Whether or not you watch The Simpsons is besides the point. 2 Feminists analyze why hyper competent female gets with imbecilic man throughout pop media. Fred and Wilma, King of Queens, etc.
Now, you know the end of the story – chick gets with dude based on how he makes her feel, not his money/looks/status, etc. THAT’S GAME.
I don’t post this YouTube for the conclusions that they draw. There’s a meta-narrative about mediocre men and highly competent women, and this is an example. Feminist Rage, as it were.
On the level, the interesting thing about this particular piece of criticism, is that Homer can pull much hotter tail. (Michelle Pfeifer episode) Whereas, we don’t really see Marge getting sweated by anyone else in her youth. A player does come into her life later on, but at that point, H-Dog got his hooks deep in her.
Obviously they’re not going to into that because, well you know, THE NARRATIVE.
Be on the look out for the narrative.
In particular, when you holla at these highly educated women, who are also waist deep in this sort of ideology – recognize what narratives will let them sleep at night.
– Archie