tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post2806386449099894425..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Of Secrets, Playboy Bunnies, the Military Industrial Complex, and Taboo Love: Mad Men's Episode, "Hands and Knees" ReviewedLady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-54573891257214168212010-10-02T01:11:51.681-05:002010-10-02T01:11:51.681-05:00Don Draper is America. He has acquired power, weal...Don Draper is America. He has acquired power, wealth, and prestige based on lies, exploitation, hypocrisy, and outright theft. When the fraudulent basis of his success is exposed, he obfuscates the truth and deflects accountability. Just like the powers-that-be in America that shape the debate. Don't think this is exactly what Weiner had in mind, but that's the mark of great television, the ability to be relevant on several different levels.Thelonioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790809678431260649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-74780170973585551762010-09-30T17:01:22.593-05:002010-09-30T17:01:22.593-05:00Isn't that the trend? Even when decentered whi...Isn't that the trend? Even when decentered whiteness somehow prevails--I am seeing this alot in my classes when racial formation and whiteness come up. <br /><br />Speaking of which I think that is post worthy!<br /><br />cdchaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-21579651012485738652010-09-30T12:02:27.896-05:002010-09-30T12:02:27.896-05:00I'll just add that it seems like the show is u...I'll just add that it seems like the show is using black characters--the women in particular--to say something about the white characters. For example, Toni is the second black girlfriend we've been introduced to on the show. (The copywriter who was kind of beatnik-y had a black girlfriend too, but she was used as an accessory to fill in information about the white male boyfriend, like his marijuana ciggies and jazz records). Will Toni be more than just a symbol of Lane's personal transformation? We'll see, but I'm not optimistic.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-11235848133569033632010-09-30T10:07:48.357-05:002010-09-30T10:07:48.357-05:00Great recap, Chauncey. This is true: "Black...Great recap, Chauncey. This is true: <i>"Black folks have been obligatory bits of window dressing"</i> on <i>Mad Men</i> from the start, when they're on screen at all. It seems like the writers are trying to get credit for critiquing racism without actually employing any black actors--just like most other TV shows, only with a pious attitude about race. <br /><br />I don't know what to make of Lane's relationship with Toni or his father--but love your "Charlie Murphy!" reference, which makes as much sense as anything. It seems to me like the father's disgust is directed both at Lane's interracial romance as well as his unwillingness to end the duplicity w/r/t his wife and child.Historiannhttp://historiann.comnoreply@blogger.com