"Men are Better Bowlers than Women"

In an episode of "Family Matters," Laura beats Eddie at a game. Eddie of course is angry, so Carl has to talk with his son telling him that "losing to a girl is not so bad." Of course Eddie replies with "yes it is." Later, the whole family goes bowling, and Carl loses to his wife, Harriette. Of course, Carl demands a rematch, because his wife could not have possibly actually beat him at a sport. This is ironic because he was giving his son a speech about the same problem that day.

This episode of "Family Matters" says a lot about gender and roles in sports. Basically, it says that men should not be flustered if women beat them at something, but still, the men in the show can't believe that girls actually beat them. Carl can only leave the bowling alley once he wins, and he runs around claiming that he is the champion. The girls talk about why they hate bowling, and Eddie comes around and says "because it's a man sport!" The aunt even calls the men in the episode "gloats."

Too Furious

After watching the fourth "Fast and the Furious" movie that recently came out in theaters, I realized that a lot was being said about gender for both males and females. Vin Diesel and Paul Walker are shown as the big bad boys in the movie. They are shown as muscular and can work with their hands. At the end of the movie, they are shown as the heroes. The girls at the races are in tight and minimal clothing. They wear heals, and make sexual gestures to the guys.

Basically, "Fast and the Furious" said that men are supposed to be muscular, have an action-packed job, and drive fast cars. Women are supposed to wear very little and tight clothing and grope all over men. Even the two girls that are not supposed to be a part of this image (the girlfriend and sister) are always shown with a ton of cleavage. Overall, the movie was great and I enjoyed seeing Vin Diesel and Paul Walker together once again.

The END!

Girls are just....

This week, while watching the ritual "That 70's Show" every night, I noticed one line that stood out like no other. The guys were talking about girls and that Kelso should dump Jackie for multiple reasons. He says something to the effect of "without the long fingernails, boobs, and butts, I wouldn't want to date any girls." I thought this was an extremely sexist comment and it gives a huge meaning of what he thinks it means to be a girl, or to be feminine. In this episode, Kelso says that the only reason he likes girls is because they have long fingernails, boobs, and butts. This sends out the message that in order to be liked, or to be dated by a guy, a girl should have long fingernails and a "perfect body."

I think that this is an incorrect portrayal of female because despite what Kelso thinks what a woman should be. In the actual world, women come in all shapes and sizes and don't all get their nails done weekly. I think that this episode of "That 70's Show" is wrong in what it means to be feminine.

The Provider

"George Lopez" is a show that gets turned on almost every evening. After watching it so often, I have started to notice a lot about femininity and masculinity. First, George is an important manager at his job, a husband, and the decision maker (or so he thinks). Angie (the wife) mostly stays at home to cook and clean. As part time jobs, she sells make-up and is also a wedding planner. Are these not the most stereotypical female jobs?

In my opinion, I think the show is trying to convey the message that men are supposed to be the head of the household and the women are supposed to cook, and have side jobs; George actually called Angie's wedding planning business a hobby.

In one episode, Angie wants to throw their daughter, Carmen, a 16th birthday party. George had just gotten laid off so he wanted to save money. Angie refused and planned the party anyways. At the party, Angie thanked her husband for his "emotional support" and he got upset because he thought everyone knew he had no money.

It is ridiculous that men think that they need to make more money than women, and I think we will see less and less of this as time goes on.

Just a little to much cleavage

As I was watching CSI: Miami, I was noticing that every female on the show was wearing nothing but revealing clothing. On one of the episodes, one of the investigators goes to speak to a delinquents foster father and she is wearing an all white skirt and jacket, with 4 inch heels. I would like to know who in their right mind wears something like that on a dock. In the real world, it would be very easy to get a heel stuck in the crack of the dock and go flying into the water. In another part of the same episode, a different investigator was talking to a suspect with a very low cut shirt on and half of her boob hanging out.

Why is it that women are portrayed as mere sex idols in even the least sexy shows? It's pathetic that when you turn the tv on to watch a suspenseful episode with Horacio, women are showing extreme cleavage and are wearing clothing that is not even practical.

Big Boys Don't Cry

Recently, I went to the movies and saw "Paul Blart: Mall Cop." This is a comedy starring Kevin James as Paul Blart. Blart is a security guard at the local mall who takes his job very seriously. His wife left him after using him for citizenship and he is single for years. His mother and daughter convince him to use an online dating service, and he searches for a match online. He meets what he thinks is his perfect match, Amy. After a bad evening in a bar, Amy wants nothing to do with Blart, but things change when he saves lives.

Although the "Mall Cop" is a big tough guy and saves lives, there are many times throughout the movie that he is crying. After the bad night in the bar, he starts crying when he thinks of Amy. He also cries in front of other cops. Blart is looked at as a baby because he cries in certain scenes throughout the movie. If there was a female crying in the movie, it would have been completely normal. Why is it that men cannot show emotion and be tough at the same time? I think this movie was good because it showed a full grown man crying. Society should not judge anyone for showing emotion.

Thanks for reading!

Just for the sympathy

Most all of you have seen the SPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan telling us all how we should go to our phones and call the number to save animal's lives. If you haven't, click on the URL below and view it. As McLachlan says "With $18 a month, just $0.60 a day, you will save animals from their abusers, provide medical care, food, shelter, and love." Her song, "Angel" is playing in the background and she goes to say "right now, there is an animal that needs you, your call says I'm here to help. Please call, right now."


I'm definitely an animal lover and I support the SPCA, but I think that this commercial had intentions on being completely heart-wrenching with the famous female singer, Sarah McLachlan, as the spokesperson. On top of McLachlan petting a dog in the video, showing how supportive she is of the SPCA, she has her music playing the entire time. I don't think that the commercial would be as effective if there was a male as the spokesperson because females are often portrayed as more loving than males as seen in this video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gspElv1yvc