the groundhog day project

I'm watching Groundhog Day again, as it the tradition. Watched it every day for a year and now I go right back to it every "month." (I put month in quotation marks because, as anyone keeping up with this blog would know, not every month is equal. Most months so far have been 28 days of other movies, 4 movies for 7 days each. But, last October went a little long, and a little differently. So did January, and so did April. Each for slightly different reasons. June is probably going to be a little long as well (for a reason similar to last October). Anyway, this coming month will be 4 movies, 7 days each. Then, Groundhog Day again.) I still know all the lines, but I think my timing on some of them is starting to get a little off. It's the tragedy of being away from something for too long. Familiarity is diminished. Don't get me wrong. I still know more about this movie than pretty much everybody else. But, the feeling is changing. It's comfort food when som...

sex·ism \ˈsek-ˌsi-zəm\ noun : unfair treatment of people because of their sex ; especially : unfair treatment of women Full Definition 1 : prejudice or discrimination based on sex; especially : discrimination against women 2 : behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex sex·ist \ˈsek-sist\ adjective or noun Origin: sex + - ism (as in racism). First use: 1968 mi·sog·y·ny \mə-ˈsä-jə-nē\ noun : a hatred of women miso·gy·nic \ˌmi-sə-ˈji-nik, -ˈgī-\ adjective mi·sog·y·nist \mə-ˈsä-jə-nist\ noun or adjective mi·sog·y·nis·tic \mə-ˌsä-jə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective Origin: Greek misogynia , from misein to hate + gynē woman. First use: circa 1656 Today, a simple listen. I want to find the lines (and situations) in the film that imply one of the above, sexism or misogyny. An obvious one to start: Phil's calling Nan "Hairdo"--i.e. identifying her by a physical attribute that generally indicates gender. Reducing her synecdo...