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It would be unfair to belittle a unique attempt at voicing the struggles of the oppressed gender but the satirical monotony of the show gets very overwhelming very soon. 'Man's World' is a show answering what if men were treated the same way as women are in a predominant patriarchy.
On paper what sounds like a intriguing enough concept, actually feels more like a pseudo-feminist propaganda than a progressive attempt at equality. The agenda aside, show does offer some great performances, elegant cameos, and entertaining dialogues. Each episode addresses some double standards and manages to hit hard a few, if not all prevailing prejudices with appropriate use of humor.
What feels unnatural about the show is how it tries to project all traits associated with a woman as more of a curse rather than nature. Everything from child bearing to menstruation has been portrayed as a burden to be condemned than a blessing to be embraced.
The show is a light-hearted attempt at exploring gender biases and is best seen as that. Looking beyond the surface or reading between the lines will prove rather futile.
On paper what sounds like a intriguing enough concept, actually feels more like a pseudo-feminist propaganda than a progressive attempt at equality. The agenda aside, show does offer some great performances, elegant cameos, and entertaining dialogues. Each episode addresses some double standards and manages to hit hard a few, if not all prevailing prejudices with appropriate use of humor.
What feels unnatural about the show is how it tries to project all traits associated with a woman as more of a curse rather than nature. Everything from child bearing to menstruation has been portrayed as a burden to be condemned than a blessing to be embraced.
The show is a light-hearted attempt at exploring gender biases and is best seen as that. Looking beyond the surface or reading between the lines will prove rather futile.
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@Amish Gupta Regarding the show being pseudo-feminist propaganda, I found it to be the opposite. It was an intriguing show and it highlighted some of the more visible issues that women face in society in a clever manner (by making the male protagonist walk a mile in women's shoes). I find it fascinating that it never occurred to you that a possible reason as to why it may seem unnatural to you to see a portrayal of childbearing and menstruation as a curse (although I didn't see it portrayed as such) may be due to the fact that you haven't experienced either personally (my apologies if I mistakenly assumed your gender). Speaking from firsthand experience, it's hellish and it was accurately depicted because women do feel tremendous pain and are hindered (at their work, in their social/daily life, etc.) due to both, blessing or not. |
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@Naomi Read I admit that being a biological male I have no credibility when it comes to commenting upon the emotional or physical stress caused by child bearing or menstruation, I however have a hard time wrapping my head around the idea of demonizing both of those experiences instead of trying to destigmatize & normalize them, especially menstruation. Making the protagonist scream while lying down on a road as soon as their period starts seems a tad regressive to me. I get the intent of the scene is to highlight how awful the society thinks it is to menstruate, but it simply reinforces that very idea without making any attempt to shift the discourse. The only reason I label it pseudo-feminist is because despite the show's attempt to to talk about both male and female 'privilege', the discussion is heavily one-sided. Not to deny that almost everything shown in the series is unfortunately still the reality for millions of women, I however was hoping for a more gray than black & white narrative. |
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A work of art in the most ordinary way. The point of the series is to provoke thought of equality and not a female biased thought process. The only sad part of the series is that it is only limited to 4 episodes. Concept to acting everything is a delight.
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