Woman Watches while Men Fight

It always tripped me out to see scenes like this in old movies and TV shows, like this episode of the classic late-60s Sci-Fi show The Invaders (a Quinn Martin production). Two men are fighting for their lives while the chick just stands there and watches. I guess they had to play the role of the helpless female and just stand there and not muss up their clothes and let the men do all the work, even though they'd probably be in trouble too if their man lost. For those keeping score this is the late Suzanne Pleshette; ex-Mouseketeer and co-star of the Bob Newhart Show. She was once considered hot.
 This is just like tons of other shows I saw. I'd be like "Hey, love...get your fine ass in there and help your guy" but they almost never did anything but stand there. I'm sure it added to the tension but I thought it was bullshit, and it went a long way toward stereotyping women. She's only standing next to about a million rocks. Why didn't she just pick one up and later the bad guy on? His back was to her. He'd never have seen it coming. Go figure.
 In today's world they'd have to change these scenes around completely. With all the gender-fluid bullshit being promoted, and men wanting to be women and women men, or whatever you feel like identifying as when you wake up in the morning, it would be a different story. If they did this scene today the gal would be kicking ass more than the guy. Hell, these days I guess she'd do all the ass-kicking, and dude would stand there crying because he wasn't allowed to use the ladies' restroom. That's fucked-up. Guess what...this isn't "hate speech." It's fact. Think about it...if you happened to get caught in a fight, who would you rather have on your side...a guy crying because he couldn't use the ladies' room, or a guy who still had a pair? Well? Call me old-fashioned (or bigoted or a hate-monger or whatever else), but I miss the days when men were men and women were women. If I'd had a crystal ball back then I'd have taken comfort in these scenes. At least people acted as they were designed. Give me a helpless female over a helpless male any day, but I guess I'm just not with it. God help us.

Quote of the Day

"People are stupid. They never stop to question things." - Frank Zappa

Pink

I've seen pink cars before but this one takes the cake. That would be a little girl's birthday cake with pink icing. As if it weren't pink enough, there's a subtle but gorgeous rainbow metalflake job in the finish. I doubt it's factory but it's a high-end paint job. It may be a custom ride altogether because I didn't notice a brand name. It did have a name but I can't remember it. Hopefully I'll see it again. I'd like to get a closer pic of the finish.
 The first thing I thought of when I saw this, besides "pink," was Jerry Nolan; the drummer for the legendary Proto-Punk (IMHO) band The New York Dolls. He talked the Ludwig Drum Company into making him a pink drum kit. I don't remember all of the details but I know it caused quite a stir in everyone from Ludwig ("Jerry wants a PINK kit?") to the press ("Does this mean he's GAY?") to the audience. Photographers jumped all over it and you can find some iconic photos if you're interested. I'm pretty sure he was the first Rock drummer to use a pink kit, although there was another guy who's name I can't remember who had the Phibes Company build him a pink kit out of acrylic at around the same time I think. He really upped the ante having them pink and clear, and if I'm not mistaken he'd play naked sometimes. With clear drums and clear drum heads I suppose you could see his mallet through the kit if you looked from the right angle.
 My next thought was about that cosmetic company that I think was called Mary Kay. They used to give pink Caddies to select salespeople. I remember seeing ladies drive those monstrous things around with the biggest shit-eating grins you ever saw. They loved those things. My mind was just wandering and still a little taken aback by all the pink, and I half-wondered if this might be a modern version of that, but the mag wheels spoke otherwise, and I doubted that Mary Kay would spring for such an expensive paint job. Not to be sexist or anything but it also occurred to me that very few ladies would opt for black mags on a pink car. That's mostly a guy thing. And then I had a moment of serious comic relief.
 A pink car with black mags. Hmm...with men wearing skirts, high heels and feminine-style makeup and shit like they've lopped off their dicks or something, I wondered if this might be a flagship car for a new line of men's makeup...Barry Kay. I laughed so hard my dog looked up at me. I sure hope the owner didn't hear it and think I was laughing at the car, because actually it was pretty bitchin' and you have to respect such a fine paint job on anything. BTW this isn't "hate speech" since I don't hate anyone. I sure did get a good laugh out of it. Barry Kay...that's funny. Sometimes I crack myself up.