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When I Watched Two and A Half Men

  Two and A Half Men used to come on Star World a lot when I was in school, but I was never much interested in watching the show. I used to wait for the Simpsons, instead. Although I thought I heard my brothers saying it’s quite funny. So these past months, when I saw the show on Netflix, I thought I might as well give it a go.   Two and a Half Men is one of the most popular sitcoms to have aired for 12 years. And I have only two questions after watching it. 1.       Why on earth is it so popular? 2.       How on earth did it run for 12 years?   It is possibly the most sexist show I have ever watched; it makes me think a lot of misogyny was there in the creation. I’m no hardcore feminist, but if you have ever watched even a few seasons of the show, you would know what I am talking about. All female characters are shown degrading, dumb, mean, evil or bad in one way or another. The plot, albeit was a good one to start, with a brother taking shelter under his elder brother’s home