| 1 | * HarsherInHindsight: Crystal Allen, while not exactly abusive to Little Mary Haines, is implied to be a WickedStepmother who tries and fails to conceal her true nature by feigning sweetness whenever her stepdaughter is around, and her lack of any maternal instinct is meant to contrast negatively with the saintly Mrs. Stephen Haines. The role was a major departure for Joan Crawford, who wasn't known for playing antagonist roles - but in light of both the publication of Literature/MommieDearest - in which her daughter Christina claimed to have experienced emotional and physical abuse in the Crawford home - and the release of the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/MommieDearest?from=Film.MommieDearest film of the same name,]] Crystal's BitchInSheepsClothing persona comes off as tame by comparison. Ironically, the events of the 1981 "Mommie Dearest" film take place in 1939, the year "The Women" was released. |
| 2 | * SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The many affectionate moments with Mary and her daughter are pretty sweet. |
| 3 | %%* HollywoodHomely: Lucy. |
| 4 | * MemeticMutation: |
| 5 | ** Most internet-savvy viewers probably found out about the 1939 movie as "[[WorldOfSnark that film where women sass each other]]". |
| 6 | ** Crystal's last line is often used in reaction gifs on social networking sites. |
| 7 | ** "I've had two years to grow claws, Mother. Jungle Red!" |
| 8 | %%* ValuesDissonance: Women, even if your man has an affair, acts like you've done something wrong because your job happens to pay more than his, or ''beats you'', divorce is a horrible terrible thing and you should forgive it all without a second thought. [[InsaneTrollLogic Because men are pigs and life is meaningless without them]]. |
| 9 | %%* TheWoobie: Mary. |
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