Mx. Luna CorbdenI'm finishing up the Martha Stewart documentary on Netflix. What a complicated story. So many thoughts.
First of all, born in 1941, she's the same age as my mom, which is mind blowing. (My mom has not aged as well.)
She's an Ayn Rand "ideal man" erm, woman. Very Dagny Taggart, a type of person I once aspired to be before I unpacked that. She's got the goods, not a fake at all, true exceptionalism, which she needed to succeed at the time that she did, and then to re-succeed after prison.
But that also required her to be a bitch, and all the double standards that come with that, both directions in the hierarchy. I'm not getting the sense that she was ever a mean-spirited bitch, but toxic perfectionism as a motive is still toxic.
Comparing her to my mom, I do understand the world she came up in, and why she is the way she is. (For instance, she has always dodged when interviewers want to talk about her feelings or anything bad.) That said, she is capable of empathy and learning, but also she comes from SO MUCH privilege.
I always did think she was a scapegoat in that trade scandal. Guess who prosecuted her? Yeah, James fucking Comey.
But she seems to have learned things in prison, and according to this show, she made genuine friendships with all the women she met there.
It really is like an Ayn Rand plot. With both all its problems, inspiration, and provoked thoughts. The ultimate flaw is that no matter how hard anyone works, not everyone can be Martha Stewart. There are a limited number of slots, and competition is fierce. And if you're not from the right democratic, and manage to get that far, you'll be crucified the first chance they get.
I'm more interested in creating a society where there are enough slots for everyone to be successful, and that we can define success in our own way.
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