Will there ever come a time when writers will express regret for the way they write and joke about men? Probably not. Which just goes to show how high minded our intellectuals really are.Curtis was also one of the two co-writers of The Vicar of Dibley, a comedy series which relentlessly portrayed men as buffoons.
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Justice for Men & Boys 
This Curtis fellow is pathetic.
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In both the Newspaper columns Bridget Jones Diaries and the later novel Helen Fielding wrote based on her Newspaper columns ; “Bridget not only obsesses about her love life, but also details her various daily struggles with her weight, her over-indulgence in alcohol and cigarettes, and her career”. It would have been pretty silly to ignore a major component of the plot and humor in the screenplay.
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Indeed – and of course those elements were included so that many women could relate to her.
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On the topic of comedy. The Guardian and Independent both hate this movie a lot. Seems a good reason to watch.https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/20/old-dads-movie-review-bill-burr-netflix-comedy
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