altar and runs off to live with the Indians.
yrs--
--Ben
Reply
That's not a no, but she'd still wind up with a hometown boy and instant offspring.
Why the triad? Why not just have her realize she's a lesbian? Mike can make 'Liz the Lez' jokes to relieve awkward tension surrounding this decision.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment