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...surprisingly, since the marriage began in the late 19th century, I Do, I Do is almost unbelievably sexist in its entire conception. As Agnes, Adrianne Angel plays a housewife who is innocent and fairly childish, but who provides the family's stability. As the husband, Ray Dash is the rather selfish head of the household who manages to make all the family's decisions despite his dependence on Agnes--although, predictably, she figures out early on in the relationship how to manipulate him into agreeing with her. I Do, I Do was written in the mid-'60s, but it still...
...most embarrassing moments, of course, occur in the presence of beautiful women (or men). It's sexist, I know, but there hasn't been a minute in these past four years more excruciating than--I should start at the beginning. Living in Claverly during sophomore year was painful enough, but living next-door to one of those notoriously-beautiful laxwomen made the experience doubly fraught with peril. Which to dread more: stepping out into that dingy hallway and facing that bleak linoleum runway, or stepping out into that hallway and coming face to face with this year's Cover Girl...
...indulge in just one more sexist moment? This happened, not to me, but to my roommate. My roommate believes that, no matter what happens in the presence of a beautiful woman, there is always one dictum to be followed: Thou Shalt Never Lose Thine Cool...
...Sexist Conspiracy. Claudia defied tradition by pressing charges and demanding a rare public trial. Feminists promptly took up Claudia's case and Attorney Tina Lagostena Bassi agreed to represent her. Said Claudia: "Le femministe, they're the ones who have given me the strength to fight." When the trial opened, Claudia burst into tears at the sight of the seven sullen youths in the dock. She testified that she had received threats warning her not to press the case. Five days later, she was found lying semiconscious by a roadside on the outskirts of Rome. She told police...
When Prosecutor Paolino Dell'Anno questioned Claudia's version of the second attack, outraged feminists charged that there was a "sexist conspiracy" against her. In her hospital room, where feminists took up a round-the-clock vigil, Claudia denounced the suggestion that she might have imagined or staged the second rape...