tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post6329574380220469501..comments2024-03-25T07:54:22.672+00:00Comments on Pop Classics: Mash: April FoolsJuliettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-74059434974467039742011-04-11T12:07:43.567+01:002011-04-11T12:07:43.567+01:00Yeah, I know it works for the show's setting, ...Yeah, I know it works for the show's setting, but personally, as a viewer watching in in 2011, it makes me feel slightly uncomfortable (Billie Doux has tried to explain the same problem when it comes to women in 60s Star Trek - yes, the show was streets ahead of its time and its attitude is understandable, but we, as 21st century women watching it today, still feel uncomfortable with some of it because we don't live in the 1960s).<br /><br />'probably have their own server at TV Tropes' - lol! Yes I should think so, along with Buffy and Harry Potter...Juliettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203399623895589924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730513615909994019.post-16274371442393194392011-04-11T10:51:32.404+01:002011-04-11T10:51:32.404+01:00The wearing women's clothing = mad thing isn&#...The wearing women's clothing = mad thing isn't quite so un-PC as you might think. Don't forget that the show is set between 1950 and 1952. Transvestism was still listed as a mental illness (unless you were doing it for a laugh, as many comedians did). <br /><br />At this point, the show had pretty much done everything they could do. All of the internal antagonisms had dried up, Margaret was almost one of them and Charles had become no worse than an annoying older brother who was as likely to be a help as a hindrance. That meant they usually had to bring in a problem from outside and that disturbed the general dynamic of the show. They limped along for a couple more years, but the heart went out after Radar left. They finished well, though, and probably have their own server at TV Tropes.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.com