It's time for shows like Call Your Mother to end the trope of needy empty-nest moms - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-04-2021, 05:01 AM

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...t-stereotypes/

"Happy, independent older mothers are few and far between," says Michele Weldon of the Kyra Sedgwick ABC comedy. She adds that "a prominent cultural narrative for American mothers is a binary choice of Absent Monster or Snowplow Mom. The stereotypes stretch from a detached, self-absorbed woman to a boundaryless dope, meddling and at times arriving uninvited with meatloaf."

king of comedy · 02-04-2021, 08:50 AM

I hope it does break stereotypes.

02-04-2021, 05:01 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,377	It's time for shows like Call Your Mother to end the trope of needy empty-nest moms https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifes...t-stereotypes/ "Happy, independent older mothers are few and far between," says Michele Weldon of the Kyra Sedgwick ABC comedy. She adds that "a prominent cultural narrative for American mothers is a binary choice of Absent Monster or Snowplow Mom. The stereotypes stretch from a detached, self-absorbed woman to a boundaryless dope, meddling and at times arriving uninvited with meatloaf."

02-04-2021, 08:50 AM	#2
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	I hope it does break stereotypes.