30 Rock Gets Porn For Women Wrong
I’ve never seen 30 Rock. It’s on that thing called a TV that used to entertain me before the internet.
In any case, apparently an episode of 30 Rock featured a discussion about porn for women that went like this:
Jack Donaghy (played by Alec Baldwin) is talking to a guy named Dave from Kablevision about new ideas for the network. Jack says they should do porn for women.
Dave’s response: “Jack, women hate porn. Almost as much as men hate going to outlet malls.”
Jack responds: “Yes, women hate porn. Our porn. But women do have one insatiable need — to jabber. And it doesn’t matter if you have a headache, or you’re not in the mood, or you’re about to go to Don Geiss’s funeral, they barge right into your office and start complaining about a boyfriend or a co-worker, and you’re supposed to sit there and nod and tell them they’re right. And the more you give it to them, the more they want it.”
Dave says: “I tell ya, sometimes my wife will be blathering on about something, and I’ll think, ‘I’m more than just a pair of ears, you know? I’m a person … who thinks about sex every seven seconds!’”
(Quotes taken from this blog post.)
Seems the writers of 30 Rock think “porn for women” isn’t actual porn. Rather it’s a simple matter of showing men who listen attentively. Because that’s all we women want. Because we talk so much (and isn’t that annoying?).
I’m surprised they didn’t include some witty comments about shoes while they were at it.
I could go over all the same arguments I’ve written about before when it comes to this rather tired joke about porn for women. But XKCD has done it for me.
April 1st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
I read the blog post you linked to, and now I’m in a bad mood. Not your fault though!
April 3rd, 2010 at 11:21 am
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June 27th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
Um, 30 rock is a comedy show. The character Jack is a hilarious caricature of a misogynist CEO.
Other quotes from his character include things like “Businesswoman? Haha!” etc.
So the exchange is a joke.
June 27th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Well, Duhhh – if that is indeed your real name – as I said at the start of this post, I’ve never seen the show so I only went on what I’d read.