http://jezebel.com/5987118/sexism-fatigue-when-seth-macfarlane-is-a-complete-ass-and-you-dont-even-notice?utm_campaign=socialflow_jezebel_facebook&utm_source=jezebel_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

Choice citation: ” I am tired of trying to have an intellectual discussion about dog-whistle sexism in a culture where prominent politicians are still trying to grasp what rape is … I am tired of being called a shrieking harridan for pointing out inequalities so tangible and blatant that they are regularly codified into law. I am tired of being told to provide documentation of inequality in the comments sections of a website where a staff of smart women documents inequality as fast as our fingers can move. Like, you might as well write me a note on a banana peel demanding that I prove to you that bananas exist.”

But credit where credit is due: Which other industry in the U.S. has stayed just as strong and globally competitive as it was 100, 75, or 50 years ago? The ghastly exercise in self-congratulation earns a fortune in ad revenue every year, no matter who hosts. And Hollywood product, dubious though it surely is, continues to sell.

Some days it is just amazing that nothing has really changed.

Then again, Katy Waldman at Slate says that we’re being too touchy and not strategic about picking our battles. Don’t we get it that in a show that honored several talented women, the jokes were “punching up?,” and not at all unfair putdowns. Because it’s not like men actually run Hollywood according to any narrow sexist standards, or anything. The ladies are in charge! Feminists have no sense of humor. And that’s the problem with feminists instead of Seth McFarlane and the writers of this cock-up of a show.

Of all of the commentaries about that show, NONE has found it funny or entertaining. Most people have called it a total disaster, one that makes David Letterman and even Rob Lowe dancing with Snow White look good. (Or at least more entertaining!)

That sounds like a good dinner, on the positive side…