"Mum" on TV is sexist drivel

[MerchedBeca]

What a waste of a stellar cast!

I binge watched it. Well, kinda. It first I was intrigued by the slow pace and focus on the in between bits of life and I love Lesley Manville. I kept waiting for her "fuck the lot of you" moment, but it never came.

So, I stopped watching after 3 episodes and looked for reviews to see if it gets better. The ones I found were gushing, saying it was brilliant so thought I'd give it another chance and skipped to the last in the series - surely Cathy AKA Mum would show some level of personhood, stop being so bloody accommodating of the fucking monstrous people around her and tell at least one of them to fuck off?

But no. There she still is at the end, still, keeping her mouth shut, hiding her personhood, taking being non-judgemental to a fucking saintly level. And her reward? A hand hold, a hint of romance. That's it.

No surprise, it's written by a man. I went back to the reviews. Also written by men. I bet these are the kind of men who are surprised that mumsnet isn't only about nappies and pushchairs, that we actually <shock horror> are complex people who have opinions and interests beyond being the fucking support humans.

What a disappointment :(

I searched for a review by a woman, found one, she got it. Thank fuck for that.

Is this a typical British family?

Of course not. It's a sitcom.

As you watch further episodes the characters develop and change.

I think the characters are exaggerated because it’s a sitcom obviously but I think there is a lot of truth in it. I know someone who lost her husband and she said she found herself being less assertive and more taken advantage of when she was on her own. She kind of lost her confidence and had to find it again which is what happens to the Mum character in this. I personally love this sitcom, it’s full of subtle humour and Michael’s 40 year secret love of Kathy is beautifully portrayed. I wish I had someone who looked at me that way!