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Kaleva

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8. I don't think many here feels threatened, insulted or even degraded by such characterizations
Sun May 20, 2012, 09:11 PM
May 2012

The characterization of the husband being the clueless buffoon who'd accidentally kill the kids and burn the house down if it wasn't for the wife. Years ago I saw of comedy skit spoofing housecleaning ads where the housewife was talking about the wonders of a new aerosol spray that not only killed odors, it killed the source of the odors. She then walked up to her hubby who was sitting on the coach drinking a beer as he watched tv and she sprayed him and he died.

I thought that was damn funny!

It wouldn't have been funny if the husband killed the wife.

I think we as men can generally laugh at such because we feel secure and confident in our positions. It wouldn't be funny for those who, in real life, are degraded, feel they are 2nd class and are being treated as such.

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My aged mom watches a lot of shitty tv. [View all] Warren Stupidity May 2012 OP
I can't watch crappy tv. Life is too short. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #1
Like I said, it ain't my choice. Warren Stupidity May 2012 #2
Well, you have my sympathy. Warren DeMontague May 2012 #3
This is an excellent point. lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #4
To the moon, Alice libodem May 2012 #5
it's evolving Kaleva May 2012 #6
No different than a lot of things on TV ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #7
I don't think many here feels threatened, insulted or even degraded by such characterizations Kaleva May 2012 #8
While I agree, if we applied the same level of analysis as is done by the word warriors Warren Stupidity May 2012 #9
"It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt." lumberjack_jeff May 2012 #10
Is your 2nd paragraph a Mad Men reference? 4th law of robotics May 2012 #12
Yeah.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody May 2012 #13
It's also pretty standard for a wife to refer to her husband as an idiot 4th law of robotics May 2012 #11
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