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Calista Flockhart “Felt On Trial” When Ally McBeal Was Slammed For “Weight And Anti-Feminist Short Skirts”
Her popular TV character was slammed for her short skirts, weight and obsession with her biological clock.
Calista Flockhart has reflected on her time in the title role of hit legal drama Ally McBeal, saying she “felt on trial” herself in the media. Despite, or because of, its popularity with viewers, the show became a litmus paper for commentary in the media, with Time magazine suggesting that it signified the “death of feminism” with the female cast members’ short skirts and slim figures. Flockhart told The Times of London that what had started out as “creating something really special” then “went to s**t” with all the scrutiny of her character’s appearance and obsession with her biological clock, symbolised by the vision of a dancing baby.
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