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2 Broke Girls: Less offensive, more baffling

Osama Rahman
Hardly ever has a show been so much panned yet maintained enough ratings to be considered one the best new sitcoms of the year. “2 Broke Girls” does just that and it goes on about unaffected, shutting opposing voices with the same tongue-in-cheek, in-your-face humour that the show promotes every other week “2 Broke Girls” is a revelation of sorts, shrugging off the need to be different and embracing every stereotype, corny joke and overused innuendo — all of it wrapped in two pretty packages. This is a new spin on old-school slapstick, with the hurt being felt more on a mental level than a physical one, but it works, nonetheless.
“2 Broke Girls” follows the story of Max (Kate Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) -- two broke waitresses at a Brooklyn diner. Where Max has always been a child of poverty, Caroline's introduction to the world of
the unfortunate comes when her father is busted for a Ponzi scheme and all she has left of her millionaire lifestyle is a few clothes, some jewellery and a horse. But that's not the only difference between Max and Caroline, because they are as mismatched as can be, with Max accepting of her circumstances while Caroline Channing dreams of a way out, using her business acumen and Max's culinary skills to start them off on their way to their very own cupcake business. But a capital of $250,000 is a lot to race and at the end of every episode an accumulated total of their capital is shown, so viewers know how longer this can go on.
The show has been called everything from “sexist”, “racist” to even “anti-semitic”. Creator Micheal Patrick King, of "Sex and the City” fame, and Whitney Cummings have both been credited with stirring up more hornet's nests than they can keep count of, but somehow the disjointed elements combine, just like the protagonists Max and
Caroline, who pair together although common sense dictates that they shouldn't. But then again, you can see where the criticism stems from; Han Lee (Matthew Moy) is the Asian American owner of the diner the two girls work at and he is a workaholic, asexual and very short, because, well, that's what Asians are like, so the show thinks. There's also Oleg, a perverted Ukrainian, and for good measure they toss in the African American cashier, who moonlights as a Jazz player. Is that enough stereotype for you? However, you can look past that and see where the creators didn't fail; the casting is spot on.
Dennings is your run of the mill, girl next door, provided you live next door to Evanescence or Avril Lavinge. Her deadpan delivery and humour makes her the star of the show. Then you have the diva-like Beth, who sheds her diva-status at every chance she gets and shows she is much more than that. So, while the protagonists try to shed their stereo-
types, as Dennings does around her love-interest, they thrive in a makebelief society full I of stereotypes, and these two opposing dynamics just makes the show a lot more interesting. A litde tactless joke is tossed in here and
there to add to the problems and the viewers are left thinking, “Hey, maybe that's what Brooklyn is like!” And if women can find Barney Stinson's promiscuity and general disrespect for women so endearing, why can't they appreciate Max who is like Barney in many ways? The show leaves you questioning yourself more than the premise of
the programme itself.
In conclusion, “2 Broke Girls" is an acquired taste. We suggest you acquire that taste before you miss out on one of the most watch-able debutant comedy of the year.