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Is Ambition Still a Dirty Word for Female Characters? ‘Hacks’ Shows How That Perception Is Changing (Guest Column)
Ambition has almost always been a thorny issue for fictional females, but Jean Smart's Deborah Vance character on 'Hacks' shows a growing acceptance.
Approximately 50 years later, stand-up comic Deborah Vance, played by the inimitable Jean Smart, on “ Hacks ” finds herself navigating a similar conundrum when she discovers that her dream job, a spot as a host on a late night talk show, is opening up. “ Her voice trails off when members of her team chime in “thirsty.” But 27-year-old Ava doesn’t carry the same generational baggage as her 70-ish boss and encourages Deborah to be honest about her dream, admit how personal it is for her, and be shameless in her pursuit of the job. As the only woman in the fictional WJM-TV newsroom, Mary was on her own, with the occasional appearance of Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens, the sexually forward host of “The Happy Homemaker” show.
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