"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.
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