No, it’s not a title for an upcoming reality show. It’s a new series on ABC .
Unsurprisingly, the media has had very little to say about the title of the show. Realistically, if ABC wants to market misogynistic bigoted stereotypes, they should really aim for more of a universal and copious approach. They could do a whole series of spin-offs, like: "Good Islamic Bitches". (Ooohhhh. Did she really write that??) I did. Too much? Too bad. There are Jewish women to remember, as well as Hindus, Buddhists,
Agnostics and Atheists. Mormons and Latter-Day Saints shouldn't be ignored,
either.
This is not a political post. This is not a thing about partisanship, left vs. right, or anything related to the side of the aisle upon which you vote. This is a human thing, and (more specifically), a woman thing.
Rush Limbaugh called Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke a slut.
Bad noun, Rush. Bad. Granted, Fluke wants her university to pay for a 'friend's' birth control. Odd request, especially to a Catholic university. But whatever...this is America, and absurdity is the norm.
Limbaugh calling her a 'slut' was definitely not cool. Yes, he is inflammatory. His uber-conservatism is polarizing, and some of his comments are begging for a giant smack upside the head sensitivity training. But here's my question to you: Where is the media when the
not-as-trendy conservative Christian women are bashed?
Where were they when Bill Maher called Sarah Palin a C*nt? Or when he joked about Rick Santorum's wife using a vibrator?
Where were they when Joy Behar called Congresswoman Angle a bitch?
When Olbermann called Michele Malkin a “big mashed-up piece of
meat with lipstick on it”?
When Chris Matthews called Hillary Clinton a “she devil”? (I like Hillary. Matthews really ticked me off with that one.)
When Ed Schultz called Sarah Palin a “bimbo” and Laura Ingraham
a “right-wing slut”?
And where is the media with Good Christian Bitches? Are Christian conservative women not worthy of being respected in the same way liberal, non-Christian women are? Are Christian women a lesser species? It seems they are, in the eyes of the media.
I wonder how many people will read this post and believe my husband is an immigrant, my kids are minorities, and some of my dearest friends are liberal gay men and Somalian Muslim women?
No. Impossible. I'm a good Christian bitch, right?
Contact ABC and its sponsors today to let them know how you feel about this show.
4 comments:
million moms is a effective group of people who take notice and then take on insults like this that occur on a regular basis. I support this group and have seen results!!
I am a new follower..pls follow bcd if you can.
I gave up tv a long time ago....I think radio is going next!
So I have actually watched this show. I don't look at it as a reflection on Christian women. In the first episode they even made the point to say that Christians women are loving, caring, forgiving and understanding. They are accepting of all.
The point of the show is to show how some women harbor a grudge and how that grudge plays out. Sadly, it does have some roots in a Dallas, Texas church.
I don't find any harm in me watching it with my husband because we are strong in our faith and we know that this is nothing more than a satire. If someone doesn't like it then just don't watch it. That is the strongest message a person can send to ABC and it's affiliates who allow the show to air.
I will say that it is rather humorous and it gave me a good laugh at the hypocritical actions that are sadly in many church communities. It also displays how some in those communities corrupt what the Bible says for their own purpose.
It's a satire in the end. If you don't like it, then, by all means, don't watch it. Don't let yourself get so upset over something that you can easily control by not tuning in.
I did enjoy your article and admire your blog's purpose. I am a new follower from MBC. (justatouchoflife.blogspot.com)
Mormons are Latter-day Saints. Mormon is slang for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Who, by the way, do not curse if they follow gospel teachings (can you imagine Christ using such words?). While I appreciate attention being drawn to such issues, due to the repeated us of such curse words in your post, I had to stop reading because it simply was too much of a bad thing.
Keep fighting the good fight. So in the US it is called Good Christian Belles and in Australia and New Zealand ABC says bitch. God has a lot to do on judgement day huh? More to pray for and do you know the advertisers so I can stop buying from them?
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