Is California Trying To Hurt Women?

Watched the start of David Duchovny's "Californication" (Showtime) series. He plays a convincing role as talented writer Hank Moody dealing with his former significant other and their teenage daughter.

But since the show's setting is today's Hollywood, he's also finding various women (for various reasons) hitting on him. And we see how he does--and doesn't--resist temptation. After all, he's a troubled genius. (He's "moody," get it?) And his publisher is pressuring him to blog--yep, blog--for an entertainment web site.

Hey...blogging is getting some recognition now, eh?

Somewhere in the show, Hank observes that he thinks "California is killing it's women." Then I thought of the crash dieting, liposuction plastic surgery, vaginal reconstruction surgery, excessive spa time, general "beauty" advertising which implies women can always be "better," but only with the sponsor's product(s).

Then when a woman has her "looks" together, it's another tough hill to climb to advance in the workplace, often dominated by men. I'd love this to change, but the program's picture of women's status is pretty depressing.

No wonder Hank thinks what he thinks. What do you think?

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