tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527364785342971830.post3791715689271875895..comments2024-03-09T22:12:34.935-08:00Comments on BurnThis: Mad Men Season 2, Episode 2: Flight 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527364785342971830.post-89418147970134783962014-12-24T00:38:09.113-08:002014-12-24T00:38:09.113-08:00You're correct, Joan was motivated by her own ...You're correct, Joan was motivated by her own racism. But mixed with it was her jealousy and still-unresolved feelings about having dated Paul. Paul obviously liked Sheila, but it's not a stretch to think he also likes how having her as his girlfriend makes him look. BurnThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02813829073745951494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5527364785342971830.post-43456922523030705722014-12-23T16:16:53.827-08:002014-12-23T16:16:53.827-08:00["The scene between Joan and Paul gives us an...["The scene between Joan and Paul gives us another way at looking at her boorish behavior at his party. It was easy to assume she was jealous or racist, but perhaps she was just pointing out Paul's pretentiousness. Her comment about his girlfriend, "Describe her to me," hits on what may be her most interesting characteristic to Paul. That Sheila is another hipster accoutrement like his scarves and pipes."]<br /><br /><br />Oh please! Who are you kidding? Were you really trying to use Paul Kinsey's pretentiousness to hide Joan Holloway's racism? Yes, Paul was a poseur. Perhaps he was using Sheila to paint himself as a liberal. But actor Michael Gladis also pointed out that he was told by none other than Matthew Weiner that Paul genuinely liked Sheila.<br /><br />And by the way, I find it amazing that Joan managed to mistake Sheila for a check-out "girl" at a New Jersey supermarket, when the former had informed her that she was an assistant manager of the store. Gee . . . how could Joan have make such a mistake? Unless she presumed that all black women who worked at supermarkets were naturally check out "girls". <br />The Rush Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13667282586023023623noreply@blogger.com