After discussing Karl Marxists perspective in class, the first television series that came to my mind was the Showtime series known as WEEDS. The first season deals with a single mother Nancy Botwin who is trying to make ends meet for her family by dealing marijuana throughout her neighborhood since her husband passed away. WEEDS was released in 2005 and still today the topic of marijuana is debatable everywhere you go in the United States of America and other parts of the world. I would consider this text to be inflected oppositional, because in terms of dealing are not the typical drug dealers. The Botwin's live in a beautiful home in the suburbs of California. The family also enjoys nice accessories, maids that complete daily chores for the family, and only one person needs to work.
If you were to click the links attached to my blog, it contains clips from the first season of this television series. A critical reader would view Nancy's Botwin's character as both resistant and upfront qualities which defines inflected oppositional readings. Some resisted qualities Nancy tends to show is that she tries to keep the family together like a mother should, shows concern for her family members, puts food and money on the table, and displays herself as a beautiful upper middle class lady. On the flip side, Nancy illustrates upfront qualities like she hires illegal immigrants to help around the house, acts like a boss instead of a mother towards her children, tends to put money before her family, and sadly deals with everyday realities. Also, it is obvious that Nancy does not have a typical feminine job. Instead, she supports her lifestyle and family by dealing marijuana. Even though it was difficult and challenging to find appropriate clips for this blog, I believe the series WEEDs and the character Nancy greatly displays inflected oppositional ideas or texts.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-auNhfpcRk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANO8IgLq-9s&feature=related
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