My props to the actress in this sketch whose facial expressions really make this effective. This came from Harry Enfield's Television Programme, a hit 90s British sketch show that somehow escaped notice in North America. Perhaps it was too "British".
My favourite part of this particular sketch is where the woman begins to see men differently: as "dashing pilots and spunky chaps with hats at jaunty angles". Absolutely beautiful.
Funny enough, in a roundabout way, this also highlights everything I loathe about dating. When two people are "looking", there always comes a conflict of interest — where she is looking for something specific from the man, as is he. I know everyone talks about romance, but dating to me is a little too "business-like" for my tastes. It's like both people are constantly evaluating each other, and the evaluation almost never ends.
So we may laugh at this video and think to ourselves, "My, have things ever changed." But have they really? Too many women are looking to become complete. Too many men are looking for the next orgasm and don't bother to look at the long term consequences of that orgasm. Sometimes things work out and you get a marriage.
In the realm of sexual politics, the 1950s never really went away.
1 comments:
Great piece - both the video and the commentary. Thanks for posting it on Overtime! Dates are often like job interviews (gag), but when they're going really well, the formalities melt away. Suffering through business-like dates suck -- and that's most dating -- but the few that work, in my mind, make it worth the agony.
I'm gonna look into this show more. It's funny!
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