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| Topic | why's the dumb dad and psycho overbearing mother trope so popular on tv? |
| Zeus 12/27/17 11:25:39 PM #6: | The dumb dad thing is common and it's a feminist inversion of the old "father knows best" trope which dominated television ages ago. The overbearing mother isn't nearly as popular, but it's done partly because the role has been taken away from the father who is now meant to be a goofy, comic relief character. --- (\/)(\/)|-| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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