Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

#1

Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 1:48pm

I've watched Mr. Roger's the past two days and there has been heavy focus on characters "growing up as they should" and becoming "what they were supposed to be".

A song yesterday had the lyrics:

Only boys can be daddies
and only girls can be mommies

Bla bla bla it was just extremely constricting when it came to gender roles and it struck me as odd to see this on Mr. Rogers.

#2

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 1:53pm

Mr. Rogers: Girl babies don't turn into boy babies. And boy babies don't turn into girl babies.

Maybe I'm overanalyzing.

#3

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:05pm

There's no apostrophe in Rogers, for one thing.

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#4

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:11pm

And then how does one explain Lady Elaine?

#5

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:14pm

Lady Elaine always scared me.

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#6

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:16pm

I was scared of the cat who needed a translator.

#7

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Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:18pm

Henrietta? Yeah she was also kinda spooky. I was a fan of Daniel Stripped Tiger!!

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#8

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:21pm

Ya wanna know how gay I am?

At six years old, I was watching the Neighborhood, and when Lady Elaine Fairchild showed up, I actually thought to myself, 'Of course her name is Lady Elaine. She looks JUST like Elaine Stritch.'

At six years old.

True story.

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#9

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:24pm

My dear, that amount of gayness is unmeasurable. Elaine Stritch was just Rudy Huxtable's teacher to me until I reached puberty.

#10

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:28pm

Lady Aberlin was my first crush.

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#11

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 2:31pm

I'm a Mister McFeely man myself.

#12

re: Mister Roger's = Staunch Conformist

Posted: 4/5/06 at 3:29pm

When Mr Rogers died, I wanted to inherit his sweater and shoes.

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