Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The episode is built around a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', which was topical at the time, but the show quickly fell out of public consciousness after going off the air.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). Though Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any moe or less sexually active than other women on television at the time. It's likely however that this aspect of the parody was in reference to the criticism the show was getting from certain outlets at the time for [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-23-1998054014-story.html being a bad role model for feminism]].
to:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). Though Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any moe more or less sexually active than other women on television at the time. It's likely however that this aspect of the parody was in reference to the criticism the show was getting from certain outlets at the time for [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-23-1998054014-story.html being a bad role model for feminism]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). Though Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any moe or less sexually active than other women on television at the time. It's likely however that this aspect of the parody was in reference to the criticism the show was getting from certain outlets at the time for [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-23-1998054014-story.html being a bad role model]].
to:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). Though Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any moe or less sexually active than other women on television at the time. It's likely however that this aspect of the parody was in reference to the criticism the show was getting from certain outlets at the time for [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-23-1998054014-story.html being a bad role model]].model for feminism]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
adding reasons for the feminism aspect in the parody
Changed line(s) 1 (click to see context) from:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's apparently meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). The problem is, Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any more or less sexually active than other women on television at the time.
to:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's apparently meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). The problem is, Though Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any more moe or less sexually active than other women on television at the time.time. It's likely however that this aspect of the parody was in reference to the criticism the show was getting from certain outlets at the time for [[https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-02-23-1998054014-story.html being a bad role model]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* ShallowParody: ''Single Female Lawyer'' features a protagonist who's a Strong Independent Woman (TM) who ReallyGetsAround and is heroically defiant in the face of the patriarchy. It's apparently meant to be a parody of ''Series/AllyMcBeal'', down to the protagonist having almost the same name (and the [[MsFanservice famously short skirts]]). The problem is, Ally was never portrayed as any kind of feminist icon and certainly not as being the least bit strong or independent - in fact, most of the show consisted of her angsting about how pathetic and incomplete she felt without a husband and children, and she never faced much in the way of discrimination. Nor was she any more or less sexually active than other women on television at the time.
----
----
