Quote by Jessica Savitch

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention.

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because

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This quote suggests that women were not interested in watching other women on television because they were envious of the attention their husbands gave to these female characters. It implies that women were threatened by the presence of attractive women on TV, assuming that their husbands would be more captivated by these fictional characters, leading to feelings of jealousy. This perception implies an insecurity and an assumption about women's motivations for watching television, based on assumptions about male-female dynamics.

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