Dear Sir or Madam

TLC is advertising pretty heavily for their new show, Police Women of Broward County, here in the city. Every day on the way to work I walk past a poster ad on the side of a phone booth that says, Feel free to call them “Sir” above the show’s logo. It drives me insane. It’s just the worst ad campaign ever. What it basically intimates that only people you would call “sir” wield any real power.

In other words, women only have power in this scheme because they are “like” men. Only men have real power, right? Come on.

God Help You If I Find Pickles!

At last week’s Comic-Con, Seth MacFarlane announced that there is an episode of Family Guy that Fox will most likely deem too racy to run in the upcoming season. The topic of the episode? Abortion. MacFarlane went on to say that the only way fans will get to see the episode is on the season DVD set, which is exactly what happened to the “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein” episode, which the network also shied away from airing.

Also of note, MacFarlane recently sealed an incredible $100 million contract with Fox that takes Family Guy into 2012. Interestingly, and remarkably, this deal willmake him the highest-paid writer-producer in television history. Giggity!

While reading up on this so-called abortion episode, I came across a lot of criticism leveled at the show and its themes, most notably its anti-feminist or female-bashing themes. And while I’m a steadfast and vocal supporter for equality of the sexes, I find Family Guy’s humor to be