the nanny and feminism

[cclover]

hi, i am a huuuge nanny fan! and i also can be categorized as a huuge feminist. i began to notice that fran is the exact opposite of everything that feminism stands for...
such as how she spends her WHOLE life looking for a man and she doesnt feel complete with out a man and so on and so on..
and even though it is crucial to her character i find myself a little bit bothered by it basically because i think she is sooo funny and doesnt need a man to be complete and basically cos the show is just so great.
maybe this is just my feminist beliefs coming through, but i was just wondering what others thought about this topic..
thanks!

[Kristen]

Originally posted by cclover
hi, i am a huuuge nanny fan! and i also can be categorized as a huuge feminist. i began to notice that fran is the exact opposite of everything that feminism stands for...
such as how she spends her WHOLE life looking for a man and she doesnt feel complete with out a man and so on and so on..
and even though it is crucial to her character i find myself a little bit bothered by it basically because i think she is sooo funny and doesnt need a man to be complete and basically cos the show is just so great.
maybe this is just my feminist beliefs coming through, but i was just wondering what others thought about this topic..
thanks!

A lot of people (not me, obviously!) think TN is stupid for that very reason, or that it shouldn't be on Lifetime. But here's my take: It would be pathetic if Fran were throwing herself at a guy who had no interest in her (Kinda like C.C. is doing! LOL). But pretty much from the start, we always knew Maxwell was just as into her as she was into him. I think that's what made the show funny. Besides, it's not like Fran just wanted ANY man, she wanted Max. And you've at least gotta admire her determination!

Anyway, that's my 2 cents!
Kristen

[CheersChild4life]

That was something that always ate away at me when I was watching the show!