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This blog was made for ENGLISH 127-Professor Rhodes on T/H at 9:30. Each blog will be related to gender in film. Enjoy!

Friday, January 30, 2009

Girls can get dirty too!

Last night I was watching "That 70's Show," "Career Day." In this episode, Red (Eric's father), is working on his car and cannot get help from anyone. Jackie comes by and Red asks Jackie to "hold the flashlight on the carburetor." Jackie does exactly what was asked of her. Red then shows her how to change a tire. Red was surprised that Jackie knew anything about fixing cars. So I just want to know why is it so strange when a female knows how to change their oil or change a tire?

Also in this episode, Eric is with his mother, Kittie, at the hospital she is a nurse at. Kittie runs around taking care of people all day while her doctor is rude to her. The doctor tells Kittie to prescribe a penicillin medicine to a person and Kittie says that she doesn't think that is a good idea and gives another suggestion. The doctor comes back with "and why is that NURSE?" so Kittie says that Mr. Harris is allergic to penicillin and she thinks that the other medicine will make him a little less dead. The fact that the doctor is so rude to her is unacceptable. Just because the doctor is a male and Kittie is a female, does not mean that she is incapable of doing her job correctly. Gender should not influence the way people are treated, especially at work.

Thanks for reading!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce_qOfQ3Vq4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDBxA6pZlWQ

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