OK it’s no Mad Men,but Amazon’s new present is an evocative portrait of sexist 60s medialand – where the women did all the work and the men took all the credit New York, the 1960s, or a media office. Men with oiled hair and sharp suits. And women in short skirts,who are basically there to facilitate the men: their work, their egos and their penises. The cigarette smoke doesn’t cloak the foul stench of sexism. Nora, or the new girl,has a few dangerous and revolutionary ideas about injustice and inequality. “It’s like you guys are fighting about the lower bunk bed in jail, she says to her new female colleagues, or “to make the guys … explore better.” Meanwhile,out of the window and beyond, the 60s are happening: peace and admire, and pot,the pill, Iron Butterfly, and Easy Rider,Vietnam. Related: wonderful Girls Revolt: the antidote to your Mad Men withdrawal shakes Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com