BS. They fired her because she was the low man on the totem pole, and no one would really care if her character was gone anyways. This had nothing to do with Rachel being a female.
While CBS' decision to cut actors last summer was sucky, I'm NOT going to fault them for chosing AJ and Paget over any of the men. For one, none of the men had their contracts up first. For two, the men have actual fandoms and/or clout. JJ by far and away was the weakest link on the show, in terms of cutting out. Prentiss second. CBS' mistake was not in reading Paget and AJ's TVQ scores. AJ and Paget weren't saved by AJ and Paget fans. They were saved by the CM fans as a whole. Contrast that to say if they'd decided not to pick up MGG. Reid fans would go ballistic. And Reid fans? Not only sizeable, but active as well.
If anyone is to blame, it's the fans for liking the men more. We *are* a sexist society. Far and away male-dominated shows are the successful ones, not the female-dominated shows.
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Date: May. 29th, 2011 03:18 am (UTC)While CBS' decision to cut actors last summer was sucky, I'm NOT going to fault them for chosing AJ and Paget over any of the men. For one, none of the men had their contracts up first. For two, the men have actual fandoms and/or clout. JJ by far and away was the weakest link on the show, in terms of cutting out. Prentiss second. CBS' mistake was not in reading Paget and AJ's TVQ scores. AJ and Paget weren't saved by AJ and Paget fans. They were saved by the CM fans as a whole. Contrast that to say if they'd decided not to pick up MGG. Reid fans would go ballistic. And Reid fans? Not only sizeable, but active as well.
If anyone is to blame, it's the fans for liking the men more. We *are* a sexist society. Far and away male-dominated shows are the successful ones, not the female-dominated shows.