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[shadowkat]

Should go to the gym after work today, but it's only 2:30 and I feel draggy.
Busy but draggy. Maybe tomorrow? Did manage to get to the gym twice last week, be curious to see if can do that again this week...particularly since it will be "colder" as in a 30 degree drop towards end of week. Was 55 degrees yesterday (Farhenheit) and will be 28 degrees by Friday or so I've read. Fun.

Favorite Happy show continues to be Big Bang Theory - which once again had me cackling like a loon last night. It's the only sitch I've found to date, outside of maybe Better Off Ted and Modern Family that is not obsessed with sex.

The funny? A joke about a Wolverine comic, which I'm convinced only a geek or someone who knows guys like this would get.

Only drawback- Big Bang is a bit sexist, but then 90% of the tv shows are.
I can only think of maybe three or four that I don't have to turn off my inner feminist in order to watch. But to be honest, that was true of Star Trek too, well up until Voyager, at any rate. One of the many reasons I preferred Bab5 to DS9.

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[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

I wonder why there are no female comic book geeks shown in this series? And the only time - we see them making out with the guys. Every scene with Penny - she's in some way referred to in a sexual manner or maternal one.

They had an excellent opportunity to break with that - when Danica from Wonder Years guest starred or Wolwoitiz got a signifcant other - but both times - shown as sex objects. Granted that's in character for the guys, but there are days, I have to admit to myself that I'm watching a sitcom around the Trioka. It's hilarious, but it is also a bit sexist.

[buffyannotater.livejournal.com]

Can't say I agree. I don't see Howard's girlfriend as a sex object at all. I mean, her definition of third base is basically snuggling. Penny's in a relationship with Leonard right now, so the majority of her story arc is related to the two of them being together. But that's only because their relationship is new and fresh. Her character hasn't been defined by her relationship with Leonard.

She also is never objectified in any manner in any scene alone with her and Sheldon--the relationship that really is at the heart of this series, for me. They have also done some interesting twists with her character. As she has become friends with them, there is a recurring thread that she is becoming more and more geeky, such as the brilliant season 2 episode where she becomes addicted to an MMORPG, or the one where the new hot girl moves into the apartment building, tries to use the guys, and Penny attempts to thwart her, discovering Star Trek references pouring out of her mouth that she never knew were there before.

And then there's Leslie Winkle, a major recurring character who is not only as smart as Sheldon but sexually objectifies both Leonard and Howard in a manner that puts both of them in the traditional female role in their relationships with her. Howard finds himself being treated the way he's always treated women.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing your perspective.

I have admittedly not seen the entire series and am merely commenting on the last couple of episodes that I have seen.