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by rhegart 2524 days ago
Great- gay crossdresser from sex education is one of my favorite characters ever. Didn’t find it political at all and it just fit the story.

Bad- stranger things overly sexist men and the constant putting men down. Detracted from the show, annoying me.

Unbearable- Sabrina

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Stranger Things is set in the eighties. It's not that much of a stretch to have a local newspaper run by men who don't take a 19 year old female intern very seriously. It also has an obvious function as a plot device, since it would be kinda boring if Nancy instantly figured it all out and succeeded in getting her story published.
Agreed, but that was so unrealistic it was like a 19 year old far left activist’s dream of sexist white men, not reality or even exaggerated reality.
I don't see that at all. The sexist component, while definitely there, is quite subtle. Nancy is an intern, and most likely would not have been taken seriously if she were a man either. After all, she's young, has no reporting experience, is not employed as a journalist, and is telling an extremely implausible story.

Stranger Things is not a realistic show. Why should its depictions of the men at the newspaper have to be realistic in any case?

> stranger things overly sexist men and the constant putting men down

Is this new to the third series? I haven't noticed it in the first two series after binging them over the last two days.

Yup only 3rd season. First 2 were awesome.