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Re: Gotta say..Wendy!

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delmelzaMar 14, 2013
 

 
From what I read in wendy's autobiography she had a rough few yrs not just with her health but in her marriages/relationships. I think that tainted her attitudes quite abit.
Sometimes I enjoyed her on JAM and other times I didn't. JMO

--- In just-a-minute@..., Jeremy Keens <jeremy.keens@...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I must put in a few words for Wendy: perhaps it was (adolescent) memories
> of Are you being served, but I always enjoy her appearances.
>
> I think a feminist dissertation could be written about how JAM has handled
> women over the years and the responses to them. I find Amy difficult to
> take because (once you get past the voice: I heard Julie Burchill on DID &
> was surprised by her voice) she plays the dumb blonde and is 'played' that
> way by the various players.
>
> Wendy is 'aggressive' in the same way that Clement often was, and her
> repeated cries of He's doing lists again! are rather like some of
> Kenneth's outbursts. She was a forceful player of the game with a strong
> personality. A no-no for a woman, particularly then.
>
> Other women have sat between these extremes - often the less accepted ones
> are the more forceful.
>
> Nicholas also often played the common fawning uncle role that was common in
> that time (think leslie phillips).
>
> It is nice as time has gone on that the balance has shifted a lot more, and
> the gender roles are more comfortable.
>
> One reason I really like WaitWait (which I assume you news quizzers also
> listen to) is the strong women that they have on
>
> Jeremy (was and always will be a proud SNAG)
>
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> >
> > For me Sheila is gracious and fun in her demeanor - the other panelists
> > seem quite happy to have her there, and she just seems to get along so well
> > with other great players. I felt there were times you could almost hear the
> > ice from others when Wendy was playing the game.
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