P,
Although I wholeheartedly endorse your "bring more glamour to it and we’ll come" theory of women in the professions, I found another lesson in Ice Princess and it’s one I do hope my own daughters will take to heart. As you might recall, the glamourous blond ice skating coach and mother, played by Kim Cattrall (still exuding her Sex and the City "I am really a slut" charm), had some moral failings. She apparently had committed some heinous act against a fellow skater in the ’72 Olympics which kept her from the glory she had otherwise earned. However, instead of truly learning from it ("I’ve wished I could change that moment in every moment since" or something to that effect), she instead tries to sabotage the competition in order to help her own daughter succeed. I think the real message, dear P, is that blonds are, frankly, not to be trusted, even when they claim to have learned their lesson. I only wish, dear P, that I was a natural member of your club and didn’t have to work so hard to get there. It’s otherwise such a perfect fit.
Faithfully,
C.
