sarah haskins is in love with her mop
9 Apr
Sarah Haskins is a funny bitch. She’s pretty much mastered the art of making fun of gender stereotyping, in particular, the media’s portrayal of women. You know how advertisers take our everyday concerns with our hair, skin, and cleaning products and elevate them to the level of life and death? Well, Sarah knows what’s up, and she’s been letting the world know through her Target Women shorts on Current TV’s InfoMania. These episodes reflect on the television world where women have affairs with mops and men barbecue. A lot.
Here’s a great Target Women episode: Doofy Husbands
Sadly, we won’t be seeing anymore Target Women episodes, as Sarah recently left Current TV to pursue other projects. But we can look forward to her work as a screenwriter. She’s currently working on a screenplay called Lunch Lady for Amy Poehler. (Source: Jezebel) And, she recently released a short film called DILF.
“I firmly believe that women want to laugh almost as much as we want to darn socks…. maybe even more. I know — I sound like a radical.”
I don’t get into political discussions about gender or attempt to define feminism. I did plenty of that in college, and it honestly did little to change much and mostly made people wonder if I was a lesbian. These days, I prefer the philosophy, if you can’t beat ‘em, make fun of them.
Oooh – I like her. I have never heard of her!
Yeah, she’s funny! I stumbled upon her videos when I was looking up Amy Poehler news. Think we’ll be hearing more from her.
Ooh, does this mean you’ll be profiling Amy Poehler and Tina Fey soon? I keep waiting for it.
I minored in women’s studies in college. Some of the discussions made me feel like I had to choose between being a true feminist and being a wife/mom, because those roles are mutually exclusive. And even though you avoid political discourse here, the reason I enjoy your blog so much is that you bust that myth so hard.
Thanks for that, Patti! I MAJORED in Women’s Studies in college. It was an amazing experience for me and opened my eyes in so many ways. It also confused the hell out of me especially when I decided to be a SAHM. Can a SAHM also be a feminist? It’s an incredible mind-fuck to tell you the truth, and I honestly don’t think there is a one-size-fits-all answer.
My personal perspective is a bit more spiritual in that I now choose to follow my heart more than my head. Often times my heart wants to snuggle with my kids and cook them an organic breakfast, and sometimes it wants to get all girly and go out and dance. And neither of these things makes me less of a feminist. They just make me a happier person.