tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142388015337377079.post9197438195924819440..comments2023-04-13T02:01:59.136-07:00Comments on Hollywood Babylon: Betty Draper: Oppressed Female or Evil Disney Mother?Giannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01717338757456665951noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142388015337377079.post-86985971774535476762009-11-02T14:37:18.625-08:002009-11-02T14:37:18.625-08:00People don't like Betty because she is miserab...People don't like Betty because she is miserable and does nothing about it. Her likability is not entirely dependent upon her role as a mother. I suspect Betty would be better liked if she took the cash from Don's drawer and skipped out on her family.<br /><br />Mad Men is great because it goes beyond a simple feminist critique of 1960's gender roles and relations. Betty dug her own grave. She didn't have to marry Don. She could have moved to the city and worked like the other female characters. She chose to be a homemaker and then found out she didn't like it. Now she is bitter but too accustomed to her fancy lifestyle to take a chance and start over. Boo hoo. Go crawl in bed and cry about it while your husband is at work and the nanny watches the kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142388015337377079.post-43512553534662311732009-10-21T08:48:46.294-07:002009-10-21T08:48:46.294-07:00I feel that sexism has played a major role in the ...I feel that sexism has played a major role in the fans' dislike of Betty. She is the only major character on the show who is a full time mother and not a career woman. Naturally, possessing mother fetishes, they expect her to be the perfect mother - early 21st century style.<br /><br />Very sexist and very hypocritical. What is even sadder about all this is that Betty is mainly vilified by the series' female fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142388015337377079.post-57954747176123997022009-10-05T11:13:24.017-07:002009-10-05T11:13:24.017-07:00e is me-Gi. Not sure why it posted that way.e is me-Gi. Not sure why it posted that way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726632508243982013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-142388015337377079.post-33831460420072808502009-10-05T11:12:40.971-07:002009-10-05T11:12:40.971-07:00This can also be attributed to people's attitu...This can also be attributed to people's attitude of Revolutionary Road. Neither character is perfect, both are flawed, stunted adults. However, whenever I ask which character bothered them more the opnion has always come down more negatively on the Winslet character. Why? The only thing I can think of is that her character was a woman dissatisfied with her station, never really wanted children and has the courage to find new options (albeit not very well thought out) to give fulfilment to both her and her husband's life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726632508243982013noreply@blogger.com