{"id":1733,"date":"2013-03-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/35.224.237.165\/index.php\/2019\/02\/25\/since-i-feel-comfortable-speaking-freely-at-this-university-here-are-a-few-unpopular-opinions-about-mad-men\/"},"modified":"2019-02-26T04:58:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T21:58:22","slug":"since-i-feel-comfortable-speaking-freely-at-this-university-here-are-a-few-unpopular-opinions-about-mad-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/16\/since-i-feel-comfortable-speaking-freely-at-this-university-here-are-a-few-unpopular-opinions-about-mad-men\/","title":{"rendered":"Since I Feel Comfortable Speaking Freely at This University, Here Are a Few Unpopular Opinions About Mad Men"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Ruttenberg<\/a><\/h6>\n
Nov. 12, 2016<\/h6>\n

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UChicago is known worldwide <\/insert>as a paragon of free expression. I can\u2019t imagine myself being as comfortable with <\/delete>speaking my mind about Mad Men <\/insert>anywhere other than here. <\/p>\n

1. Joan was nowhere near as cool as Peggy.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tYeah, I get it.<\/insert>.<\/delete> Joan was the sexy one, and <\/insert>she had her red hair and stuff,<\/insert>.<\/delete> b<\/insert>B<\/delete>ut Peggy had so much<\/delete> bigger dreams and aspirations.<\/insert>, and<\/delete> H<\/insert>h<\/delete>er character arc was much grander over the series. Thanks UChicago, for giving me the charisma to make this opinion known!<\/p>\n

2. \u201cThe Suitcase\u201d was a really good episode, but \u201cShut the Door, Have a Seat\u201d was WAAAY better.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tI wasn\u2019t always comfortable admitting this. I remember being in SOSC class, feeling a need to censor myself on this, when Professor Kelly told me that I should feel free to speak my mind here<\/insert>, and <\/insert>that no one would attack me for my beliefs. That\u2019s when I realized I shouldn\u2019t hide it; Don Draper\u2019s much more interesting when he is on his game and creating something new than when he is sad. I mean, he\u2019s a two dimensional character, so both are important, but it\u2019s much more enjoyable when I\u2019m watching him taking charge<\/insert>on his game<\/delete> and doing stuff, you feel? <\/p>\n

3. Mike was sort of a gimmick.<\/insert> <\/p>\n

\tI know this is a \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d opinion, but I can say anything! Screw what you think. <\/p>\n

4. Don probably didn\u2019t write the Coke Ad.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tYou don\u2019t like it? Fine, you can argue against it. But do not hide yourself from my opinions just because they make you uncomfortable. <\/p>\n

5. I wish there were more episodes with that preacher character.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tHe was a good character. Get out of your \u201csafe\u201d space and hear me out. <\/p>\n

6. Peggy probably shouldn\u2019t have gotten that abortion.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tI don\u2019t care what you think! Peggy\u2019s abortion was a really crappy thing to do. And I believe it. <\/p>\n

7. Don Draper actually was his real name.<\/insert><\/p>\n

\tThis is actually more of a theory than an opinion. But it is pretty interesting. If you aren\u2019t scared, check out my blog: [email\u00a0protected]<\/a><\/p>\n

8. Dean Ellison i<\/insert><\/insert>s the Pete of UChicago.<\/insert> <\/insert><\/p>\n

Y’know!<\/insert><\/insert><\/insert>Betty is so annoying<\/delete><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Daniel Ruttenberg Nov. 12, 2016 UChicago is known worldwide as a paragon of free expression. I can\u2019t imagine myself being as comfortable with speaking my mind about Mad Men anywhere other than here. 1. Joan was nowhere near as cool as Peggy. Yeah, I get it.. Joan was the sexy one, and she had her red hair and stuff,. bBut Peggy had so much bigger dreams and aspirations., and Hher character arc was much grander over the series. Thanks UChicago, for giving me the charisma to make this opinion known! 2. \u201cThe Suitcase\u201d was a really good episode, but \u201cShut the Door, Have a Seat\u201d was WAAAY better. I wasn\u2019t always comfortable admitting this. I remember being in SOSC class, feeling a need to censor myself on this, when Professor Kelly told me that I should feel free to speak my mind here, and that no one would attack me for my beliefs. That\u2019s when I realized I shouldn\u2019t hide it; Don Draper\u2019s much more interesting when he is on his game and creating something new than when he is sad. I mean, he\u2019s a two dimensional character, so both are important, but it\u2019s much more enjoyable when I\u2019m watching him taking chargeon his game and doing stuff, you feel? 3. Mike was sort of a gimmick. I know this is a \u201cBreaking Bad\u201d opinion, but I can say anything! Screw what you think. 4. Don probably didn\u2019t write the Coke Ad. You don\u2019t like it? Fine, you can argue against it. But do not hide yourself from my opinions just because they make you uncomfortable. 5. I wish there were more episodes with that preacher character. He was a good character. Get out of your \u201csafe\u201d space and hear me out. 6. Peggy probably shouldn\u2019t have gotten that abortion. I don\u2019t care what you think! Peggy\u2019s abortion was a really crappy thing to do. And I believe it. 7. Don Draper actually was his real name. This is actually more of a theory than an opinion. But it is pretty interesting. If you aren\u2019t scared, check out my blog: [email\u00a0protected] 8. Dean Ellison is the Pete of UChicago. Y’know!Betty is so annoying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1733"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2766,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1733\/revisions\/2766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}