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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are watching this now.

I find the show well done and like watching it.  The only thing that holds me back is how hopelessly immature I find both Piper and her fiancee Larry.  Are we supposed to dislike them so intensely?  Sometimes I feel like I'm watching Legally Blonde.[/quote]

Yes, because she's basically just used as a prop to appeal to the schadenfreude of upper middle class white women everywhere who may or may not harbor a fantasy or deep fears about going to prison themselves. Eventually, it becomes obvious she's used as a prop to showcase some ridiculous stereotypes of women of color and lesbians. The whole thing is designed so that the audience can feel better about herself by giving that sensation of looking down your nose at someone. She's the opposite of a sympathetic character.[/quote]

Still worked up about this, huh?  I remember you from last year.[/quote]

Seriously.  I love the show and don't feel as though I'm looking down my nose at any of the characters.  I even like Piper because I feel she starts out as vapid and silly, but learns a lot about humanity as the show goes along.  I find each and every character on the show intriguing and I'm always left wanting more after each episode.  I guess the PP sees what she wants to see, but I just enjoy the show for what it is:  extremely well-acted entertainment.[/quote]

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