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[quote=Anonymous]This is something that always bothered me about the show. I did feel like it got better as it progresses. When it starts, Penny is the only female character in the main cast and because the whole premise is that she's a dumb, shallow, actor in contrast to the genius men, they trip into A LOT of casual sexism. The incel reference is apt. It's never as angry or violent as actual incels, but the undercurrent is definitely "Why don't hot girls give these nerds the adoration they deserve?" BUT, I do think the show gets a lot better. For starters, they add two more women to the cast and just having more storylines around stuff like women in science is helpful. But I also think they became a bit more self aware of how entitled the attitudes of the characters towards women were. Both Raj and Howard have to confront a lot of their bullish*t around women, and the women they date are vocal (and right) about a lot of their issues. I also think the show benefits in later seasons because it has to flesh out the stereotyped characters (Penny, Sheldon and Raj in particular) which means actually addressing why these characters are the way they are. Raj becomes a lot more than an Indian immigrant stereotype (thankfully) and they have to get into what Sheldon's deal is socially and sexually. And Penny gets to be a much more well-rounded character. Howard is always the absolute worst. I do not understand the point of that character except to make the rest of them look a lot better by comparison.[/quote]
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