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Which female TV character do you most identify with?

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Results with 21 short comments
Total of 2,392 votes - click on the "Display Comments" bar below to sort comments

7.9%
The up-and-coming, single career woman Mary Richards
188 votes
14.3%
The blue-collar working mom Roseanne Conner
343 votes
7.2%
The career-focused but relationship-challenged Meredith Grey
172 votes
70.6%
None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models
1,689 votes
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None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

I wish women on TV could just be characters instead of constantly being evaluated as role models.

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  • 3 votes
#1
 - J-978314
 - 9:27 pm EDT on Mon Oct 19, 2009
None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

I'm not even the new season shows...over 40 people lamenting that they're over 40. Who has time for whining over what you can't control?

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  • 4 votes
#2
 - Crystal-252415
 - 11:01 am EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

I watch TV to escape, not to be reminded about how bad my life is. But, if I had a choice, I'd go for Roseanne, my life is just as crappy.

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  • 1 vote
#3
 - DIANA-496313
 - 12:18 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

Murphy Brown was one of my all time favs right up there with Roseanne.

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    #4
     - unsureinsuburbs
     - 1:38 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
    None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

    That's why they call it fiction... If I'm going to pick a role model, it's going to be someone "above" where I am, something I can aspire t

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      #5
       - redhawk-CA
       - 2:04 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
      The career-focused but relationship-challenged Meredith Grey

      To me, it's so unfair that women are STILL making less money for the same work as men.

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        #6
         - amathya
         - 2:06 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
        None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

        Having been unemployed for over three years, none of them.

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          #7
           - PSzymeczek
           - 2:20 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
          The up-and-coming, single career woman Mary Richards

          "That Girl" presented TV's first single career woman living alone. Ann Marie wasn't a perfect feminist, but she made Mary Richards possible

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            #8
             - AnthonyG-1422782
             - 2:22 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
            None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

            I look for my role models among family and people working for a better world

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              #9
               - kidfluffy
               - 3:21 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
              None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

              Once upon a time, I was Mary Richards. But now I'm closer to Laura Petrie, the SAHM Mary Tyler Moore played on the "Dick Van Dyke" show

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                #10
                 - Crimson Wife
                 - 5:47 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                The blue-collar working mom Roseanne Conner

                Roseanne is my feminine side!

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                  #11
                   - Greg-281912
                   - 5:53 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                  None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                  I'm a SAHM getting ready to go back to school to earn a second bachelor's (a BSN). TV is fun to watch but it's make believe.

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                    #12
                     - jen johnson
                     - 6:30 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                    The up-and-coming, single career woman Mary Richards

                    Not single, but the others don't work for a happily married woman who is also up and coming in her career.

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                      #13
                       - OrigSylko
                       - 6:36 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                      None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                      The closest that represents me is Ann Romano from "One Day at a Time". A working single parent.

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                      • 1 vote
                      #14
                       - Sharon-506809
                       - 6:37 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                      None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                      I am the polar opposite of Peg Bundy, but she sure was a hoot. Malcolm in the Middle mom was funny, too, I'm not like her, either.

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                        #15
                         - essie222
                         - 9:19 pm EDT on Tue Oct 20, 2009
                        None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                        Not a woman so... hurrah?

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                          #16
                           - Luminator
                           - 12:29 am EDT on Wed Oct 21, 2009
                          None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                          None of these women really fit my situation, but Roseanne may be the closest, but not quite.

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                            #17
                             - BJs65-634377
                             - 7:27 am EDT on Wed Oct 21, 2009
                            The career-focused but relationship-challenged Meredith Grey

                            I'm definitely Mer, I am career focused and relationships seem to be an issue. I am currently in a long distance relationship. It works!

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                              #18
                               - Jobi1
                               - 8:32 am EDT on Wed Oct 21, 2009
                              The career-focused but relationship-challenged Meredith Grey

                              I'm definitely Mer, I am career focused and relationships seem to be an issue. I am currently in a long distance relationship. It works!

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                                #19
                                 - Jobi1
                                 - 8:32 am EDT on Wed Oct 21, 2009
                                None of the above, I watch TV for entertainment not for role models

                                If anything I'd be Abby on NCIS

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                                  #20
                                   - catastic
                                   - 12:30 pm EDT on Fri Oct 23, 2009
                                  The blue-collar working mom Roseanne Conner

                                  This really was the most realistic portrayal of an American working mom.

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                                    #21
                                     - tw-601157
                                     - 4:26 pm EDT on Fri Oct 23, 2009