Discarded Man Card

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"A national IQ test for women takes place starting tonight -- it's called Sex and the City," wrote conservative-minded film critic Debbie Schlussel three days ago in a piece called "Hags and the City." The article was highlighted today (6.2) by the Village Voice's Roy Edroso in a column about reactions to the film among right-wing bloggers.

"If you like this TV-show-turned-feature-length-film and you're female, you failed. If you like it, and you're a guy, you threw away your man card long ago. You're not a failure, just gay (like the people who created this show)...not to mention, completely bereft of testosterone.

"A close-up shot of a woman's pubic hair sticking out of her bathing suit, and another woman defecating in her pants -- both are, um, 'highlights' of the SATC movie. GUH-ROSS. I thought I was watching a bad, juvenile frat boy movie. This is what substitutes for haute culture for women in America, these days. Very sad. But not as sad and miserable as these four haggish women, who like their former TV show, can't be called 'past their prime' because they never were 'prime.' Just primitive...and reliably sleazy and low-class.

"Unfortunately, they're Delphic oracles to far too many American women, if the long lines of drooling women who packed four large theaters at a promotional screening I attended were any indication."

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on June 2, 2008 at 11:44 PM

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Spacelamb says ...

Oooh, catfight!

Posted by Spacelamb at June 3, 2008 1:16 AM

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frankbooth says ...

This is a Freddy vs. Jason sort of battle, with repulsive combatants in both corners.

Posted by frankbooth at June 3, 2008 1:31 AM

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ROTC says ...

Have you ever seen Schlussel? She really ought to take a look in the mirror before ever again calling another woman a hag.

Posted by ROTC at June 3, 2008 1:36 AM

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MiraJeffAICN says ...

Just got back from seeing it. Straight guy here who really liked it. I was a big fan of the show so maybe I'm not the typical straight male. But this chick just sounds like a party pooper. The pants-shitting was a low point of the movie, not a highlight, just an embarassing device to get Carrie to crack a smile. It was long and the writing had its problems but on the whole I thought it was very effective and it managed to make me think about relationship dynamics and wring a tear out of my 24 year-old eye. Call me a pussy. I won't argue and neither will Uwe Boll. But the movie succeeds at what it sets out to do so you can't knock that, and the performances were all very good. I'm sure it'll snag some Globe noms and who knows, maybe SJP lands the Amy Adams slot. Just sayin', don't ignore this movie come Awards time. It has the chance to be a player, or at least impact the field.

Posted by MiraJeffAICN at June 3, 2008 3:43 AM

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lazespud says ...

I will never see, SATC, so I can't comment on the accuracy of Debbie Schlussel's thoughts. But in general, that woman is a pretty patethic creature; she's possibly the only columnist in America that looks to Michelle Malkin as a role model worthy of "outdoing".

Posted by lazespud at June 3, 2008 7:15 AM

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