![]() When the ladies are left to talk, Joan first patronizes Sheila, intoning that maybe one day she'll be able to "pull up in a station wagon" and shop at the supermarket, as well as work there. ![]() "Poseur Paul introduces Joan Hollowell, head of the steno pool, to his (surprise) black girlfriend, Sheila, the manager of a local supermarket. I believe that the blogger of "What Tami Said" had put it best: But in the fans’ eyes, Joan could do no wrong. Come to think of it, many failed to remember that during her argument with Paul, Joan had dismissed Sheila as a check-out cashier, despite the fact that Sheila told her that she was a grocery store manager. None of them stopped to wonder why Joan had even bother to make such a remark in the first place, considering that she and Paul were in the middle of a friendly conversation before she met Sheila. They used Paul’s personality to make excuses for Joan’s remark. This made sense, considering that the pair dated for nearly a year. But according to actor Michael Gladis, Paul was genuinely attracted to Sheila. Many of them claimed that Joan tried to point out Paul’s pretentious behavior, stating that he was dating Sheila in order to appear as a "liberal". Yet, it did not take long for Miss Holloway’s fans came to her rescue. And not surprisingly, a good number of fans believed that Joan reacted in a subtle, yet racist manner. "When Paul and I were together, the last thing I would have taken him for was open-minded." When Paul found himself distracted by another guest, Joan made this remark to Sheila: Joan and Paul, who had been lovers in the past, were discussing various wines and liquors, when Sheila walked up to introduce herself. In the Season Two episode, (2.02) "Flight 1", Joan met copywriter Paul Kinsey’s girlfriend at the time – an African-American woman named Sheila White at a party held at his apartment in Montclair, New Jersey. And I think it would be a waste of time to express hated for a fictional character. But if this adulation and tendency to ignore her flaws keep up, I might find myself nearly hating her. ![]() And Joan is the one character that most fans refuse to criticize. It is another to deliberately blind oneself to that character’s flaws. It is one thing to be a fan of a certain character. Actions that I have personally found to be questionable. You want to know what really irritates me about a lot of fans in regard to Joan? They go through such lengths to defend her actions on the show. But many fans seem incapable of realizing that Joan is no more together than Don or any of the other major characters. Because the series’ viewers are very familiar with Draper’s background, we are aware of the fact that Don is far from being the mature man that projects. Both of them seemed to have mastered the art of projecting the illusion of people who have mature and stable personalities. In some ways, Joan reminds me of the Creative Director at Sterling Cooper, Don Draper. But I cannot put her on a pedestal the way many other fans have done. I do not harbor any love for Joan, but I do believe that she is one of the many fascinating characters on "MAD MEN". One might get the impression from my opening statement that I dislike Joan. I have finally realized that my opinion of Joan is not as positive as those of her fans. They view her as a mature, stylish woman who knows how to use her sexuality to control her life. "MAD MEN": "Joan Holloway and the Art of Imagery"Īfter reading some of the message boards and articles about "MAD MEN", it is quite clear to me that the character, Joan Holloway, is very popular to many of the series’ fans. After the "MAD MEN" Season Three episode, (3.11) "The Gypsy and the Hobo" had aired nearly two years ago, I wrote this article about the character, Joan Holloway Harris:
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