The Mad Men of the Ivy League

by Michael E van Landingham | August 19, 2009 at 8:30 am

Mad MenRemember a time when all you had to do to get a job was be a white male Ivy League graduate and show up? Not since 2004 have such impressive qualifications given you a shot at even the presidency, let alone any other job. In today’s tough climate for the white male it’s up to the AMC show Mad Men to remind us of how good things used to be. And man, do caucasians love this show.

The third season of the award-winning show premiered last Sunday, and every week for the next three months we will be transported back to the 1960s. It was a time when everyone smoked, “diversity” meant hiring Italians, getting drunk at 10 a.m. was a good day, and cheating on your wife and mistress with a prostitute was the rule. In honor of the third season of this ode to status and excess, we’ve put together a list to help readers put a face to an alma mater. Hopefully, it’ll reinforce some stereotypes as well. Go to red spoiler alert! Read the rest of this entry »

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