Comments on: Not Your Average Prom Queen: Why Do All the Hotties Marry Losers (on TV)?

By: Flip

Flip — Sat, 21 May 2011 04:26:52 +0000

The answer’s obvious folks. “Because women prefer men they can belittle and dominate.”

By: Topher Burns

Topher Burns — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:15:18 +0000

To get away from the pathetic comments posted above (anonymous internet hate – SO 2006) I’ve been thinking about your proposed “frumpy wife/hot hubby” pairing, and I think a few of the earlier commenters were on to something: we see ugly dude/hot chick pairs in shows targeted to ugly dudes (ok, actually, just AVERAGE dudes). Where are shows targeted at “average” women? Lifetime. And bingo, there’s a goldmine of hot boyfriend/dowdy girlfriend and silver fox/aged crone relationships on that channel, especially in its made for tv movies.
Thanks for the braincandy on this one, has been fun thinking about!

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:54:37 +0000

As everybody with any intelligence knows television (excluding news, science, and documentary shows) does not portray the real world, because if it did it would boring and slow as hell. Why, because it is not meant to do so. In the real world you have hot guys with homely girls and hot girls with fat guys or worse and also hot girls with hot guys. What I am saying is in the real world you have a mix and it is not regulated by tv, magazines or feminists. The media has and will continue to play people especially the feminists it just loves them. Next time you see a gorgeous girl with what you would call an ikcy guy why don’t you go up to the girl and ask her why is she with him and be prepared for her to send you to HELL.

By: TNG Zack

TNG Zack — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:04:37 +0000

Ryan, you’re also an idiot. Im getting tired of typing that in this comment thread.

By: ryan

ryan — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 07:53:27 +0000

Wow…you have to be the bitchiest person I’ve e3ver read…women are portrayed as they are in real life (for the most part) Every woman I know is “better” than the man they are with…too bad they’re all straight you poor fucking dyke. Get a life already and accept the fact that some women like men…no matter what they look like….what a bitch!

By: TNG Zack

TNG Zack — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:32:35 +0000

Whoever wrote the above comment isn’t very nice, but then again he thinks “feminist” is an insult.

By: coffee

coffee — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:14:16 +0000

whoever wrote this isn’t very smart. but then again, she’s a feminist. have you seen kevin james’s REAL wife?? WAY hotter than leah remini. he married a supermodel by the way. looks are not everything my friend.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:59:01 +0000

Wow tim. your comments at 3 am are super insightful and though provoking. YOU are whats wrong with this country. Simple minded, quick tempered, uneducated ADULTs who uses big words like cunt, fuck , and bitch. those words just indicate that you are stupid, and do not know how to effectively get your point across. what is wrong with someone bringing an issue to the forefront of your brain? if you actually know how to read, jean is not saying that women do not have the choice. jean is saying that the way the MEDIA portrays relationships, may not be that realistic, yet, we as the mass, enjoy it. jean is just trying to make you think. that is probably painful for you.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 08:09:14 +0000

Who the fuck are you to judge you stupid feminist cunt!! You wanna be equal but wanna bitch about the fact a hot chick is with a fat guy. Well I guess ur stupid ass is contradicting cause ur saying a woman can’t make up her own mind and be with an overweight man. Ur what’s wrong with this country. Tell me this why can a chick try out for a high school football team but a guy can’t play girls softball or volleyball. U don’t hear me bitching and crying it’s not a big deal. Get over it cunt and use ur energy for real problems in the world!!! Fuck feminist bitches!!!!

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:11:33 +0000

@MikeJones: Feminists all over the world hate YOU. So suck it.

And why are you even reading these “pointless blogs” then taking the time to insult somebody you don’t know if you hate hearing other people’s opinions? And why do you think that “250lb bored lonely cows” are the only people in the world who have opinions?? I need some answers here.

By: Maria

Maria — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:28:23 +0000

Mike Jones:
Way to cowardly use a fake name for your comment- really shows integrity. But if you have the misfortune of Mike Jones being your actual name, I’m sorry for you having such generic, typical name. I also pity you that you spend your time (when not lifting) to peruse the sites and blogs that you dislike so much. You might want to use those endorphins from the gym in a more postive way. Also, while your mention of weight and appearance came up so many times, I can assure you that the author of this article can surely outrun you and personally as a straight women (who like is totally into feminism) I would make fun of you at a bar with a group of my friend (which I’m sure happens to you more than you think).

By: Patrick

Patrick — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:57:52 +0000

Good call, Mike Jones. We should all hit the treadmill more often. Except Jean. She runs marathons and stuff.

By: Mattie B

Mattie B — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:56:59 +0000

@Mike Jones: Instead of looking like a prick, learn that the world at large doesn’t really give a flying frak about your opinion of feminists, and as such you do not need to share that opinion just anywhere you find a comment-box.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:40:53 +0000

This message is to Mike Jones, get a preposition.

By: Mike Jones

Mike Jones — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:59:11 +0000

This message is to Jean, get a life. And by the way, when you say “we are often momentary man-candy” its only the attractive ones; not the 250lbs bored and lonely cow who sit in front of the computer screen with a tub of ice cream disgruntled at the world because the only man/woman you can probably land is one who looks like you. I hate feminists.

