Actually unpopular opinion: Mitchum was COMPLETELY RECKLESS towards Rory
The feedback Mitchum gives to Rory is the following: 1) he thinks she doesn’t “have it”. 2) he thinks she doesn’t have the drive to put herself out there. 3) in the real world, she won’t thrive because she will only do what is asked of her.
Does no body else see how reckless, stupid, and outdated this narrative is? Does nobody else see how the entire point of this conversation WAS to crush Rory?
Nothing about what Mitchum says is constructive feedback. It is deliberately intimidating. He is double her age, he has quickly learned that she is a sheltered young woman, and he just wants the thrill of making her feel even smaller.
I really don’t get all the think pieces about how he accurately predicted how she would turn out in the future.
This jackass is the top dog of a multi million media conglomerate - you don’t think he can influence the way that entire business goes? Of course he does. He’s a reckless man, and his contribution to the journalism industry is that. So a couple of years later when the market for journalists is hanging by a thread, how can we turn around and pin the blame on Rory? This teeny, tiny fish, and not the giant, greedy shark who doesn’t want to leave his throne.
Richard is correct when he accuses Mitchum of crushing Rory’s spirit. It’s because men that age and in those powerful careers know exactly that this a card up their sleeve with new talent. You feel intimidated? Crush them. A person that age has nothing, but their youth, their energy, their dreams. It is so obvious to anyone who gets a little bit older.
Mitchum clipped Rory’s wings right in front of her, and made it seem like he was doing her a favour. That’s how he chose to use his years of experience of mentoring dozens of young people. And Rory had to carry that self doubt he planted for years to come later. It doesn’t help that people around her probably fell for the bs that Mitchum is correct, because he is in that position of authority anyway. It’s a tale as old as time. People punch down, and the person who is punched down the most sometimes never gets back up.
In conclusion, Lorelai should have thrown a brick through Mitchum’s window. Thank you for reading.
The feedback Mitchum gives to Rory is the following: 1) he thinks she doesn’t “have it”. 2) he thinks she doesn’t have the drive to put herself out there. 3) in the real world, she won’t thrive because she will only do what is asked of her.
Does no body else see how reckless, stupid, and outdated this narrative is? Does nobody else see how the entire point of this conversation WAS to crush Rory?
Nothing about what Mitchum says is constructive feedback. It is deliberately intimidating. He is double her age, he has quickly learned that she is a sheltered young woman, and he just wants the thrill of making her feel even smaller.
I really don’t get all the think pieces about how he accurately predicted how she would turn out in the future.
This jackass is the top dog of a multi million media conglomerate - you don’t think he can influence the way that entire business goes? Of course he does. He’s a reckless man, and his contribution to the journalism industry is that. So a couple of years later when the market for journalists is hanging by a thread, how can we turn around and pin the blame on Rory? This teeny, tiny fish, and not the giant, greedy shark who doesn’t want to leave his throne.
Richard is correct when he accuses Mitchum of crushing Rory’s spirit. It’s because men that age and in those powerful careers know exactly that this a card up their sleeve with new talent. You feel intimidated? Crush them. A person that age has nothing, but their youth, their energy, their dreams. It is so obvious to anyone who gets a little bit older.
Mitchum clipped Rory’s wings right in front of her, and made it seem like he was doing her a favour. That’s how he chose to use his years of experience of mentoring dozens of young people. And Rory had to carry that self doubt he planted for years to come later. It doesn’t help that people around her probably fell for the bs that Mitchum is correct, because he is in that position of authority anyway. It’s a tale as old as time. People punch down, and the person who is punched down the most sometimes never gets back up.
In conclusion, Lorelai should have thrown a brick through Mitchum’s window. Thank you for reading.