more on mad men

though i have been having fun watching the cable series mad men via netflix  aside from the era's sexism there is another thing that disturbs me about the series. mad men is set in the early 1960's and it totally convinces me that these actors are existing in the early 1960's. unlike actual tv series that were created in the early 1960's that have a dated period feel to them mad men seems like it is happening now instead of fifty years ago. this disturbs me because it is so surreal. my parents were young during that era . they were younger than the characters of this series, but it was the time of their young adulthood. when i watch this series i see the continuum of life and as enjoyable as it is, it is also bittersweet.

the accidental feminist

i recently finished watching the first season of the cable tv series mad men .  though it was fun to watch the glamour of a bygone era i feel grateful to be born after that time period. the gender discrimination that women suffered in the workplace in those days was appalling. nowadays sexism hasn't been eliminated, but its a million times better for women in the workplace today than it was in the early 1960's.
i often  hear  in women my mother's age saying that young women these days have no idea how good they have it and how the women of the sixties and seventies really paved the way for young women currently  in the workplace. i never realised how much they were correct until i watched the series mad men. we've come a long way.
so much for the 'good old days'. as carly simon put it into song, these are the good old days.