P.S.
Instead writing pointless blogs, hit a treadmill.

By: Richie

Richie — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:51:19 +0000

Haha, I’m one ugly mother and my wife is hot, so get it up you. There are plenty of examples of lower standards all over the place. Look at the amount of good looking women who are with us ugly men, Christina Aguelera, Holly Willoughby and many more. Just because you have the looks doesn’t mean you can push all the buttons, if you know what I mean. PS were you saying that when Leah got extremely fat?

By: ItsQuiteSimpleReally

ItsQuiteSimpleReally — Wed, 26 May 2010 23:30:31 +0000

If you like the show, watch it. If not, don’t watch it. That’s all there is to it.

I do not have time to watch every show on TV, but I WILL make time to watch the things I like to watch.

Then having watched it, I’m not going to sit around whining about it. It isn’t as if I was forced or tricked into watching it: It was my choice.

You’ve made your bed, now sleep in it.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:04:50 +0000

@Kyle: here is why I hate, absolutely HATE comments such as yours. While you sit and over analyze the world, it passes you by. Why over concern yourself with something that is meant to be simple and enjoyable when you could be enjoying the little things life has to offer. I agree with Mike; shut up and enjoy the show for christ sakes. And maybe open the blinders a little because if you haven’t already noticed, the world is full of fat, bald “losers” dating or married to really hot women. Next time you see a Porsche drive by, take a look at its passengers, its most likely a hot chick (yes, chick) with a fugly dude! HA!

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:57:24 +0000

Maybe this is a little late, but I just came across this, to all of you who think that Leah Remini would be out of Kevin James league in real life, maybe you should take a look at Kevin James wife in real life who is Steffiana De La Cruz…She is gorgeous.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:07:10 +0000

Everyone want to look at attractive women. Who the hell would watch King of Queens if Leah Remini would be ugly. Sex sells… So the real thing is here not a “hottie married a loser” but a “wife were made prettier for TV”. Doesnt bother me. Have you watched “Last Action Hero”? Issue discussed there. In TV everyone is perfect. :D

By: Kyle

Kyle — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:09:06 +0000

I saw on a PBS show a few years back that women in the Middle East are blaming spiraling divorce rate on cable television – their husbands, inundated with images of really attractive women, get the idea they can do better, and dump their wives. Back in the early days of the internet, some feminists predicted that widely available porn would lead to an increase in sexual violence. Apparently this has not been the case. Instead, the viewing of extremely attractive people online has led to a decrease in even noticing the average people on the streets around us. My point is that “averages joes snagging total babes” is a fantasy, and a fantasy only, but one that is reinforced not only by television and the internet, but also by the fact that as a society, having viewed so many attractive people on tv and online, we don’t even notice – literally look past and do not see – the average folks around us. And in seeing and noticing only super attractive people, they become the only ones we can imagine being with.

By: michael

michael — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:50:48 +0000

TV shows like this tell men that they don’t need to be attractive to succeed in life, and that they all deserve hot wives. Who knows what the impact of such subconscious messages are? Maybe they’re responsible for the high divorce rate. This entire site is based upon the idea of questioning norms and givens, and as such, the suggestion that we just sit back and relax is completely misplaced. Save such comments for Gawker or Perez.

By: Kyle

Kyle — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:08:25 +0000

@Mike: here is why I hate, absolutely HATE comments such as yours. You imply that by analyzing a show, by taking it apart, pondering its pieces and critiquing it, that someone is not enjoying the show. But perhaps she is enjoying the show, just on a different, more multifaceted level. The problem with “just enjoy the show” is the implication that the only way to enjoy a tv show or a film is to mindlessly, passively take it in. Maybe that is what the advertisers want you to do, but I do not want to do it. I want to use my mind to analyze and critique the shows I see, to see where I agree and where I disagree, what disturbs me and why (and whether being disturbed in a particular case is good or bad), and to see what might provoke me or comfort me, and why. I prefer to see people thinking. Also, I find that “just enjoy the show” is code for “I don’t like what you are saying about my show, so shut up.” Well, this is a blog, with comment capabilities. If we all just shut up and “enjoyed the show”, this wouldn’t get very far, would it? So rather than celebrate a mindless approach to entertainment, I’d rather see discursive thinking and critique, even critiques I disagree with. That is a better way to enjoy a show, or even to take apart a show that is actually quite terrible, as the case may be.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:27:55 +0000

Just enjoy the show and get a life, all of you!

By: haha

haha — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 13:10:44 +0000

You think it’s all about the apperance. What you see in Medium is a one of thousand exepction from reality. There isn’t that many people fitting together that good like the couple in Medium, and I believe that television wants to show you that a attractive man/woman can be together with a less attractive man, despite his or hers flaws. I do really feel bad for you if you think that a “fat unemployed bald middleaged man” can’t get a “super hot” woman.

It’s clearly that you like escpaing reality, to this perfect world where you and all the other “perfect” brats can be together, and that all the persons with faults isn’t existing. But that, is not going to happen. Fat, bald, skinny, stupid, smart, average, unavarage, all humans are equal, so stop thinking anything else and wake up from your little princess dream. You demand something greater then what is possible from our specie.