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I'm surprised that this character in "Auntie Mame" hasn't been singled out for being (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Jun 2020 OP
Exposure is probably why jimfields33 Jun 2020 #1
Rosalind Russell agingdem Jun 2020 #2
That was the very first video I ever bought leftieNanner Jun 2020 #3
and yet she was "before her time"... agingdem Jun 2020 #4
Oh she was! leftieNanner Jun 2020 #5
One of our favorite movies ... GeorgeGist Jun 2020 #6

jimfields33

(15,471 posts)
1. Exposure is probably why
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 10:52 AM
Jun 2020

I don’t think many have any idea who Mame is and definitely not that character. I’ve seen the movie and play but didn’t remember that name as it’s been two decades Since I saw it. Maybe throw it on twitter and it will remind some.

agingdem

(7,759 posts)
2. Rosalind Russell
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 11:01 AM
Jun 2020

Last edited Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:16 PM - Edit history (1)

one of my favorite movies..before you tag it as racist watch the movie...auntie mame was a liberal firebrand...

leftieNanner

(14,998 posts)
3. That was the very first video I ever bought
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:13 PM
Jun 2020

Had to special order it and I think I paid something like $25 for it.

She was definitely a liberal firebrand, but now that I have two adult daughters, I have changed my attitude about the way she was treated as a helpless female. Her attempts at employment during the depression were very funny (the switchboard operator scene is a crack up) but she was only successful when she was being funded and cared for by a man. Different times and different attitudes, for sure.

Peggy Cass was priceless too!

agingdem

(7,759 posts)
4. and yet she was "before her time"...
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 12:20 PM
Jun 2020

Years ago I took my grandchildren to a film festival...Auntie Mame was the feature film of the night...they loved it...and to this day when I get on my proverbial soapbox they say "Auntie Mame is back!"...yes she is!

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