It seemed that they were men treating a woman as men tended to treat women at the time, as if they were stupid. She knew that and wasn't going to let them get away from it. Unfortunately, she had emotional needs as we all had emotional needs and she covered them as sometimes we will do. Fortunately for all us she was an incredible musical talent and could use her acting talent through music. Renee Zellweger is a very good actress but she is not the musical talent that Garland was. The question is whether we should hold her to that same standard or look for someone who comes closer to Garland than she does.