I stumbled across a blog entry on a site called PinkRaygun.com commenting on another post about how TV has become a bastion for women and gays and that there’s really no programming out there for white men anymore. No, seriously. Read the two posts and come back.
What I find really interesting is how vague, and yet, how narrow Whiskey’s definition of male-centered programming is. As if Real Men™ only like shows with “few female roles, not much concern for relationships, other things women viewers like to see”. I guess men can’t find shows with relationships interesting? I’m also amused by his choices of “male-friendly” and “not-male-friendly” shows. The new Battlestar Galactica is not “male-friendly”, but apparently Beverly Hillbillies is? Oh, and apparently reality shows are female-focused, as are all “edgy” shows. Makes me want to send the guy a tape of Ninja Warrior. Were I male, I think I might be insulted. (Feel free to set me straight, guys. 
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And, of course, women wouldn’t possibly be interested in “male-focused” themes. I mean, no one who reads this list would be interested in kick-ass martial arts, right?
All I can say is “You can’t fix stupid.”
My hubby loves all the chick flicks – Cocktail, Dirty Dancing, Steel Magnolias. And he loves HBO’s Big Love (okay, the sex scenes are what hooked him, but he keeps watching!) and even “The Secret Life of the American Teenager”. Just last night he asked me if the mom told the dad that the baby he thought was the boyfriend’s was really the dad’s! (But he likes his Girdle-Man (Steven Segal) movies and Chuck Norris movies too, so this guy could not call him a wuss…or worse.
Oh I don’t know about this. While I used to drive my wife and step-daughter crazy with the Unit and NCIS – I also liked Medium, Criminal Minds and the like.
I’m not much for reality TV – I see too much of that in real life. If I wanted to spy on my neighbors I’d buy a telescope or some bincos.