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.