As promised, today we begin the journey to re-watch the Gilmore Girls series and discuss things along the way.

In the Pilot episode, Rory describes how she got her name, saying…

“She was lying in the hospital thinking about how men name boys after themselves all the time, you know, so why couldn’t women? She says her feminism just kind of took over. Though personally I think a lot of Demerol also went into that decision.”

Do you think Lorelai is a feminist? Not just in this instance, but overall? Why or why not?

Feminism refers to movements aimed at establishing and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women.

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This is my 4th time going through the series on GilmoreNews.com, though each time has been different. We’ve had some great discussions, and hopefully more fantastic discussions to come!

Given the recent release of The Gilmore Girls Companion, I will try to draw inspiration from the pages therein for some fun discussions. This first discussion was prompted by one of the quotes Aaron Berman brought forth in his overview of this episode.

I may, at other times, revisit old topics. For the most part, discussions will be new. And if you have any episode or topic you want to put forth a question on, let me know!