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24. Off-hand, I can't think of any of the All in the Family women that were portrayed as idiots,

Mon Nov 20, 2017, 10:44 PM

Nov 2017

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amongst the regulars, at least.

You had Edith, Gloria, Maude, Irene Lorenzo and Louise Jefferson.

Out of all of them, only Edith might have given the impression of being not too bright, but that impression would be dispelled as soon as you got to know her.

In general, I think that the women were portayed as smart and strong.

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I Love Lucy and All in the Family also depicted women [View all] malaise Nov 2017 OP

Edith was no idiot dsc Nov 2017 #1

Archie treated her like one malaise Nov 2017 #5

...and he was played as an ignorant jerk. brooklynite Nov 2017 #33

I read that once, a long time ago a married virgin had sex with god behind her husband's back nt msongs Nov 2017 #2

ROFL malaise Nov 2017 #6

All in the Family depicted Archie as an ignorant bigot Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #3

That's what WE thought; v RW acquaintance saw Archie as the only truth-teller bobbieinok Nov 2017 #31

If they are too fucking dumb to get the joke, it's not the Drahthaardogs Nov 2017 #32

my boss once made a comment that he used to laugh at "All in the Family" and that he wasn't OhioBlue Nov 2017 #35

He was right about one thing misanthrope Nov 2017 #41

Yes Dorian Gray Nov 2017 #47

It's amazing - I think many of us are really just wired differently from birth. OhioBlue Nov 2017 #58

Well said malaise Nov 2017 #50

Burns & Allen eShirl Nov 2017 #4

My all time favorite... TheDebbieDee Nov 2017 #10

ROFL malaise Nov 2017 #11

But, part of the on going jokes on the show because they constantly broke mucifer Nov 2017 #19

One of these days, Malaise ProudLib72 Nov 2017 #7

Women and non-whites have been victims of institutional propaganda for centuries malaise Nov 2017 #9

That was why it was such a deep psychological blow when Trump won the electoral vote. enough Nov 2017 #12

No one "learned it's okay to be violent ... NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #18

I don't think they "learned" it on tv, but seeing it on TV Merlot Nov 2017 #21

Bullshit. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #34

What you said, Nance Hekate Nov 2017 #27

Note too Alice's posture and expression when Ralph did that misanthrope Nov 2017 #42

Exactly. NanceGreggs Nov 2017 #44

Alice always won and Ralph always lost. He was a blabbermouth stopbush Nov 2017 #54

I bet you would find it in the Rosetta Stone BigmanPigman Nov 2017 #8

We are still being treated like idiots. nt Irish_Dem Nov 2017 #13

TV comedy is pretty hard on the bumbling husbands, too unc70 Nov 2017 #14

if you're still alive and you harassed, you're vulnerable maxsolomon Nov 2017 #15

The Bible? maveric Nov 2017 #16

And many other religious texts malaise Nov 2017 #17

Lucy wasn't an idiot - she was a clown Merlot Nov 2017 #20

I loved the show malaise Nov 2017 #23

I call her a clown because she studied clowns Merlot Nov 2017 #38

B.C. comic strip? Demonaut Nov 2017 #22

Off-hand, I can't think of any of the All in the Family women that were portrayed as idiots, sl8 Nov 2017 #24

Absolutely, the men were the idiots. kacekwl Nov 2017 #25

Yep** misanthrope Nov 2017 #43

I think women often make better leaders than men. Men, always have too much testosterone RKP5637 Nov 2017 #26

I've known good leaders from both genders malaise Nov 2017 #45

Good points, as always. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2017 #53

I have never liked any sort of show where... 3catwoman3 Nov 2017 #28

Eve was the first sinner nini Nov 2017 #29

Nope. dawg Nov 2017 #30

The first thirty years or so customerserviceguy Nov 2017 #36

So not a fan of Lucy. Tikki Nov 2017 #37

how far back before...what? before it becomes not wrong? i'd have to say really, really far. nt TheFrenchRazor Nov 2017 #39

i didn't find the women in those shows as Idiots. the Husbands seemed to be treated more JI7 Nov 2017 #40

I agree with you re the h/w relationship malaise Nov 2017 #46

Ethel sure had Fred's number Yupster Nov 2017 #59

I Felt RobinA Nov 2017 #48

Yes, this is a societal issue that has gone on for a very long time. Certainly longer than TV. nt gollygee Nov 2017 #49

I Love Lucy was a comedy show..... CatMor Nov 2017 #51

You have to decide how tolerant you are going to be with media created earlier el_bryanto Nov 2017 #52

There Are Episodes Of Bugs Bunny. . . ProfessorGAC Nov 2017 #55

Edith was more an innocent than an idiot. Orsino Nov 2017 #56

Edith was the ethical and moral center of the central characters misanthrope Nov 2017 #57